Ikea Sales Growth Falls Flat At 1%

Ikea, the Swedish flatpack furniture retailer and destination of choice for first-time buyers getting on to the housing ladder, notched up a paltry 1% increase in sales in the UK and Ireland for the year to August. This compares to

Ikea Opens Up Its Books And Reveals 11% Profits Rise

Ikea has revealed its profits rose 11% in 2009, as the privately owned Swedish furniture retailer disclosed its earnings for the first time today. Its chief executive, Mikael Ohlsson, who has been at the helm for a year after…