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Ikea was founded in 1943 and has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008. It has a successful business model focused on offering stylish flat-pack furniture at affordable prices. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Ikea and the home and DIY sector..

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News
Ikea invests £31.5m into UK fulfilment network
2026-10-20T23:01:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Ikea is injecting £31.5m into its UK distribution network to make online fulfilment more efficient and sustainable.
Analysis
Ikea bosses set out plans for ‘seamless’ secondhand marketplace
2026-10-06T23:01:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Buying second hand has become a viable option for more and more consumers over the past few years, helped by the popularity of platforms such as eBay, Vinted, and Back Market.
News
Ikea launches secondhand marketplace in UK and Ireland
2026-10-06T23:01:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Ikea is rolling out its second hand marketplace to the UK and Ireland following its debut in Spain and Norway two years ago.

More on Ikea

Ikea unveils price-cutting offensive to ‘stand with customers’

2026-09-01T10:46:00+01:00By George MacDonald

Home and furniture powerhouse Ikea has unveiled a £54m round of price reductions on some of its most popular products, such as the Billy bookcase.

‘It’s time for retailers to focus on their £300bn services blind spot’

2026-08-20T05:30:00+01:00By Matt Coode

Retail has been defining its market far too narrowly, allowing vast customer need to be monetised by somebody else, argues OC&C’s Matt Coode

Ikea to launch pre-loved peer-to-peer marketplace in the UK
2026-08-18T14:07:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Ikea UK boss David McCabe on leadership, affordability, and the future of retail
2026-08-17T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
New Ikea CEO pledges fresh round of price cuts
2026-08-17T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
JD Sports names ex-Ikea CEO as new chair
2026-08-07T06:26:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan

Ingka Centres’ Sebastian Hylving on how our thirst for fun will change the retail landscape
2026-07-23T05:30:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Ranking: The Top 10 UK retailers for customer satisfaction
2026-07-09T06:48:00+01:00By George Arnett
Ranking: the UK retailers that consumers think offer the best value for money
2026-06-17T23:01:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Primark appoints former Ikea parent group exec as new chief financial officer
2026-06-11T06:31:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

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