Editing IKEA (section)

==Products and services==
===Furniture and homeware===
[[File:Assembling an Ikea poäng chair (9055631329).jpg|thumb|A man assembling an IKEA [[Poäng]] chair]]

Rather than being sold pre-assembled, much of IKEA's furniture is designed to be [[Ready-to-assemble furniture|assembled by the customer]]. The company claims that this helps reduce costs and use of packaging by not shipping air; the volume of a bookcase, for example, is considerably less if it is shipped unassembled rather than assembled. This is also more practical for European customers using public transport, because flat packs can be more easily carried.

IKEA contends that it has been a pioneering force in [[sustainability|sustainable approach]]es to [[Consumerism|mass consumer culture]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_CA/pdf/sustainability_report/group_approach_sustainability_fy11.pdf |title=The IKEA Group approach to sustainability (2011) |access-date=25 July 2017 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819181549/https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/files/pdf/d6/90/d6905036/ikea_group_sustainability_report_fy17.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kamprad calls this "democratic design", meaning that the company applies an integrated approach to manufacturing and design (see also [[environmental design]]). In response to the [[explosion of human population]] and material expectations in the 20th and 21st centuries, the company implements [[economies of scale]], capturing material streams and creating manufacturing processes that hold costs and resource use down, such as the extensive use of [[medium-density fibreboard]] ("MDF"), also called "particle board".

Notable items of IKEA furniture include the [[Poäng]] armchair, the [[Billy (bookcase)|Billy]] bookcase and the [[Klippan (sofa)|Klippan]] sofa, all of which have sold by the tens of millions since the late 1970s and early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-ikea-products-2016-9/#2-the-poaeng-chair-sells-15-million-units-a-year-11|title=The 12 most popular IKEA products of all time|work=Business Insider|access-date=2 October 2017|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604121815/https://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-ikea-products-2016-9#2-the-poaeng-chair-sells-15-million-units-a-year-11|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/12/t-magazine/design/ikea-forever.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/12/t-magazine/design/ikea-forever.html |archive-date=3 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Ikea Forever|last=Fortini|first=Amanda|date=12 September 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=2 October 2017|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The IKEA and LEGO brands teamed up to create a range of simple storage solutions for children and adults.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 September 2020|title=IKEA x LEGO Collaboration Releases Storage Boxes That Are Also Toys|url=https://mymodernmet.com/ikea-lego-storage-boxes-bygglek/|access-date=26 November 2020|website=My Modern Met|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927170519/https://mymodernmet.com/ikea-lego-storage-boxes-bygglek/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Furniture and product naming====
IKEA products are identified by one-word (occasionally, two-word) names, predominantly in the [[Swedish language]] (or otherwise [[Scandinavia]]n in origin). With few exceptions, most product names are based on a special naming system developed by the company.<ref>{{cite web|title=The IKEA Dictionary|url=http://lar5.com/ikea/index.html|author=Lars Petrus|access-date=27 December 2013|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024552/https://lar5.com/ikea/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The company founder Kamprad was [[dyslexic]], and found that naming the furniture with proper names and words, rather than a long product code, made the products easier to identify and remember.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/feb/04/shopping.retail|work=The Guardian|location=London|title=Do you speak Ikea?|first=Jon|last=Henley|date=4 February 2008|access-date=5 May 2010|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041019/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/feb/04/shopping.retail|url-status=live}}</ref> Products are usually named after locations in Scandinavian countries, using names of places in Sweden for sofas and coffee tables, Denmark for textiles, and Norway for beds. Lamps get their names from seas and lakes, while outdoor furniture is named after islands.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bjarnestam |first=Eva Atle |title=IKEA. Design och identitet |publisher=drängahuset Handelsbolag |year=2009 |isbn=9789151937403 |pages=209 |language=Swedish}}</ref>

