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Ikea is letting shoppers pay for items “with your time” in groundbreaking new initiative

February 19, 2020

Ikea is allowing its customers in Dubai to pay for items with nothing more than their time in a groundbreaking initiative designed to incentivise travel to its out-of-town stores. “Buy…

Ikea launches ‘Which Ikea icon are you?’ Instagram filter

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February 17, 2020

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Ikea has launched a new interactive Instagram app aiming to cash in on the “What X Are You” filter trend dominating the social media platform. ‘Which Ikea icon are you?’…

Apple, Google, Amazon, Ikea, Samsung and Philips Hue team up to allow smart home devices to work together

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December 19, 2019

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Tech giants Apple, Google and Amazon are teaming up alongside Ikea, Samsung Smart Things and Philips Hue to develop an open-source smart home standard. The project intends to enable devices…

Ikea has launched a range of contactless click & collect and online delivery services as it shrugs off the second national lockdown in the UK.

Ikea invests in returns management start-up amid push to “become a circular business”

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December 9, 2019

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Ikea has invested in returns management start-up Optoro amid plans to “become a circular business by 2030”. Optoro’s technology, which helps retailers manage and resell returns while reducing waste, will…

Ikea customers in the UK will now be able to sell their unwanted furniture back to the retailer in an unprecedented sustainability initiative.

Ikea ramps up carbon neutral plans

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2030 carbon neutral Ikea Ingka reforestation

December 6, 2019

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Ikea’s parent company Ingka Group has extended its commitments for eco stores, setting aside £171 million in green energy and sustainable practices. The furniture retailer will be spending half of…

Ikea is helping scientists develop living spaces designed to house humans on other planets using its expertise to improve tiny habitats.

Ikea helping scientists design homes on Mars

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Ikea Mars Mars Desert research Centre MDRS

December 3, 2019

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Ikea is helping scientists develop living spaces designed to house humans on other planets using its expertise to improve tiny habitats. The Swedish furniture giant has been asked by the…

Ikea is making its biggest investment in 20 years to take on Amazon and Google in a bid to have a “leading role in the smart home arena”.

Ikea to take on Amazon and Google as leader in “the smart home arena”

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October 2, 2019

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Ikea is making its biggest investment in 20 years to take on Amazon and Google in a bid to have a “leading role in the smart home arena”. Inter Ikea’s…

Ikea’s newly updated augmented reality app now allows users virtually visualise an entire room full of new furniture, rather that one item at a time.

Ikea’s AR app now lets you visualise entire rooms and introduces visual search

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September 26, 2019

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Ikea’s newly updated augmented reality app now allows users virtually visualise an entire room full of new furniture, rather that one item at a time. The Ikea Place app, originally…

Ikea will produce more energy than it uses in 2020

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Ikea Ingka Group renewable Solar Wind turbine

September 20, 2019

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Ikea’s owner Ingka Group will generate more renewable energy than it consumes by 2020, thanks to €2.5 billion (£2.2 billion) in investments over the last decade. Renewable energy investments will…

Ikea’s parent company Ingka Group has bought a majority stake in seven windfarms in a deal worth €136 million (£120.5 million) as part of its “climate positive ambition”.

Ikea buys 7 windfarms in £120.5 million deal

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September 16, 2019

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Ikea’s parent company Ingka Group has bought a majority stake in seven windfarms in a deal worth €136 million (£120.5 million) as part of its “climate positive ambition”. Ingka will…

Ikea

Ikea is letting shoppers pay for items “with your time” in groundbreaking new initiative

Apple, Google, Amazon, Ikea, Samsung and Philips Hue team up to allow smart home devices to work together

Ikea invests in returns management start-up amid push to “become a circular business”

Ikea ramps up carbon neutral plans

Ikea helping scientists design homes on Mars

Ikea to take on Amazon and Google as leader in “the smart home arena”

Ikea’s AR app now lets you visualise entire rooms and introduces visual search

Ikea will produce more energy than it uses in 2020

Ikea buys 7 windfarms in £120.5 million deal

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