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NEWS ABOUT: Ikea

Ikea stories: 11 news summaries

Merrill's Thain Rues Picking Pricey Office Decor Over Ikea

Former Merrill Lynch CEO denies accelerating bonuses

Sep 18, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Merrill Lynch's former CEO issued an apology of sorts for spending $1.2 million—including $35,000 for a commode—to redecorate his office as the firm bottomed out, Bloomberg reports. “We decorated it in the style that Merrill Lynch offices were, which was very, very nice,” John... More »

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Bank of America • merger • Merrill Lynch • Ikea • bonuses • John Thain • furniture • financial crisis • Ken Lewis

 For Chinese, Ikea a 
 Great Place to Nap 

In store, customers rest, eat rather than buy

Aug 25, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - In Beijing, people flock to the local Ikea—but for many, it’s not about picking up new housewares. Instead, they spend the day napping in display beds, eating at the cafeteria, enjoying free soda refills, and posing in front of in-store displays, the Los Angeles Times reports. it's become... More »

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China • Beijing • Ikea • furniture

Book Review

That Cheap Bookshelf Has
a Global Cost

But new book finds it's not all China's fault and IKEA is a hypocrite

Jul 12, 09 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though you might have hand-crafted antiques handed down from your grandparents, chances are your grandkids aren't getting their mitts on that wood-veneer bookshelf you just schlepped home from IKEA, writes Stephanie Zacharek for Salon. The modern desire for cheap, replaceable goods is a cause and a symptom of a global... More »

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China • consumer goods • cheap • Ikea • Wal-Mart • craftsmanship

 Flying-Phobic Comic 
 Takes to the Air 

AirTran is using him to pump wi-fi service

Jun 26, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The best way to get over fear of flying? If you’re comedian Mark Malkoff, living on a plane for 30 days. Malkoff—who once lived in an Ikea store for a week—embarked upon his journey this month, but it wasn’t all for the sake of therapy. He’... More »

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Ikea • air travel • AirTran • WiFi • airplane • Mark Malkoff

 For April 1, an Ikea Car? 


Mar 23, 09 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ikea says it’s unveiling a car March 31, but the day after that is—you got it—April 1, Jalopnik reports. The Leko, which is touted by its “designer” on a French website set up by the Swedish home-furnishing giant, will be modular, able to operate as a... More »

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Ikea • April Fools' Day • cars • modular • convertible • Leko

Marketers Have Inauguration Fever, Too 

Companies tie products, events to Obama's big day

Jan 15, 09 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Marketers for products from cognac to commemorative coins are looking to cash in on Barack Obama’s Tuesday inauguration, the New York Times reports. “Obamabilia” includes bottles of Hennessy with a “44” on the label, special magazine issues, and Tshirts galore. Other companies, like Quaker Oatmeal, are hosting... More »

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Barack Obama • newspaper • advertising • Washington DC • New Yorker magazine • marketing • Pepsi • Ikea • inauguration • President Obama

(Newser) - A British vegetarian group is calling on Ikea to stop selling reindeer salami in its in-store cafes, citing cruel hunting practices, the Independent reports. In Sweden, reindeer are herded by snowmobile and helicopter then shipped hundreds of miles to slaughterhouses, which the group says causes “considerable physical and... More »

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food • England • animal cruelty • Ikea • Sweden • vegetarianism • Britain • salami • reindeer

H&M Named Europe's Most Valuable Brand

Interbrand says strong 'own-label' is key to  international success

Apr 11, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Swedish clothing chain H&M was named Europe’s most valuable brand in the inaugural  ranking of retailers on the continent by Interbrand, the brand consulting firm, reports the Financial Times. H&M’s brand value was placed at $20.7 billion. French retailer Carrefour ($13.2 billion) and... More »

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Ikea • retailing • Interbrand • H&M

Ikea's Names Enrage Danes

Danish monikers on Swedish outfit's doormats, floor runners wound pride

Mar 6, 08 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Danes are hopping mad about a discovery that Swedish furniture giant Ikea uses Danish place names for its doormats and floor coverings, while reserving Swedish and Norwegian monikers for higher-end items, Der Spiegel reports. Some Danish academics argue that this reinforces Sweden’s perception of Denmark as a “doormat”... More »

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Norway • Ikea • Sweden • Denmark • Stockholm • Copenhagen • Carlsberg • Ericsson • Scandinavian rivalry • doormats • light beer • Malmo • Öresund

CBS Mobile Pioneers Tiny TV Programs

Cell phone content marries Hollywood
and Silicon Valley

Nov 5, 07 5:26 AM CST
(Newser) - With such offerings as a twice-daily celeb gossip show and a 24-hour version of "Big Brother," CBS Mobile has taken a lead in the burgeoning made-for-mobile content business. The new field still has plenty of kinks to work out as companies navigate complicated deals between TV networks and... More »

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Hollywood • CBS • Silicon Valley • cell phones • Ikea • smartphones

Shop 'Til You Drop—At Store Sleepover

BYOEarplugs to Oslo for Ikea's
weeklong pajama party

Jul 26, 07 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a quirky corporate experiment, Swedish shopping giant Ikea welcomed visitors this week to spend the night in one of its Oslo showrooms—free. Sleepover guests bunk in special rooms, from a luxury suite to a family room. But the fluorescent lights stay on all night, and guests have to... More »

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Ikea • Oslo

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