A number of IKEA's products bearing Swedish names have (or have had) pronunciations that are humorous to some and [[Brand blunder|offensive to others]] (but no less "[[Language barrier|lost-in-translation]]"), by not only English-speakers but speakers of many different languages. At times, this product-identification has resulted in certain names being changed, or withdrawn completely from certain markets. More often than not, this confusion is simply a result of the Swedish language not being executed correctly, let alone understood, by the reader; nonetheless, this has resulted in potentially "naughty"—or even gravely offensive—connotations, depending on the area in question. Notable examples (for English-speakers) include a since-discontinued (2013) computer desk called ''jerker'' (referring to "the jerks" or "jerks"), a foliar plant spray called ''fukta'' ("moisten"), a [[workbench]] called ''fartfull'' ("speedy", "quick"),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060208123705/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_200408/ai_n12556896 'Fartfull' workbench, 'Jerker' desk: Is Ikea hiding a grin?] ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]],'' 17 August 2004</ref> and a table called ''lyckhem'' (pronounced roughly as "''look-em''"), meaning "bliss" or a "happy home".

Due to several products being named after real places, some locales have ended-up sharing names with objects considered generally unpleasant, such as a [[toilet brush]] being named after the lake of [[Bolmen]], or a [[trash can|rubbish bin]] named after the Norwegian village of [[Tofte, Norway|Tofte]]. In November 2021, VisitSweden.com launched a [[Joke|jocular]] campaign named "Discover the Originals", which invited tourists to visit the physical locations which have received such unfortunate associations with IKEA products.<ref>{{cite web |author=Leslie Katz |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/sweden-reclaims-ikea-product-names-bolmen-more-than-a-toilet-brush/ |title=Sweden reclaims Ikea product names: 'Bolmen, more than a toilet brush' |publisher=CNET |date=10 December 2021 |access-date=25 February 2022 |archive-date=20 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220134613/https://www.cnet.com/news/sweden-reclaims-ikea-product-names-bolmen-more-than-a-toilet-brush/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web  |url=https://kottke.org/21/12/lake-toiletbrush-and-the-curse-of-ikeas-product-names |title=Lake Toiletbrush and the Curse of Ikea's Product Names |publisher=Kottke.org |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=25 February 2022 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123101621/https://kottke.org/21/12/lake-toiletbrush-and-the-curse-of-ikeas-product-names |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Design services===
[[File:Ikea Planning Studio (48064098962).jpg|thumb|right|The first US Planning Studio located in [[Manhattan]], United States, in 2019, which closed in January 2022<ref>{{cite news |title=IKEA U.S. to relocate Upper East Side planning studio |url=https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/corporate-news/ikea-u-s-to-relocate-its-upper-east-side-planning-studio-that-will-close-january-2022-pub59241b37 |access-date=4 May 2022 |website=ikea.com|archive-date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504193803/https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/corporate-news/ikea-u-s-to-relocate-its-upper-east-side-planning-studio-that-will-close-january-2022-pub59241b37 |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

