Vastint Hospitality Italy, a real estate company part of the Interogo Foundation, the holding company that controls the Swedish giant, has offered 6,4 million euros for the old abandoned station, with the commitment of an investment of 15-18 million to transform it into a hotel …
Lidl, the leader in Italy in large-scale distribution and not a member of any entrepreneurial organization, has signed for the first time a supplementary collective agreement which recognizes the union's role as wage authority - The novelty can have effects…
MEDIOBANCA REPORT on the basis of data released by Federlegno-Arredo: the furniture and wood system is accredited in 2016 with a total turnover of around 41 billion euros - Exports are estimated at around 15,6 billion , that is to say…
Kamprad had founded Ikea in Sweden in 1943 when he was still a boy - A few years ago he had left the control of the multinational he created to his children, retiring to a frugal private life in Switzerland.
Through a network of companies in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, the Swedish giant allegedly dodged hundreds of millions of taxes across the European Union
The discounts will affect hundreds of thousands of products, from clothing to household appliances, from furniture to flights. Here's everything you need to know about Black Friday
To survive, the Swedish large-scale retail giant is forced to change pace and take up the ecommerce challenge, but no longer against the opponents of Amazon and Alibaba but with them - Here's what the Economist thinks
In 2016, turnover in our country grew by 4,5%, to 1,7 billion - We have thus become the 5th country for Ikea sales in the world, overtaking Russia and Sweden
Even in August, the IKEA centers are increasingly crowded: between beach holidays and the purchase of low-priced furniture, families are increasingly choosing the second option - But the turnover of the Swedish giant, which is approaching…
"The Jobs act legislation has been very positive for us", said the new CEO of Ikea Italia, the Spanish manager Belen Frau, announcing the imminent opening of two new stores in Rome and Cagliari and a shopping center in…
It is an open clash between Ikea and the unions after the unilateral cancellation of the supplementary contract and the failure of a new summit between the parties. After an initial 8-hour mobilization in June, Filcams-Cgil called a strike…
The Swedish group shows growth in 2014 - Last year's turnover amounted to 29,29 billion euros, up 2,8% on the previous year - Confirmed the goal of 50 billion in revenues by 2020
By the end of the year, the Asian country will have its first Ikea store which, with a surface area of 59 square meters and over 300 employees, will also be the Swedish company's largest store in the world.
The Japanese division of the Swedish furniture giant has announced fairer rules for its workers - Among the changes is an increase in wages for part-time workers, who make up 70% of the workforce.
Ikea's 2013 financial year, which closed at the end of last August, closed with a net profit up 3,1% on an annual basis, to 3,3 billion - Turnover rises to a record level of 28,5 billions -…
The Swedish low-cost furniture giant announces that between August 2012 and the same period in 2013 sales grew by more than 3% reaching 27,9 billion euros - Ikea announced…
8,1% of the furniture sold by the company worldwide is Italian: only China (22,8%) and Poland (17,8%) surpass us as suppliers - In the fiscal year just ended, Ikea Italia's turnover was dropped by 7,8%, with -6,8% for sales of…
The youngest son of the Ikea founder has inherited the leadership of the Swedish furniture and home products giant - Ingvar Kamprad will leave the board of directors of Inter Ikea but has specified that he will not stop…
After 20 years of active and profitable presence in Italy, Ikea recorded its first negative sign in 2012. "The pressure on consumption deriving from the crisis is also felt by us and the first months of 2013 also mark…
After the horsemeat scandal, which forced the Swedish giant to withdraw the meatballs from the market, today the announcement that the almond and chocolate flavored "chokladkrokant" cakes will no longer be sold in 23 countries - The…
The Swedish brand launches into the hotel branch, in partnership with Marriott: the new brand will be called Moxy and the project envisages the opening of 50 hotels over the next five years in the old continent, the first of which in the Lombard capital.
The 2011-2012 period of the Swedish furniture giant ends with profits growing by 8% to 3,2 billion and turnover increasing by 9,8% to 27,6 billion - For Ikea it is the fastest rate of expansion since 2005 -2006.
Last year, the man who earned the most was Amancio Ortega, owner (among other things) of the Zara brand - In just 12 months his available funds have almost doubled, reaching a peak of 57,5 billion (+22 billion).
The 2011-2012 commercial year ended for the Swedish giant with a turnover of 1.598 million euros in our country, down by 2,6% - Lars Petersson, managing director of Ikea Italia: "For seven years we have had a beautiful project,…
Authoritative voices indicate the imminent withdrawal of Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, who would thus leave the reins of the company to his three children - The news, after being released, was denied by a company spokeswoman - Ikea…
After announcing its intention to build 100 hotels around Europe, the Swedish giant of modular furniture launches itself into residential construction and looks for land in the German city to build an entire neighborhood - Local authorities are cold -…
The company aims to build at least 100 hotels in Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, and in the Netherlands and the Baltic States - A billion has already been allocated - The furniture that will furnish the new structures will not be signed by Ikea.
The spokesman of the largest furniture company in the world, Ikea, said that the company aims to invest 1,5 billion euros in India in its retail market spread over 15-20 years.
His assets are approximately 35 billion dollars - The seventh place in the ranking, compiled by the Swiss periodical Billan, is instead occupied by the Ferrero family (19 billion dollars of capital).
The announcement on the Day of the fight against homophobia: the Swedish multinational, always nonconformist and at the forefront of its commitment to civil rights, found that in the shops in Rome, Bologna and Catania, 14% of employees define themselves as Glbt ( acronym for gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender) -…
The growth rate of the Asian country is very respectable: 6,5% last year and an estimated 6% for 2012 - In any case, what matters, in terms of outlet markets, is also the tonnage of…
The Swedish group enters the smart-TV business: "Uppleva, connected television set" will soon be released. Uppleva means "experience" in Swedish and in this way Ikea wants to transfer its concept of simplicity, usability and economy also to the electronics of consumption, to…
Ikea has announced that it has transferred a part of its production previously located in Asia to new Italian suppliers - The Swedish group, to date, buys furniture, finishes and appliances in Italy for about 1 billion euros - The ad…
The Swedish furniture giant has decided to transfer some production centers from China and Malaysia to Italy (particularly in Piedmont) - "It is currently the third country in order of importance for our production and represents a…
The furniture empire of Swedish origin, Dutch by adoption, knows no difficulty. Record profits, falling prices for a successful 2011. Expected this year three billion investments.
