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IKEA Allows Consumers To Use Time As Currency
IKEA Allows Consumers To Use Time As Currency
February 18, 2020  |  Retail

With a move that could change how shoppers buy merchandise, IKEA is allowing consumers to essentially pay with their time. IKEA Dubai is launching a...

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Retail Pulse: 7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Tech; Staples Debuts Connect Store Concept
Retail Pulse: 7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Tech; Staples Debuts Connect Store Concept
February 07, 2020  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven, in...

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IKEA To Shutter UK Store Due To Fewer-Than-Expected Shoppers
IKEA To Shutter UK Store Due To Fewer-Than-Expected Shoppers
February 05, 2020  |  Retail

With the infrequent closing of one of its stores, IKEA is expected to shutter a British location as the retailer says the store had a “substantially lower”...

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IKEA Goes Online In Second Indian Market
IKEA Goes Online In Second Indian Market
January 21, 2020  |  Retail

Swedish furniture company IKEA now has a second online-only store in India, this one in Pune. The store follows an earlier, similar model that opened...

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How Furniture Is Helping Build A Larger Retail Ecosystem
How Furniture Is Helping Build A Larger Retail Ecosystem
January 20, 2020  |  Retail

As evidence mounts that more consumers are doing more commerce from the comfort of their homes, there are also big changes when it comes the...

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IKEA Plans Urban Megastore With No Parking
IKEA Plans Urban Megastore With No Parking
January 16, 2020  |  Retail

As the retail landscape adjusts to more online shoppers, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are reacting to customers’ changing lifestyles – including how they arrive at their...

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Big Brands Are Cutting Ties With Amazon
Big Brands Are Cutting Ties With Amazon
January 10, 2020  |  Amazon

IKEA has announced it is cutting ties with Amazon, a move that other brands like Nike, Birkenstock and PopSockets have also done recently. However, according...

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Retail Pulse: CVS, UPS Test Drone Potential; Birchbox Grows Walgreens Partnership
Retail Pulse: CVS, UPS Test Drone Potential; Birchbox Grows Walgreens Partnership
November 08, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with logistics firms to test drones for delivery — and making progress on their experimental flights. UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward...

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IKEA, H&M Funding Tech Startups To Sidestep Retail Disruption
IKEA, H&M Funding Tech Startups To Sidestep Retail Disruption
November 06, 2019  |  Retail

IKEA and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) are putting money into technology startups as a way to help them sidestep retail disruption, the Financial Times (FT)...

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