In March 2021, IKEA launched IKEA Studio in partnership with [[Apple Inc.]], an app enabling customers to design full-scale rooms with IKEA furniture using [[augmented reality]] on an [[iPhone]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=IKEA's fancy new AR app lets you design entire rooms|magazine=Wired UK|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ikea-studio-ar-app|access-date=8 September 2021|issn=1357-0978|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908011357/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ikea-studio-ar-app|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Smart home===
In 2016, IKEA started a move into the smart home business. The IKEA TRÅDFRI smart lighting kit was one of the first ranges signalling this change.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/uk/products/ikea-tradfri-smart-lighting-kit/review/|title=Ikea Tradfri Smart Lighting Kit|publisher=CNET|access-date=15 May 2017|archive-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520214804/https://www.cnet.com/uk/products/ikea-tradfri-smart-lighting-kit/review/|url-status=live}}</ref> IKEA has also started a partnership with [[Philips Hue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk/news/ikea-tradfri-hue-work-together-now/|title=Ikea Trådfri & Hue work together NOW!|website=Smart Home Geeks|date=11 August 2017|access-date=11 August 2017|archive-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823205406/https://www.smarthomegeeks.co.uk/news/ikea-tradfri-hue-work-together-now/|url-status=live}}</ref> The wireless charging furniture, integrating wireless [[Qi (standard)|Qi charging]] into everyday furniture, is another strategy for the smart home business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/wireless_charging/|title=Wireless Charging – IKEA|website=ikea.com|access-date=17 October 2017|archive-date=18 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018061301/http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/wireless_charging/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A collaboration to build [[Sonos]] [[smart speaker]] technology into furniture sold by IKEA was announced in December 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/06/sonos-and-ikea-are-collaborating-on-sound-products-for-the-home/|title=Sonos and Ikea are collaborating on sound products for the home|last=Tepper|first=Fitz|date=6 December 2017|work=[[TechCrunch]]|access-date=8 December 2017|publisher=[[Oath Inc.]]|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208115221/https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/06/sonos-and-ikea-are-collaborating-on-sound-products-for-the-home/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first products resulting from the collaboration launched in August 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/sonos-ikea-partnership-1202632104/|title=Sonos Teams Up With Ikea for Smart Home Audio|last=Roettgers|first=Janko|date=6 December 2017|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208121207/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/sonos-ikea-partnership-1202632104/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Under the product name SYMFONISK, IKEA and Sonos have made two distinct wireless speakers that integrate with existing Sonos households or can be used to start with the Sonos-ecosystem, one that's also a lamp and another that's a more traditional looking bookshelf speaker. Both products as well as accessories for the purpose of mounting the bookshelf speakers have gone on sale worldwide on 1 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/news/symfonisk-is-here---ikea-and-sonos-to-rethink-the-way-we-use-sound-and-light/s/f2df1cbb-0a15-4887-838e-82bd011a7fa8|title=Symfonisk is here, Ikea and Sonos rethink the way we use sound and light|website=ikea.com|access-date=5 August 2019|archive-date=5 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805133530/https://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/news/symfonisk-is-here---ikea-and-sonos-to-rethink-the-way-we-use-sound-and-light/s/f2df1cbb-0a15-4887-838e-82bd011a7fa8|url-status=live}}</ref>

From the start, IKEA SYMFONISK can only be controlled from the Sonos app, but IKEA added support for the speakers in their own Home Smart app to be paired with scenes that control both the lights, air purifiers, smart plugs and smart blinds together with the speakers.<ref name=":3" />

