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Jysk opens flagshipstore and Belgian HQ
Danish interior design chain Jysk has opened its largest store in Belgium, in a new building that also houses its sister company Sofacompany as well as its head office. The retailer now aims for 125...
View ArticleChief Digital Officer trades Ikea for C&A
Wim Blaauw, currently Chief Digital Officer at Ingka Group (IKEA), is moving to C&A. Starting in January 2024, he has to accelerate the fashion retailer’s digital transformation. Transformation in...
View ArticleCurtain call for the Habitat chain
As the trustees of home furnishing chain Habitat see no more options to rescue the company, they have initiated a final liquidation. No cash flow at all Barely a month after the French chain went into...
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[In the picture] Ikea employs huge ‘soda vending machines’ for online orders
Need a new Ikea sofa in the dead of night? If you live in Amsterdam, that has become possible: the interior chain has installed pick-up machines as large as eight metres wide. A world first, the...
View ArticleMaisons du Monde needs transformation plan after successive sales drops
French home decoration chain Maisons du Monde needs a little TLC for itself, as sales have been falling for two consecutive years. In March, the new CEO will therefore unveil a transformation plan....
View ArticleIkea launches interior design assistant via ChatGPT
ChatGPT can now help with designing your Ikea interior. The furniture chain is launching its own AI assistant, which helps you design your kitchen and gives product advice. Artificially intelligent...
View ArticleIkea trials mini store concept in Netherlands
In September, Ikea is going to open its first “Plan & Order Point” in the Benelux. The concept consists of a small showroom of only 650 sqm. In Belgium, Ikea is expanding its kitchen team to...
View ArticleDrones now working 24/7 at Ikea
For the first time, Ikea is putting drones to work in the same time and place as people. The autonomous drones assist employees with automated stock checks at its distribution centre in Genk, Belgium....
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[In the picture] Ikea opens innovative Collectomat in Belgium
Ikea has opened a Collectomat – only the third of its kind – in Zaventem near Brussels. The brand new “vending machine” is actually a system where customers can collect large online orders. Huge...
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[In the picture] Eggo opens new showroom aiming to become Brussels market leader
Belgian kitchen chain Eggo has opened a new showroom in Drogenbos, near Brussels. It is already the sixth store in the Brussels region for the interior specialist, who has ambitions to become the...
View ArticleCasa to close one in three Dutch stores
At least a third of Casa‘s Dutch stores is going to disappear. A deal with competitor Xenos about the sale of eight stores was made public earlier, but now it is revealed that more stores are to...
View ArticleSwedish businessman buys Casa International
Belgian interior design chain Casa has a new owner: Swedish-Lebanese entrepreneur Ayad Al Saffar, who is already active in the Benelux through Lucardi and Kijkshop, is taking a majority stake in the...
View Articleèggo aims for substantial growth in Belgium and Spain
Belgian kitchen specialist èggo is investing 25 million euros to boost turnover from 170 to 250 million euros by 2030. 25 additional showrooms are planned in Belgium and Spain. New headquarters The...
View ArticleKitchen retailer Kvik turns to furniture
Kvik is launching KvikLiving, the Danish kitchen manufacturer’s first furniture collection. The company wants to “show that it is more than a kitchen brand” and is already planning further expansion....
View ArticleCasa closes 25 stores in France, looks for future synergies with Swedes
Belgian home decoration chain Casa is closing 25 shops in France, following the closure of a dozen branches in the Netherlands. The near future seems to hold no closures in store for Belgium, but the...
View ArticleTapi acquires (quarter of) Carpetright, fate of stores abroad unsure
The deal is done: Tapi has acquired the British branch of its rival Carpetright. However, more than three quarters of the British stores will have to close. The foreign shops are not involved in the...
View ArticleCarpetright confirms survival of Benelux stores
Following the bankruptcy of Carpetright UK yesterday, there was initially some doubt about the fate of the overseas shops. However, Managing Director Europe, Gideon Tienkamp, confirmed to RetailDetail...
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How Lidl picked a fight with Ikea in Germany
Lidl has published an aggressive price comparison of some of its private-label furniture items with some Ikea products in its German brochure this week. Unfazed, the Swedish interior design giant...
View ArticleIkea implements AI drones worldwide
After a year of successful tests in Belgium, Ikea is implementing drones controlled by AI for inventory management in distribution centres worldwide. This will allow employees to concentrate on...
View ArticleIkea trials second-hand platform
Second-hand is taking an increasing share in a lot of markets, and Ikea is looking to add to that. The Swedish chain is already selling a range of second-hand articles, but now it is also going to...
View ArticleX2O seeks international expansion with new owner
Belgian bathroom specialist X2O has a new majority shareholder: investment fund Waterland says it can help fulfil the retailer’s international potential, beyond the three markets it currently operates...
View ArticleCarpetright out of business in Belgium: 16 stores close
After the collapse in Britain, it now seems to be game over for Carpetright in Belgium: the branch has filed for bankruptcy and all 16 stores have closed their doors. European fate unclear For a while...
View Article“Tupperware close to bankruptcy (again)”
Tupperware is said to be filing for protection from creditors this week, but this remains to be seen as the kitchenware maker has been declared close to being bankrupt for three years. Debt mountain...
View Article“Best year ever” for Søstrene Grene
After announcing the most successful financial year of its existence, Danish chain Søstrene Grene now wants to accelerate its international expansion. Aim: 500 stores In its latest financial year...
View ArticleGrowing Jysk aims for Morocco
Danish chain Jysk continues to grow spectacularly: last financial year, sales rose 7.6 % to 5.6 billion euros. For 2025, the chain also plans to expand into Morocco. Morocco market number 49 With a...
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[In the picture] Ikea opens smallest store in Netherlands, focusing on advice
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View ArticleWhy Ikea deliberately lowered its turnover
Last year, Ikea managed to increased its sales volume and visitor numbers. However, its turnover fell as the furniture chain slashed its prices. The chain maintains this was not a miscalculation, but...
View ArticleKrëfel closes 15 showrooms, halts kitchen activities
Krëfel is discontinuing its kitchen business: the Belgian formula wants to concentrate on household appliances. The fifteen showrooms will close, 41 jobs will be lost. “Coherent and responsible...
View ArticleCreditors give Tupperware new lease of life
Tupperware has been saved by a group of creditors, who pull the company out of bankruptcy proceedings and continue the brand after a debt restructuring. “Likely the best result” Tupperware escapes...
View ArticleCasa buys time with judicial reorganisation
Belgian chain Casa International has filed for judicial reorganisation, facing persistent cash problems. The retailer is now pinning its hopes on a successful Christmas sale. Create breathing space...
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