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Ikea to launch 'small' stores to become easier to reach for customers
FLAT-PACK furniture giant Ikea is to launch its first small store in Norwich in an effort to become more accessible to customers.
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Ikea invests 600 mln euros to be energy independent by 2020
Swedish furniture giant IKEA said Thursday it would invest 600 million euros ($677 million) in renewable energy over five years in a bid to become energy independent by 2020. Being energy independent would mean it produces as much renewable energy as it consumes in its buildings. "The majority of the new commitment (500 million euros) will be invested in wind energy and around 100 million euros is expected to be invested in solar up to 2020," IKEA Group said in a statement.
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A therapist has devised the scariest couples exercise ever: Assembling Ikea furniture
No matter what stage of a relationship you’re in, experts and advice-peddlers say, Ikea has something to offer. If you’re looking for a romantic partner, Men’s Health suggests that you take advantage of Ikea’s one-way traffic, which creates “a natural movement and pacing that makes it easy to stroll and engage.”
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Ikea's flat-pack refugee shelter is entering production
Ikea's line of flat-pack refugee shelters are going into production, the Swedish furniture maker announced this week, after being tested among refugee families in Ethiopia, Iraq, and Lebanon. The lightweight "Better Shelter" was developed under a partnership between the Ikea Foundation and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Each unit takes about four hours to assemble and is designed to last for three years...
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Ikea Bans Hide-And-Seek In Stores
Thousands were set to take part in the events at a number of stores, but they have reportedly been stopped for safety reasons.
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Shanghai boy missing for 6 days found in IKEA
A 12-year-old boy in Shanghai who'd been missing for six days after running away from home last Monday was at last discovered yesterday afternoon in an Ikea in the Xuhui district. Because where else would a 12-year-old runaway go?
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Experience the power of a bookbook™
At only 8mm thin, and weighing in at less than 400g, the 2015 IKEA Catalogue comes pre-installed with thousands of home furnishing ideas.
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OMG! You Can Now Have a Sleepover at IKEA
That's right, our favorite furniture superstore is teaming up with Airbnb to transform itself into a hotel. Well, kind of.
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Airbnb Lets You Sleep in Ikea for the Night
You can now live your own version of the movie 500 Days of Summer — by staying a night in an Ikea store. For real: you could be sleeping on the beds, cooking with fake ovens, eating all the meatballs. How? In what may well be the partnership of the century, Airbnb has coupled with everyone's favourite Scandinavian flat-packing store for one night only — August 31, at one store in Sydney.
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The peculiar Chinese habit of sleeping in Ikea stores
China's inexplicable fondness for napping in strange locations is a well-documented affair. The Telegraph has a gallery showcasing photographer Kevin Frayer's unique interest in cataloging those who have decided to slumber in the various Ikea stores dotting the country.
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Why Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Solve Income Inequality
Congratulations Ikea workers—you're getting a raise. “On Thursday morning,” writes Ned Resnikoff for MSNBC, “the Swedish furniture retailer IKEA announced that it would be adopting a new wage structure which is expected to increase pay for about 50 percent of its American employees.”
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Here's Why Ikea Is Discontinuing Everyone's Favorite Shelf
Expedit, we hardly knew ye. Ikea recently announced that the popular shelving system is not long for this world, and the internet responded with rage. But there's a really good reason for Ikea to get rid of Expedit. And in fact, it's not really going away at all.
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Is Ikea Spying on Its Customers?
Ikea’s French division is already mired in allegations it illegally spied on job applicants and employees, and now the furniture company faces accusations from a French customer who says he was tracked by a private detective after he complained about a late delivery.
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A new type of spam. IKEA spam.
Independent design studio Upwell, goes undercover to test the validity of their new product by using IKEA as their testing ground. Probably unethical and illegal, but somewhat entertaining!
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This Lost In IKEA Prank Is Something We Can All Relate To
Ylvis apparently does more than make catchy and absurd singles. I guess it makes sense that guys who make songs about fox noises would want to play IKEA pranks. I don’t know much about Norwegians, but these guys really are giving them a good rep. There’s something so simple yet genius about this prank; it really makes you wonder how no one thought of it before, even if it is kind of sick and twisted.
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IKEA Nearly Doubles China’s Weak Financial Donation To Philippines
China didn’t exactly spring into action to help its typhoon ravaged neighbor, the Philippines. Earlier this week, as the Philippines grappled with typhoon Haiyan, China pitched in a measly $100,000 in cash. By comparison, USA Today reports, the U.S. has pledged $20 million. Australia $30 million, the U.K. $16 million, and both Japan and the United Arab Emirates contributed $10 million. How paltry was China’s first offer?
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IKEA’s New Catalog Lets You Try It Before You Buy It
Furniture shopping is weird. Even if you’re organized, you have a list of measurements and an idea of what you want in your apartment or home, but when you get to the store, it’s hard to visualize exactly what a piece will look like in your space. IKEA’s new catalog solves all those problems and makes furniture shopping, dare we say it, fun by transforming your living room in front of your eyes!
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