==={{Anchor|boklok}}Houses and flats===
IKEA has also expanded its product base to include flat-pack houses and apartments, in an effort to cut prices involved in a first-time buyer's home. The IKEA product, named BoKlok was launched in Sweden in 1996 in a joint venture with [[Skanska]]. Now working in the Nordic countries and in the UK, sites confirmed in England include London, [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], [[Leeds]], [[Gateshead]], [[Warrington]], Bristol and [[Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/household/story/0,1587,1403793,00.html|title=Buying a house? Pick up a flatpack at Ikea|date=2 February 2005|work=The Guardian|location=London|first=Martin|last=Wainwright|access-date=5 May 2010|archive-date=17 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517044601/http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/household/story/0,1587,1403793,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Solar PV systems====
At the end of September 2013, the company announced that solar panel packages, so-called "residential kits", for houses will be sold at 17 UK stores by mid-2014. The decision followed a successful pilot project at the Lakeside IKEA store, whereby one [[photovoltaic system]] was sold almost every day. The solar [[CIGS panel]]s are manufactured by [[Solibro]], a German-based subsidiary of the Chinese company [[Hanergy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ikea to sell solar panels in UK stores |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/30/ikea-sell-solar-panels-uk-stores |access-date=1 October 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=30 September 2013 |agency=Reuters |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930192635/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/30/ikea-sell-solar-panels-uk-stores |archive-date=30 September 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Solar IKEA 2013">{{cite web | url=https://news.yahoo.com/latest-appliance-ikea-solar-power-panels-060800233.html | title=The latest appliance from IKEA: Solar power panels | publisher=The Week Newspaper | date=1 October 2013 | access-date=1 October 2013 | author=Lobello, Carmel | archive-date=4 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004180350/http://news.yahoo.com/latest-appliance-ikea-solar-power-panels-060800233.html | url-status=live }}</ref> By the end of 2014, IKEA began to sell Solibro's solar residential kits in the Netherlands and in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |quote=Residential kit for IKEA in the Netherlands and Switzerland |url=http://solibro-solar.com/en/company/about-us/ |title=The Solibro CIGS Technology |work=Solibro GmbH |access-date=20 January 2017 |archive-date=1 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401185551/http://solibro-solar.com/en/company/about-us |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2015, IKEA ended its contract with [[Hanergy]] and in April 2016 started working with [[Solarcentury]] to sell solar panels in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stoker|first1=Liam|title=Solarcentury lands IKEA 'Solar Shops' contract|url=http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/solarcentury_lands_ikea_solar_shops_contract_5239|website=solarpowerportal.co.uk|date=25 April 2016 |access-date=3 May 2016|ref=Solarcentury|archive-date=29 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429160651/http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/solarcentury_lands_ikea_solar_shops_contract_5239|url-status=live}}</ref> The deal would allow customers to be able to order panels online and at three stores before being expanded to all United Kingdom stores by the end of summer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/ikea-starts-selling-solar-panels-uk-stores-452058|title=Ikea to start selling solar panels in U.K. stores|date=25 April 2016|newspaper=Newsweek|access-date=14 November 2016|archive-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114165158/http://www.newsweek.com/ikea-starts-selling-solar-panels-uk-stores-452058|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Furniture rental====
In April 2019, the company announced that it would begin test marketing a new concept, renting furniture to customers. One of the motivating factors was that inexpensive IKEA products were viewed as "disposable" and often ended up being scrapped after a few years of use. This was at a time when especially younger buyers said they wanted to minimize their impact on the environment. The company understood this view. In an interview, Jesper Brodin, the chief executive of Ingka Group (the largest franchisee of IKEA stores), commented that "climate change and unsustainable consumption are among the biggest challenges we face in society".<ref>{{cite news|date=6 April 2019|title=IKEA to test furniture rental in 30 markets as a greener alternative to flat-pack fare|newspaper=Financial Post|url=https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/ikea-to-test-furniture-rental-in-30-markets|access-date=9 April 2019|quote=IKEA to test furniture rental in 30 markets as a greener alternative to flat-pack fare, Young consumers say they want to minimize their impact on the environment|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408205542/https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/ikea-to-test-furniture-rental-in-30-markets|url-status=live}}</ref> The other strategic objectives of the plan were to be more affordable and more convenient. The company said it would test the rental concept in all 30 markets by 2020, expecting it to increase the number of times a piece of furniture would be used before recycling.<ref>{{cite web|title=IKEA to test furniture rental in 30 countries|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ikea-sustainability/ikea-to-test-furniture-rental-in-30-countries-idUSKCN1RF0WY|date=6 April 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=9 April 2019|quote=KAARST, Germany (Reuters), IKEA wants to roll out furniture rental to all its main markets in a bid to appeal to its increasingly environmentally conscious and transient customers.|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408091838/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ikea-sustainability/ikea-to-test-furniture-rental-in-30-countries-idUSKCN1RF0WY|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Restaurant and food markets===
[[File:HK KTD 九龍灣 Kln Bay MegaBox mall shop 宜家傢俬 IKEA furniture in April 2022 Px3 31.jpg|thumb|An IKEA Bistro in Hong Kong]]
