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Ikea to Debut Brand-Agnostic Smart Home Tech in Early 2026

Ikea will introduce more than 20 new smart home products in January 2026, all built to work with the Matter the universal…

Ikea Cuts Restaurant Prices 50% to Help Mitigate Cost-of-Living Pressures

In 14 countries around the world, Ingka Group, the largest owner of Ikea stores, is cutting the price of restaurant meals in…

How ‘Process Mining’ Refines Ikea’s Rich, Plentiful Data so it Can be Put to Use

Last year, 650 million people across 30 countries visited an Ikea store, and the company’s website attracted more than 4 billion visitors….

Taskrabbit Debuts Customized Partner Pages for Streamlined Service Bookings

Taskrabbit has introduced Taskrabbit Partner Pages — custom landing pages that enable retailers to offer Taskrabbit services as a value-add for their…

Walmart Introduces Gen AI-Powered Assistant in Mobile App

Walmart has introduced Sparky, a smiley-faced generative AI-powered assistant capable of synthesizing reviews and offering mobile app users occasion-based recommendations. The retailer…

Why Store Closures Present Opportunity for Retail Real Estate

In the first quarter each year, announcements of store closings often fuel speculation about the state of physical retail and the strength…

Ikea to Open London Store Following Three-Year Environmental Renovation

Ikea will open its new store on London’s Oxford Street on May 1, 2025, featuring 62,430 square feet of retail space across…

Try-On Data Unlocked: Driving In-Store Analytics for a Smarter Retail Experience

Retail has always had its share of mystique. From the art of visual merchandising (VM) to the subtle science of store layout,…

Pop-Ups Prove Their Versatility: Product Debuts, Event Tie-Ins and On-the-Ground Testing

While pop-ups aren’t a new phenomenon, they have become more sophisticated and varied in recent years. They can be as small (and…

Ikea Plans 8 New Smaller-Format Stores in 2025

Ikea will open eight new stores this year in the smaller format that it debuted in Dallas in November 2023. Building off…

Ikea Fortifies Partnership with Taskrabbit for Furniture Assembly

Ikea has expanded its partnership with online home services marketplace Taskrabbit, enabling customers to easily book and pay for Taskrabbit furniture assembly…

2025 Trends: AI Continues its Rise, Tariffs’ Uncertain Impact, Circular Commerce Blossoms

[Editor’s note: I sat down with the folks at PAN, our co-host for an exclusive event that will take place Monday, Jan….

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IKEA

Ikea to Debut Brand-Agnostic Smart Home Tech in Early 2026

Ikea Cuts Restaurant Prices 50% to Help Mitigate Cost-of-Living Pressures

How ‘Process Mining’ Refines Ikea’s Rich, Plentiful Data so it Can be Put to Use

Taskrabbit Debuts Customized Partner Pages for Streamlined Service Bookings

Walmart Introduces Gen AI-Powered Assistant in Mobile App

Why Store Closures Present Opportunity for Retail Real Estate

Ikea to Open London Store Following Three-Year Environmental Renovation

Try-On Data Unlocked: Driving In-Store Analytics for a Smarter Retail Experience

Pop-Ups Prove Their Versatility: Product Debuts, Event Tie-Ins and On-the-Ground Testing

Ikea Plans 8 New Smaller-Format Stores in 2025

Ikea Fortifies Partnership with Taskrabbit for Furniture Assembly

From Data Center to Storefront: How AI + Edge Computing are Transforming Retail

2025 Telecom Retail Trends: AI, Tech, and What Your Peers are Planning Next

2025 Unified Commerce Benchmark for Specialty Retail

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