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A majority of IKEA's 436 stores are temporarily closed, including in Ireland

IKEA making masks to help fight coronavirus

Furniture giant IKEA is producing face masks and other protective gear for hospitals, joining a growing list of companies branching out of their normal business areas to help meet equipment shortages in the fight against coronavirus.

Business • 31 Mar 20

It will still be possible to order online and have products delivered from IKEA

IKEA to close Dublin stores tomorrow evening

IKEA is to close its two Dublin stores on a temporary basis from 6pm tomorrow.

Business • 19 Mar 20

IKEA to sell through 3rd party for first time in China

IKEA has started selling its products on Alibaba's Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall, the first time the world's biggest furniture retailer has sold through a third party in its 77-year history.

Business • 10 Mar 20

The new IKEA CEO said affordability, accessibility and sustainability will remain at the top of his agenda

New IKEA CEO targets 'even more affordable' furniture

IKEA today named insider Jon Abrahamsson Ring to succeed Torbjorn Loof as chief executive of the world's biggest furniture brand as it adapts to seismic shifts in shopping.

Business • 11 Feb 20

Ikea has managed to hold up well in the UK in recent years as the high street has suffered

Ikea to close first big UK store in 33 years

Ikea has confirmed plans to shut one of its large UK stores for the first time in its 33-year history in the country.

Business • 05 Feb 20

A two-year old suffocated when an IKEA MALM chest of drawers toppled over onto him

IKEA urges people to secure chest of drawers to walls

Furniture retailer IKEA has urged customers who have bought chest of drawers in its shops to ensure they are securely fixed to the wall.

World • 07 Jan 20

IKEA announces €200m investment in green initiatives

IKEA to invest €200m in race to turn 'climate positive'

IKEA, the world's biggest furniture group, said today it would spend around €100m on supporting its direct suppliers in moving over to renewable energy.

Business • 27 Nov 19

Peter Jelkeby has worked with IKEA in Sweden, Russia, Vietnam and the UK and Ireland over the last 20 years

IKEA names new UK and Ireland boss

IKEA has named Peter Jelkeby as its new Country Retail Manager with responsibility for the UK and Ireland.

Business • 03 May 19

IKEA has said it was looking into leasing its desks, beds and sofas

IKEA to test furniture rental in 30 countries

IKEA wants to roll out furniture rental to all its main markets in a bid to appeal to its increasingly environmentally conscious and transient customers.

Business • 04 Apr 19

IKEA's Ireland Market Manager Claudia Marshall said the impact of the group's global job cuts will be 'minimal' in Ireland

IKEA: Global job cuts to have minimal impact in Ireland

IKEA Group, the owner of most IKEA furniture stores worldwide, plans to cut 7,500 jobs over the next couple of years, mainly administrative staff in central support functions.

Business • 21 Nov 18

The world's largest furniture retailer saw total sales of goods and services reach €38.8 billion during the 12 months to August.

Online shopping surge helps lift IKEA's full-year sales

Sales at IKEA furniture stores rose 4.5% in the fiscal year to August, helped by new store openings and rising online sales, franchisor Inter IKEA said today.

Business • 10 Oct 18

Mice were discovered at a production plant

Ikea recalls marshmallows over mice infestation

Ikea has issued a recall on packets of marshmallows after mice were found at a production plant.

Ireland • 23 Feb 18

IKEA expanded worldwide through flat-pack furniture products

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91

The founder of the Swedish furniture giant IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, has died aged 91.

News • 28 Jan 18

Ikea is to open new stores in Sheffield later this year and Exeter in the south west and Greenwich in London in 2018

IKEA to boost UK workforce by 12% with 3 new stores

Ikea said it would create over 1,300 new jobs in Britain, a major investment in the UK as the country prepares to exit the European Union amid signs that the market for home improvement is showing resilience.

Business • 17 May 17

IKEA will open its first 'Order and Collection Point' in Carrickmines this summer

IKEA to open second Dublin store this summer

Home furnishing company IKEA is to open its second outlet in Dublin with the creation of about 30 new jobs.

Business • 16 May 16

IKEA offset lower prices to customers with lower purchase prices and increased efficiency in its supply chain.

IKEA's full year profit up by 5.5%

IKEA Group, the world's biggest furniture retailer, said today that net profit grew 5.5% in its fiscal full-year, mainly on the back of sales growth in existing stores.

Business • 10 Dec 15

IKEA said sales grew in nearly all its markets, with China the fastest-growing followed by Russia

IKEA's full-year sales grow 11% to €31.9 billion

IKEA, the world's biggest furniture retailer, has today reported an 11% increase in fiscal full-year sales to a record €31.9 billion.

Business • 10 Sep 15

The Malm range of chests have been sold since 2002

Ikea issues safety warning after two US deaths

Ikea has warned customers they must use a wall-anchoring kit with its drawers and dressers after two US toddlers were killed last year.

News • 23 Jul 15

The new UK move is part of a global initiative as IKEA

IKEA to test new retail format in Britain

IKEA Group plans to trial a new small-format store in Britain as it seeks to extend its reach across the country.

Business • 24 Jun 15

Ikea one of the first companies to get approval for a 100% foreign direct investment in India

Ikea signs agreement with two Indian states

Swedish furniture retailer IKEA said it had signed an agreement with two Indian states on the company's intention to open stores and to find new suppliers.

Business • 25 Sep 14

About 20,000 of the children's swings have been sold worldwide since April

lkea issues worldwide recall of children's swings

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has issued a worldwide recall for children's swings from its stores, asking customers to return the items as they pose a risk of serious injury.

News • 16 Sep 14

IKEA is seen as a good gauge of global consumption due to its vast footprint

IKEA's annual sales move almost 6% higher

IKEA Group, the world's biggest furniture retailer, said it saw positive signs in consumer spending as it posted a 5.9% rise in sales in its fiscal year 2013/14.

Business • 09 Sep 14