Ikea

Ikea plans 8 more large stores in US as part of $2B expansion

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Apr 20, 2023

Ikea is planning to splash $2.19 billion to expand its furniture empire in the United States in what will be the retailer’s biggest-ever investment in a single country.

Ikea goes ‘handy and hands-free:’ Massive catalog becomes a podcast

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 11, 2021

Ikea’s 2021 catalog, which is its final edition ever, is now a nearly four-hour podcast with a narrator flicking through each page and describing what’s in it.

Ikea’s bible-sized catalog – a 70-year tradition – is latest ecommerce victim

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 7, 2020

The Swedish retailer cited the increasing shift to online browsing and shopping for the end of its catalog. Ikea said in a statement it has “taken the emotional but rational decision to respectfully end the successful career” of the print and digital versions of the catalog.

Mamma mia! Ikea developing new plant-protein based meatball

Posted by WRAL TechWire | May 3, 2019

Ikea is jumping on the plant-based protein trend. The furniture retailer known for its Swedish meatballs is working on a new version of the food that “looks and tastes like meat but is made from plant based alternative proteins.”