Reuters: Yandex buys up remaining IKEA Russia inventory. “Yandex Market, owned by Russian internet giant Yandex, said on Friday it had agreed to buy up the remaining inventory of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, which has closed its shops in Russia.”
KnowTechie: IKEA’s app digitally removes your furniture and replaces it with theirs. “IKEA just launched a new design tool meant to help you envision its furniture right in your living room. Ikea Kreativ’s Scene Scanner lets you scan a room with your phone and place furniture how you see fit. You can ‘erase’ your own first, and then start placing Ikea-branded products like you’re arranging a home in Animal Crossing.”
BBC: Ikea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate. “Ikea has cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who need to self-isolate because of Covid exposure, joining a growing list of firms changing their rules. The retail giant acknowledged it was an ’emotive topic’ but said its policy had to evolve with changing circumstances.”
Business Insider: Ikea has run out of 10% of its products in its UK and Ireland stores, amid the truck driver shortage and shipping crisis. “Ikea is struggling to stock popular products and meet high customer demand amid the UK’s truck driver shortage, the BBC first reported on Sunday, with 10% of its products unavailable. A lack of truckers and global shipping delays have disrupted supply chains, the Swedish retailer told Insider.”
Cult MTL: IKEA shared an instruction manual to teach their clients how to stay home. “After footage has been shared on social media of clients lining up outside various IKEA stores across Canada, IKEA has reshared an instruction manual from March 2020 in traditional IKEA format, teaching clients how to stay home.”
Bloomberg CityLab: Get Lost in 70 Years of Old IKEA Catalogs. “As millions of people around the world become intimately familiar with their home decor, the Swedish furniture giant IKEA is offering an online resource to fuel your redecoration reveries: In honor of the the 70th anniversary of the company’s first catalog, IKEA just dropped digital versions of every catalog on its museum website. If your idea of a good time is wandering the labyrinth of your local IKEA showroom, trying out sectionals in a pretend living room, this digital trove of modular furniture makes an excellent and Covid-safe alternative distraction — and a fascinating time capsule of Scandinavian design trends.”
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