[[File:IKEA Food market in MegaBox 2017.jpg|thumb|Swedish Food Market in Hong Kong]]
[[File:IKEA Restaurant in Coquitlam.jpg|thumb|IKEA restaurant in [[Coquitlam]], British Columbia, Canada]]
[[File:IKEA-Sendai- Japan03.JPG|thumb|Swedish meatballs]]
[[File:IKEA_food_court_in_Santiago.jpg|thumb|An IKEA Bistro in [[Santiago]], Chile]]
The first IKEA store opened in 1958 with a small cafe that transitioned into a full-blown restaurant in 1960 that,<ref>{{cite web |title=Restaurants that make customers happy |url=https://ikeamuseum.com/en/digital/the-story-of-ikea/the-worlds-biggest-restaurant/ |access-date=20 June 2022 |website=IKEA Museum|archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701163117/https://ikeamuseum.com/en/digital/the-story-of-ikea/the-worlds-biggest-restaurant/ |url-status=live }}</ref> until 2011, sold branded Swedish prepared specialist foods, such as meatballs, packages of [[gravy]], [[lingonberry jam]], various biscuits and crackers, and salmon and [[Smörgåskaviar|fish roe spread]]. The new label has a variety of items including chocolates, meatballs, jams, pancakes, salmon and various drinks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.columbusmonthly.com/lifestyle/20171114/short-order-ikea-restaurant|title=Short Order: Ikea Restaurant|last=Trask|first=Bailey|work=Columbus Monthly|access-date=1 December 2017|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808222803/https://www.columbusmonthly.com/lifestyle/20171114/short-order-ikea-restaurant|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/11/30/ikea-store-takes-shape-in-oak-creek-heres-how-it.html|title=Ikea store takes shape in Oak Creek: Here's how it looks from the air—Slideshow – Milwaukee – Milwaukee Business Journal|website=The Business Journals|access-date=1 December 2017|archive-date=12 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212233422/https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/11/30/ikea-store-takes-shape-in-oak-creek-heres-how-it.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Although the cafes primarily serve Swedish food, the menu varies based on the culture, food and location of each store.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/what-no-meatballs-how-ikea-caters-to-different-global-tastes/articleshow/65331281.cms|title=What, no meatballs? How Ikea caters to different global tastes|date=9 August 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=27 April 2020|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105133058/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/what-no-meatballs-how-ikea-caters-to-different-global-tastes/articleshow/65331281.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> With restaurants in 38 countries, the menu often incorporates local dishes, including shawarma in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, poutine in Canada, macarons in France, and gelato in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ikea-food-court-menus-around-the-world-pictures-2019-6|title=IKEA food courts have different menus across the world. Take a look at 11 cuisines you can get outside the US.|last=Ciment|first=Shoshy|website=Business Insider|access-date=27 April 2020|archive-date=20 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620130312/https://www.businessinsider.com/ikea-food-court-menus-around-the-world-pictures-2019-6|url-status=live}}</ref> In Indonesia, the Swedish meatballs recipe is changed to accommodate the country's halal requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/business/ikea-opens-first-store-today-know-what-is-unique-about-its-furniture-food-and-more-3213426/|title=IKEA Opens First Showroom in India Today|date=9 August 2018|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|access-date=27 April 2020|archive-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810181038/https://www.india.com/business/ikea-opens-first-store-today-know-what-is-unique-about-its-furniture-food-and-more-3213426/|url-status=live}}</ref> Stores in Israel sell [[kosher]] food under rabbinical supervision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badatz.biz/biz/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%94-%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F/|title=Badatz Beit Yosef Restaurant Listing|publisher=Badatz.com|access-date=19 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416054415/http://www.badatz.biz/biz/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%94-%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%9C%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F/|archive-date=16 April 2015}}</ref> The kosher restaurants are separated into dairy and meat areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/courting-ultra-orthodox-consumers-ikea-turns-to-kosher-inspiration/|title=Courting ultra-Orthodox consumers, IKEA turns to kosher inspiration|last=Immergluck|first=Ira Tolchin|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=27 April 2020|archive-date=1 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201145536/https://www.timesofisrael.com/courting-ultra-orthodox-consumers-ikea-turns-to-kosher-inspiration/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In many locations, the IKEA restaurants open daily before the rest of the store and serve breakfast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Do IKEA stores serve breakfast? - IKEA United States |url=https://www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/knowledge/articles/7e076088-28g9-4948-b425-0b9e2689fdd0.html |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=www.ikea.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Valverde |first=Miriam |date=April 28, 2016 |title=Ikea redesigns restaurants as shoppers clamor for food |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2016/04/28/ikea-redesigns-restaurants-as-shoppers-clamor-for-food/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel}}</ref> All food products are based on Swedish recipes and traditions. Food accounted for 5% of IKEA's sales by 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=IKEA to start serving salad grown at its stores |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ikea-sustainability/ikea-to-start-serving-salad-grown-at-its-stores-idUSKCN1RG0YE |access-date=4 April 2019 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=4 April 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108025359/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ikea-sustainability/ikea-to-start-serving-salad-grown-at-its-stores-idUSKCN1RG0YE |url-status=live }}</ref>

