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The Crucial Role Payments Can Play in B2B Brand Building

September 03, 2024
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IKEA Adds Slope’s Flexible Payment Options for Business Customers
B2B Payments // August 29, 2024

IKEA U.S. has begun rolling out an invoice-to-pay solution provided by payments company Slope, saying it will provide flexible payment options for the furniture retailer’s business customers. Slope’s solution was launched on IKEA.com for business applications and checkout where approved and will be fully integrated into all IKEA...

IKEA Forms Omnichannel Payments Partnership With Adyen
Partnerships // August 29, 2024

Swedish furniture retailer IKEA launched a partnership with Dutch payments FinTech platform Adyen. The collaboration is designed to help IKEA better connect its in-store and digital sales channels to provide improved payment and loyalty experiences for customers, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 28) press release....

Ikea Tests Appetite for Secondhand Furniture With ‘Preowned’ Marketplace
Retail // August 26, 2024

IKEA is reportedly testing a peer-to-peer marketplace where customers can sell each other secondhand furniture. IKEA Preowned is the Swedish retailer’s attempt to take on companies such as eBay and Craigslist, and will be tested in Madrid and Oslo for the remainder of the year...

IKEA Says AI-Powered Warehouse Drones Will Improve the Retail Shopping Experience
Retail // August 19, 2024

Forget Allen wrenches and wordless instructions. IKEA’s latest innovation comes with propellers and algorithms. The Swedish furniture giant is taking to the skies — or at least to the ceiling — with a fleet of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drones. Their mission is to conquer the...

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IKEA Says AI-Powered Warehouse Drones Will Improve the Retail Shopping Experience

August 19, 2024
Forget Allen wrenches and wordless instructions. IKEA’s latest innovation comes with propellers and algorithms. The Swedish furniture giant is taking to the skies — or at least to the ceiling — with a fleet of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drones. Their mission is to conquer the chaos of inventory management in IKEA’s cavernous warehouses. After a […]

IKEA US CEO Shares 2024 Strategy to Blend Retail, Payments and AI for Shopper Appeal

February 01, 2024
IKEA’s unique, maze-like retail format has consistently appealed to consumers worldwide.  At the core of IKEA’s success lies its self-service and exploration model, where the stores serve as expansive showrooms,...

IKEA Says the Time’s Right to Bring BNPL In-Store and Online

September 20, 2023
Christine Briganti, Financial Services Deployment Project Leader for IKEA, told PYMNTS that the growing embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) will help broaden the Swedish furniture retailer’s reach in...

Global Retailers Set Sights on Slice of US Consumer Spend

June 15, 2023
Overseas retailers, once focused on expansion in global markets, are showing increasing interest in claiming a stake in the United States, seeking to make their presence known both online and...

Quick Reads
IKEA Adds Slope’s Flexible Payment Options for Business Customers

August 29, 2024
IKEA U.S. has begun rolling out an invoice-to-pay solution provided by payments company Slope, saying it will provide flexible payment options for the furniture retailer’s business customers. Slope’s solution was launched on IKEA.com for business applications and checkout where approved and will be fully integrated into all IKEA U.S. locations for in-store purchasing by October, the retailer said […]

IKEA Forms Omnichannel Payments Partnership With Adyen

August 29, 2024
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA launched a partnership with Dutch payments FinTech platform Adyen. The collaboration is designed to help IKEA better connect its in-store and digital sales channels to provide...

Ikea Tests Appetite for Secondhand Furniture With ‘Preowned’ Marketplace

August 26, 2024
IKEA is reportedly testing a peer-to-peer marketplace where customers can sell each other secondhand furniture. IKEA Preowned is the Swedish retailer’s attempt to take on companies such as eBay and...

IKEA and Afterpay Bring BNPL to Furniture Buying

September 19, 2023
IKEA has entered the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space with the help of Afterpay. The world’s largest furniture retailer announced Tuesday (Sept. 19) that Afterpay’s “Pay in 4” service was now...