Ikea’s foray into secondhand furniture is the ‘smarter’ thing to do—but scaling it up is the real challenge, says group CEO Jesper Brodin
Despite the challenges and fairly early traction for pre-owned goods, it’s here to stay, says the Ingka Group CEO.
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Ikea's top executive on why “climate-smart” is "cost-smart"
David Ignatius speaks with Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin about Ikea’s investments in sustainability, the digital revolution in retail and why U.S. tariffs are not “on the top ten list” of ...
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Ikea’s foray into secondhand furniture is the ‘smarter’ thing to do—but scaling it up will be a challenge, says group CEO Jesper Brodin
“It works—people like it,” Jesper Brodin, the CEO of Ikea’s main operator Ingka Group, told the Financial Times. “We have decided to expand it from Madrid to Spain, and from Oslo to Norwa ...
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How Business Can Sow Climate Optimism and Drive Action
Jesper Brodin, chief executive officer of Ingka Group at COP28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates ...
What Companies at Davos are Saying About Climate and Trump
I’ll be the first to acknowledge the counter arguments. There are areas where the Trump presidency is bound to slow things ...
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Ikea looks to expand second-hand marketplace across Europe
Jesper Brodin, chief executive of Ingka, the main operator of Ikea stores, told the Financial Times the testing of the Ikea Preowned service had now been expanded to all of Spain and Norway and ...
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Trade tariffs could cause spike in IKEA prices, says retailer in Davos
Swedish furniture multinational IKEA would prefer to see as few tariffs as possible on traded goods, CEO Jesper Brodin told Reuters on Monday. The boss of IKEA's largest franchisee - Ingka - was ...
Ikea looks to expand second-hand furniture offering after test success
Ikea is planning to expand its European marketplace for second-hand furniture as demand for pre-owned goods remains strong.