IKEA UK and Ireland country retail manager Gillian Drakeford has joined Inter IKEA Systems (the owner of the IKEA Concept and worldwide franchiser) as IKEA retail system manager. Gillian was succeeded yesterday (Friday June 1) by Javier Quiñones, who has held the post of IKEA UK and Ireland deputy retail …
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BBC2 is airing a major three-part series that promises to offer never-before-seen footage into the world of Swedish home furnishings retail giant Ikea. The broadcaster said: ‘IKEA is undoubtedly one of the world’s most successful, enigmatic, and recognisable global brands. Last year more than 900 million people in 49 countries …
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A tribute to IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad by Gillian Drakeford, country manager for IKEA UK & Ireland On Sunday January 28, IKEA co-workers around the world were deeply saddened by the loss of our founder, Ingvar Kamprad. Ingvar was an inspirational man who touched the lives of many, many people …
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Home furnishings chain IKEA has announced that it will create over 1,300 new jobs in the UK by the end of 2018. The news came as the home furnishings retailer celebrated the start of construction of its 21st UK store, in the Devon city of Exeter, last week (see separate …
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Home furnishings giant IKEA officially celebrated the construction of its new store in the Devon city of Exeter last week (Thursday May 18). IKEA UK and Ireland country retail manager Gillian Drakeford and the Exeter store manager Nick Earle were joined by Lord Mayor Lesley Robson and council leader Peter …
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