IKEA sells plant-based meatballs made from potatoes, apples, pea protein, and oats in all of its stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/27/21155742/ikea-meat-free-plant-ball-meatballs-europe-launch-august-2020|title=Ikea's new meatless meatballs are coming to Europe in August|date=27 February 2020|access-date=27 February 2020|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227133103/https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/27/21155742/ikea-meat-free-plant-ball-meatballs-europe-launch-august-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> According to United States journalist [[Avery Yale Kamila]], IKEA began testing its plant-based meatballs in 2014, then launched the plant-based meatballs in 2015 and began testing [[Vegetarian hot dog|vegan hot dogs]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 2018 |title=Customers want vegan food, and national restaurants are responding |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/05/09/customers-want-vegan-food-and-national-restaurants-are-responding/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |website=Press Herald |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615181207/https://www.pressherald.com/2018/05/09/customers-want-vegan-food-and-national-restaurants-are-responding/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kamila |first=Avery Yale |date=25 June 2014 |title=Chipotle, IKEA mainstreaming meatless meals |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2014/06/25/chipotle-ikea-mainstreaming-meatless-meals/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |website=Press Herald |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615181215/https://www.pressherald.com/2014/06/25/chipotle-ikea-mainstreaming-meatless-meals/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Jess |date=19 February 2018 |title=Vegetarian hot dogs might be coming to Ikea |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/a18226925/ikea-vegetarian-hot-dog/ |access-date=15 June 2022 |website=Cosmopolitan|archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615181558/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/a18226925/ikea-vegetarian-hot-dog/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, journalist James Hansen reported in [[Eater London]] that IKEA would only sell vegetarian food at Christmas time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hansen |first=James |date=25 October 2019 |title=Ikea Shelves Meat for Christmas |url=https://london.eater.com/2019/10/25/20930582/ikea-food-menu-christmas-2019-vegan |access-date=15 June 2022 |website=Eater London|archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626011504/https://london.eater.com/2019/10/25/20930582/ikea-food-menu-christmas-2019-vegan |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Småland===
Every store has a children's [[play area]], named Småland (Swedish for ''small lands''; it is also the Swedish province of [[Småland]] where founder Kamprad was born). Parents drop off their children at a gate to the playground, and pick them up after they arrive at another entrance. In some stores, parents are given free [[pager]]s by the on-site staff, which the staff can use to summon parents whose children need them earlier than expected; in others, staff summon parents through announcements over the in-store public address system or by calling them on their mobile phones.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/garden/11ikea.html|title=A Cheap Date, With Child Care by Ikea|last=Higgins|first=Michelle|date=10 June 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=19 December 2017|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123024203/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/garden/11ikea.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest Småland play area is located at the IKEA store in [[Navi Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dec 18 |first1=B. B. Nayak / TNN / Updated |title=IKEA in Navi Mumbai: IKEA opens store in Navi Mumbai {{!}} Navi Mumbai News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/ikea-opens-store-in-navi-mumbai/articleshow/79792536.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=27 December 2020|archive-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218080857/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/ikea-opens-store-in-navi-mumbai/articleshow/79792536.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of these were closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

