IKEA
Swedish furniture company
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| 2025 | IKEA is set to open its first store in New Zealand, located in Sylvia Park, Auckland, in late 2025. |
| 2024 | IKEA acquired the defunct Museum of Furniture Studies from Stockholm and relocated it to Älmhult. |
| September 2024 | IKEA innovated its marketing strategy by transforming everyday windows into out-of-home advertising spaces. |
| August 2024 | IKEA announced the launch of IKEA Preowned, an online marketplace for buying and selling pre-owned IKEA items, initially trialing in Oslo, Norway and Madrid, Spain from August to December 2024. |
| 2023 | Billy bookcase sales reached over 140 million units worldwide. |
| 2023 | IKEA donated €10 million to Doctors Without Borders for its work in Syria in response to the Turkey–Syria earthquake. |
| September 2023 | IKEA opened a store in Bogotá, Colombia, with plans to expand further in South America. |
| September 28 2023 | IKEA sold its MEGA Family Shopping Centre chain operations in Russia to Gazprombank. |
| August 2023 | IKEA launched a 6-second advertisement titled 'Ads That Skip You' created by Leo Burnett India, highlighting organization benefits. The ad exceeded view-through rate expectations by over 35% and increased clicks by 32%. |
| April 2023 | A Belarusian furniture retailer called '' () opens in Moscow, aiming to replace IKEA stores in Russia. |
| 2022 | The reworked version of the Billy bookcase begins production with new materials and construction methods. |
| 2022 | IKEA opened a small store inside Livat Hammersmith, London. |
| August 10 2022 | IKEA opened its first store in Chile, marking its first presence in South America. |
| April 7 2022 | IKEA opened a store inside Mall Taman Anggrek, Jakarta. |
| March 2022 | IKEA announced the closing of all 17 stores in Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| March 3 2022 | IKEA announced a €20 million donation to UNHCR for relief support of Ukrainians suffering from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | The final edition of the IKEA catalogue was published, marking the end of its 70-year publication history. |
| 2021 | IKEA opened a small store on Bali, Indonesia, replacing the former Giant hypermarket, dubbed the 'Customer Meeting Point'. |
| 2021 | IKEA began experiencing major supply chain issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with shipping challenges from China affecting product manufacturing and distribution. |
| 2021 | IKEA opened a small store at JEM Mall in Jurong East, Singapore, replacing the liquidated Robinsons department store and notably lacking a 'Market Hall' warehouse. |
| November 2021 | VisitSweden.com launched the humorous 'Discover the Originals' campaign, highlighting locations that share names with IKEA products, including those with unfortunate associations. |
| November 2021 | IKEA opened its largest store in the world in the Philippines at the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City. |
| September 29 2021 | IKEA opens its first store in Puerto Rico in Bayamón, located on the former site of Sears near Santa Rosa Mall. |
| June 2021 | IKEA suspended advertisements on GB News due to concerns that the channel's content conflicted with their inclusive values. |
| April 8 2021 | IKEA opened a store in Mexico City, marking its presence in the region's largest market. |
| March 2021 | IKEA launched IKEA Studio, an augmented reality app developed in partnership with Apple Inc., allowing customers to design full-scale rooms with IKEA furniture using an iPhone. |
| January 14 2021 | IKEA's Ingka Investments acquired approximately 10,840 acres near the Altamaha River Basin in Georgia, USA, with an agreement to protect the land, restore the longleaf pine forest, and safeguard the gopher tortoise habitat. |
| 2020 | IKEA begins reworking the Billy bookcase, transitioning from wood veneer to paper foil and replacing metal nails with plastic fasteners. |
| 2020 | IKEA conducted a 'Buy Back Friday' campaign, encouraging customers to give old furniture a new life instead of buying new items during Black Friday. |
| 2020 | IKEA opened a store at 360 Mall in Kuwait, slightly larger than the Abu Dhabi location. |
| 2020 | The Coventry IKEA store closed down after being deemed unsuitable for future business operations. |
| 2020 | IKEA opened a notably small store at Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. |
| 2020 | IKEA was noted by Supply Chain magazine as having one of the most automated warehouse systems in the world. |
| December 2020 | IKEA announced the discontinuation of both print and digital versions of its catalogue, with the 2021 edition (released in 2020) being the final edition. |
| July 2020 | IKEA opened a concept store in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan, and launched its first-ever apparel line. |
| April 2020 | IKEA acquired AI imaging startup Geomagical Labs. |
| April 23 2020 | Macau's first full IKEA store opens at Nova Grand Shopping Centre in Taipa. |
| March 2020 | IKEA partnered with Pizza Hut Hong Kong and launched the SÄVA side table, designed to resemble a pizza saver with packaging resembling a pizza box. |
| 2019 | IKEA transitioned from Verdana to IKEA Noto Sans as its official corporate typeface, including in its catalogue. The new typeface is a modified version of Google's open-source Noto Sans font. |
| 2019 | IKEA announced plans to sell only vegetarian food during Christmas time. |
| December 2019 | Comedy metal band Nanowar of Steel released the song 'Valhallelujah', which is dedicated to Odin and IKEA, featuring a music video with a longship and IKEA logo sail. |
| September 2019 | IKEA announced a $2.8 billion investment in renewable energy infrastructure, with a target to make their entire supply chain climate positive by 2030. |
| August 1 2019 | IKEA and Sonos launched the SYMFONISK product line, including two distinct wireless speakers - one that doubles as a lamp and another designed as a bookshelf speaker. These products were made available worldwide on this date. |
| April 2019 | IKEA announced a furniture rental concept to address environmental concerns about disposable furniture and promote sustainable consumption, with plans to test the concept in all 30 markets by 2020. |
| 2018 | IKEA was accused of union busting when employees attempted to organize, using tactics such as captive audience meetings. |
| 2018 | IKEA began testing vegan hot dogs. |
| 2018 | IKEA's plush toy shark 'Blåhaj' became widely used in an internet meme, with social media users posting humorous photos of the toy in their homes. |
| August 2018 | IKEA opened its first store in India, located in Hyderabad. |
| May 17 2018 | Falabella holding announced a franchise agreement with IKEA to open stores in Chile, Peru, and Colombia. |
| 2017 | IKEA collaborated with five paper suppliers and 31 printers worldwide to produce the annual catalogue, using chlorine-free paper with 10-15% post-consumer waste. |
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