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IKEA Stops Bagging, Too
IKEA has announced that it will no longer offer disposable shopping bags - paper or plastic - at its North American stores, in an effort to fully eliminate their use.
Instead, IKEA will sell reusable shopping bags for 59 cents each, writes The Portland Business Journal.
Customers’ wishes were the driving force behind the decision, according to IKEA North America President Pernille...
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IKEA Completes First Phase of Giant Distribution Center
In an elaborate homecoming ceremony involving flags, happy officials, and Swedish good-luck spells, IKEA celebrated the completion of the first phase of a distribution center at the Frederickson Industrial Area in Pierce County, WA, near Tacoma.
Stage 2 of the project will expand the 646,000-square-foot center to one million square feet. The center, when completed, will provide employment for...
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99 Cent Store and IKEA Forced to Hike Prices
Rising costs and inflation are pushing retailers known for their low prices to implement price increases - albeit small ones - to continue making profits.
Items at the 99 Cents Store, for example, will no longer cost $0.99, writes Exec Digital. The discount retailer has upped its one-all price to 99.99 cents - just a hair below one dollar. The new price point will go into effect at all stores...
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IKEA to Commercialize Clean-Tech
Scandinavian home furnishings retailer IKEA announced plans to offer more clean-tech solutions for the home - even solar panels - writes CNET News.
Though the actual availability of more advanced products, like the solar panels, is still a ways away (3-4 years), the move is part of a larger trend company towards “green living” solutions in response to increased demand for environmentally...
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IKEA Store Opening in Brooklyn
Last week IKEA’s first store in New York City opened - a feat that Wal-Mart has yet to achieve - but as the housing downturn affects home décor sales, the Swedish chain may have to adjust to a more price-conscious consumer, writes Forbes.com.
Shoppers are doing less impulse buying and focusing more on price, observes IKEA president and CEO Anders Dahlvig, citing soaring inflation and tighter...
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Top 6 Most-Ethical Retailers Named
Gap, Target, Ten Thousand Villages, and Trader Joe’s were among the US companies that made Ethisphere Magazine’s Top 100 Ethical Companies list.
IKEA (Sweden) and Marks & Spencer (UK) were the other selected companies in the Retail category.
Ethisphere chose companies that use “ethical leadership” and “purposeful method” to go above and beyond legal minimums, bring about innovative ideas to...
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