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Ikea to launch small-format Planning Studio concept in Australia

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Ikea is to launch its small-format planning studio concept in two locations in Australia this year. The first is in Northwest Melbourne, with the second planned for Newcastle. There will be no food on sale, as the main focus of the concept store is assisting customers in customising their home furnishing solutions.

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Nick Scali to acquire Fabb Furniture to enter UK

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Furniture retailer Nick Scali is entering the UK market through acquiring Anglia Home Furnishings, trading as Fabb Furniture, for £3.5 million ($6.7 Nick Scali intends to pay $1 million to exercise the option to exit the existing distribution centre arrangement and inject up to $11.5 million of working capital.

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IKEA Planning Studio Concept Heads West With Two Los Angeles Stores

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IKEA will expand options for urban customers on the West Coast with two planning studios in the Los Angeles area set to open in spring 2022: one in Long Beach and a second in a yet-to-be-determined location. Shoppers will be able to book appointments with design specialists to help with both planning and ordering home furnishings.

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Ikea Plans $2.2 Billion Investment to Advance Omnichannel Presence

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Plans include opening new stores, strengthening its fulfillment network and enhancing its regional product offerings to better reflect the needs of customers in different parts of the country. Ikea will invest more than $2.2 billion in its U.S. Ikea is seeking to get closer to its shoppers, both physically and digitally. We know U.S.

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Ikea unveils US$2.2 billion expansion plan 

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Ikea is planning to invest more than US$2.2 Ikea expects to open eight additional shops, nine Plan & Order points, and create more than 2000 jobs during this first phase of expansion. In addition, Ikea will build 900 new Pick-up locations where customers can pick up purchases made online. The post Ikea unveils US$2.2

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How Ikea Australia plans to champion affordability and the shopping experience

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MV: In recent years, we have invested heavily in our journey as an innovative omnichannel retailer, opening Plan and Order Point locations in Greater Melbourne and Sydney, enabling us to be exactly where our customers need us to be, which is a key part of our growth strategy for Ikea in Australia.

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Cashierless Space Gets More Crowded: JD.Com Opens Two Autonomous Stores in the Netherlands

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The Ochama shops, located in Leiden and Rotterdam, carry everything from food to home furnishings and are operated entirely by robots. Ochama takes a different approach from Amazon Go , which mimic traditional store shopping experiences in locations like a 10,400 -square-foot grocery store in Seattle.