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Business News

IKEA's 'Open Platform' Embraces Furniture Hacking

Dubbed 'Delaktig,' the new range of modular goods is expected to launch in 2018.

Business News

IKEA Agrees to $50 Million Settlement in Fatal Dresser Case

Two U.S. toddlers died in separate 2014 incidents when MALM dressers fell on them. A 22-month-old boy was killed this year in a similar incident.

Growing a Business

How a Price Simplifying Epiphany Turned IKEA Into a Billion-Dollar Business

A brainstorm turned Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, from a mail-order business owner into an entrepreneur who turned the furniture industry upside down.

Business News

IKEA Recalls 36 Million Chests, Dressers After Six Deaths

Tipped-over furniture or television sets kill a U.S. child every two weeks, according to U.S. commission.

Thought Leaders

Lifestyles of the Rich and Frugal: 7 Thrifty Millionaires and Billionaires

These folks have money, but they also have restraint.

News and Trends

Why Are All Tech Giants Suddenly Investing In Telangana?

Apple, Amazon, Google and others line up mega investment plans.

Business News

IKEA's Billionaire Founder Turns 90: Here's How He Built His Furniture Empire

Ingvar Kamprad celebrated his 90th birthday today. Worth an estimated $39.3 billion, the entrepreneur went from a humble beginning to one of the richest people on the planet.

Marketing

IKEA Is Opening a Pop-Up Café That Serves Breakfast in Bed

The café, in London, will seat diners in Ikea beds.

Devices

Soon You'll Be Able to Buy IKEA Furniture That Charges Your Electronics Wirelessly

Although sadly, the furniture won't charge iPhones.

Marketing

Watch IKEA's Spooky Halloween Ad That Pays Perfect Homage to 'The Shining'

'Late night shopping may never be the same again,' the homeware retailer warns.

Marketing

IKEA Skewers Apple's High-Minded Marketing in Hilarious Viral Sketch

'It's not a digital book, or an ebook,' an IKEA exec describes the company's forthcoming catalogue in reverent tones evoking Apple's lead designer Jony Ive. 'It's a bookbook.'

Growing a Business

How to Build Skills That Are Valuable: Lessons Learned From Selling Matches

Our society values skills, but everyone is obsessed with results. The problem with this is that it can become easy to get trapped focusing on results when you should really be building your skills.

Marketing

Publicity Stunt Du Jour: Spend the Night at IKEA Thanks to Airbnb

Sleep tight. The furniture is already assembled and you get to keep the sheets.

Business News

Ikea Wants to Shut Down a Popular Blog, But Is it the Right Move?

The clash between the furniture store and the blog IKEAhackers.net underlines the difficulties of brands keeping control of their image in the Internet age.