=== IKEA Preowned ===
In August 2024, Ikea announced it would be trialing an on-line marketplace where customers can connect to buy and sell pre-owned items made by Ikea.

The marketplace, called Ikea Preowned, would run from August until December 2024 and be centred on the cities of Oslo, Norway and Madrid, Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PYMNTS |date=2024-08-26 |title=Ikea Tests Appetite for Secondhand Furniture With 'Preowned' Marketplace |url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/ikea-tests-appetite-for-secondhand-furniture-with-preowned-marketplace/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=PYMNTS.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ikea launches secondhand marketplace to compete with eBay |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4b18236f-f2f0-43eb-bb65-5f8d2f30a734}}</ref>

===Other ventures===
[[File:MEGA3.jpg|thumb|A [[MEGA Family Shopping Centre]] in Russia]]

Until 28 September 2023, IKEA owned & operated the [[MEGA Family Shopping Centre]] chain in Russia. Its operations have since been sold to [[Gazprombank]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/gazprombank-buys-ikea-stores-owner-071615719.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD7OA8ionya8va3x9_HrdAI4nvkJzpUS6OgiBsiboSzAIsg5PW0Z_xyNnaIZu9OAQgvEzp9wZCcWgv3K_tv5TuJNQM21-Sjvynl0pkYxg4qBwbPcGgA_ezVjyy2B69Q9jLmZxepxVfgAzH6gjFH2BZk87HE5Lky631dgTmAMp0O1|title=Gazprombank buys Russia MEGA shopping centres from IKEA affiliated business
|work=yahoo! Finance|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>

On 8 August 2008, IKEA UK launched a [[Mobile virtual network operator|virtual mobile phone network]] called [[IKEA Family Mobile]], which ran on [[T-Mobile International AG|T-Mobile]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Milmo|first1=Dan|title=Ikea launches ready-made mobile phone service|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/aug/04/telecoms.ikea|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=11 August 2014|date=4 August 2014|archive-date=19 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319001042/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/aug/04/telecoms.ikea|url-status=live}}</ref> At launch it was the cheapest [[Prepay mobile phone|pay-as-you-go]] network in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile signs Ikea MVNO|url=http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk:80/News/95182/tmobile_signs_ikea_mvno.html|access-date=12 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808103148/http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/News/95182/tmobile_signs_ikea_mvno.html|archive-date=8 August 2008|date=4 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile " the network behind IKEA Family Mobile, the UK's newest mobile service|url=http://www.opt-development.co.uk/press-office/release.php?id=224|access-date=12 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129023642/http://www.opt-development.co.uk/press-office/release.php?id=224|archive-date=29 January 2010|date=3 August 2008}}</ref> In June 2015 the network announced that its services would cease to operate from 31 August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coms Mobile / Your Family Mobile closure on 31st August 2015|url=http://www.yourfamilymobile.co.uk/images/Coms%20Mobile%20closure%20FAQs.pdf|access-date=19 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922043136/http://www.yourfamilymobile.co.uk/images/Coms%20Mobile%20closure%20FAQs.pdf|archive-date=22 September 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

{{As of|2012}}, IKEA has a joint venture with [[TCL Corporation|TCL]] to provide Uppleva integrated HDTV and entertainment system products.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-ikea-electronics-idUSBRE83G04R20120417|title=IKEA moves into consumer electronics with China venture|first=Anna |last=Ringstrom|work=Reuters|date=17 April 2012|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163510/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-ikea-electronics-idUSBRE83G04R20120417|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9U6OBFG0.htm |title=IKEA to sell TVs integrated in its furniture |first=Louise |last=Nordstom |date=17 April 2012 |agency=Associated Press |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427111745/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9U6OBFG0.htm |archive-date=27 April 2012 }}</ref>

