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IKEA

Affordable furniture and home goods retailer

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Headquarters: Delft, Netherlands
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 95,000+

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Latest news about IKEA

In short: IKEA expanded its global footprint with new stores and a 2026 collection, while facing several product recalls and legal challenges over tariffs.

Company announcements

April 27 IKEA

IKEA introduces Moonwalkers robotic shoes

These AI-powered shoes enable co-workers to walk twice as fast, boosting efficiency. First tested in Helsingborg, they expand soon and were nominated for an innovation award.

March 31 IKEA

IKEA expands collaboration with Raffaella Mangiarotti on two floor lamps

MOSSPLYM and TRÅDNATE combine Carrara marble, oak, steel for ambient and task lighting. They debut at Milan Design Week 2026.

March 23 IKEA

IKEA shares water-saving pilot results in Los Angeles

Households reduced indoor water use to 79 litres per person per day. IKEA advances water security across its value chain and plans 50L pilots.

March 1 IKEA

IKEA explores self-driving deliveries in China

In Hefei, the pilot reduced waiting times from six to two hours and costs by over 50%. Ingka Group permanently adopts the solution. Autonomous customer deliveries are trialled.

Media coverage

Today Financial Express

IKEA expands B2B push, eyes growth in India's emerging ready-to-live homes market

The company has tailored its design approach for Ahmedabad around local living patterns. Family gatherings, hosting guests, cooking and efficient use of space influenced the...

Today Inc.

Instead of Laying Off 8,500 Workers Because of AI, Ikea Used This Radical Leadership Playbook to Grow Revenue

When Ingka Group, Ikea's largest retailer, trained a chatbot to handle 47 percent of its customer calls, 8,500 people could have been laid off. But...

June 18 EDP24

Health risk warning issued for IKEA stirring spatula | Eastern Daily Press

Norfolk County Council Trading Standards has issued a warning about the Ikea 365+ HJÄLTE stirring spatula.

June 18 Der Spiegel

Retail: Ver.di wants to strike more than half of Ikea stores - DER SPIEGEL

In the retail sector, there is dispute over rising salaries. In many Ikea stores, therefore, fewer employees may show up on Friday than scheduled.

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