Want to increase sourcing from India, needs policy support raw materials import: IKEAIKEA plans to increase sourcing from India for its global operations. The company needs policy support to get international standard raw ma...
25 Aug, 2025, 06.37 PM IST
IKEA did what others only talk of doing & it was a gamechanger for India staffIKEA faced high employee turnover globally. In India, to retain staff, IKEA introduced subsidized daycare, 26 weeks of parental leave, and ...
11 Jun, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
After Ikea, UK's Next also warns of supply delays due to Red Sea shipping attacksAssaults by Houthi rebels in Yemen on commercial vessels in recent weeks have resulted in many firms deciding to avoid one of the world's b...
04 Jan, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategyIn the UK, customers pay 25 pounds ($31.44) for a 45-60 minute interior design advice video call and suggested product list, and can pay 12...
13 Jun, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
Touchpoints: That's big boy IKEA's small idea to go onlineBy 2025, IKEA plans to have more than 25 stores across cities with both online and offline approaches.
22 Nov, 2018, 08.18 PM IST
Ikea is localising and lowering India pricesThe Swedish home furnishing company is focused on two things: localisation and competitive prices.
10 Nov, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
What, no meatballs? How Ikea caters to different global tastesIn many countries, the Ikea business model has been subtly tweaked to fit local preferences and customs.
09 Aug, 2018, 09.25 AM IST
IKEA postpones launch of first India store“IKEA Retail India decided to move the date as it needs some more time to live up to its expected quality commitments towards customers and...
14 Jul, 2018, 07.10 AM IST
Ingvar Kamprad, Ikea’s Swedish billionaire founder, dies at 91Founding Ikea in 1943, Kamprad then started marketing pens, wallets and nylon stockings in the local media, and distributed them using a mi...
28 Jan, 2018, 06.16 PM IST
Single-brand retailers may get relief in 30% sourcing normBritish retailer M&S, which operates the largest number of stores outside the UK in India, works with over 100 Indian factories and provide...
27 Jun, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Ikea betting on new markets; will open stores in India next yearIkea will debut in India next year, with one store each in Hyderabad and Maharashtra: Ikea’s larger roll-out plan includes setting up 25 st...
27 Apr, 2017, 12.07 AM IST
How IKEA uses social media to emerge a marketing successWith 345 operational stores across the world (as of year 2013), IKEA's digital marketing strategy remains almost uniform.
03 Mar, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
CCEA likely to take up IKEA investment proposal soon: Anand SharmaThe Rs 10,500 crore investment proposal in India through IKEA's 100 per cent owned subsidiary is for opening 25 retail stores across the co...
19 Feb, 2013, 01.13 PM IST
- Permission unlikely for FDI in food itmes; impact likely on plans of Marks and Spencer, IKEA
The govt is unlikely to allow foreign retailers to sell food items under single brand because it fears it will lead to large-scale imports.
16 Aug, 2012, 06.32 AM IST
- IKEA entry will empower small units: Anand Sharma
The entry of retail giant IKEA will help empower small and medium enterprises further, while the government will continue to protect the in...
27 Jun, 2012, 04.59 PM IST
Ikea CEO Mikael Ohlsson to meet Anand Sharma on retailIkea is sending its top executive to India to seek more clarity from the government on its recently liberalised norms for single-brand reta...
12 May, 2012, 02.30 AM IST
- Retail in India may lose Rs 400 cr FDI this fiscal: KPMG
Indian retail may lose foreign direct investment of up to Rs 400 crore this fiscal because of last week's recommendations by the Parliament...
18 Jun, 2009, 01.32 PM IST