In mid-August 2012, the company announced that it would establish a chain of 100 economy hotels in Europe but, unlike its few existing hotels in Scandinavia, they would not carry the IKEA name, nor would they use IKEA furniture and furnishings&nbsp;– they would be operated by an unnamed international group of hoteliers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/ikea-launch-chain-budget-hotels-europe-article-1.1137519|title=IKEA to launch chain of budget hotels in Europe|newspaper=Daily News|location=New York |date=16 August 2012|access-date=28 January 2013|archive-date=26 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526040733/http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/ikea-launch-chain-budget-hotels-europe-article-1.1137519|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 30 April 2018, however, the company owned only a single hotel, the IKEA Hotell in Älmhult, Sweden.

It was previously planning to open another one, in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States, after converting the historic Pirelli Building. The company received approval for the concept from the city's planning commission in mid-November 2018; the building was to include 165 rooms and the property would offer 129 dedicated parking spaces. Research in April 2019 provided no indication that the hotel had been completed as of that time.<ref>{{cite news|date=30 April 2018|title=Is IKEA about to open its first hotel outside of Sweden?|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/articles/could-a-new-ikea-hotel-be-opening-in-the-united-states/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/articles/could-a-new-ikea-hotel-be-opening-in-the-united-states/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=9 April 2019|quote=Is IKEA about to open its first hotel outside of Sweden?}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=15 November 2018|title=Pirelli Hotel Plan Survives Surprise Attack|newspaper=Independent|url=https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/pirelli_hotel/|access-date=9 April 2019|quote=The approved plans call for a 165-room hotel, 129 dedicated parking spaces, 200 square feet of bicycle storage in the bottom of the IKEA sign, stormwater management, and landscaping improvements, a reconfiguration of IKEA's existing 1,241-space surface lot, and the repair and cleaning up of the building's facade. The proposal does not call for any changes to be made to the building's exterior.|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518090438/https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/pirelli_hotel/|url-status=live}}</ref> The building was then sold to Connecticut architect and developer Becker + Becker for $1.2{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |title=360 State Builder Buys IKEA Hotel Site |url=https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/ikea_hotel_site |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=New Haven Independent |date=6 January 2020|archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310023942/https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/ikea_hotel_site |url-status=live }}</ref> Opening in 2022 under [[Pirelli Tire Building|Hotel Marcel]], it is managed by Charlestowne Hotels and became part of Hilton's Tapestry Collection.<ref>{{cite web |title=How an Iconic Brutalist Building Became One of the Most Sustainable Hotels in the U.S. |url=https://www.buildings.com/articles/43365/hotel-marcel-historic-net-zero |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=Buildings |date=16 February 2022|archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313193316/https://www.buildings.com/articles/43365/hotel-marcel-historic-net-zero |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hotel Marcel opening: Look inside the country's first net-zero energy hotel |url=https://www.boston.com/travel/travel/2022/03/08/hotel-marcel-opening/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=The Boston Globe|archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309205639/https://www.boston.com/travel/travel/2022/03/08/hotel-marcel-opening/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 2016 to 2018, IKEA sold a commuter [[belt-driven bicycle]], the Sladda.<ref>{{cite web |last=Small |first=Andrew |date=5 June 2018 |title=Rest In Peace, Ikea Bike |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-05/why-ikea-recalled-its-sladda-bikes |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=bloomberg.com |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808233048/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-05/why-ikea-recalled-its-sladda-bikes |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2017, IKEA announced they would be acquiring the UD company [[TaskRabbit]]. The deal, completed later that year, has TaskRabbit operating as an independent company.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/09/28/assembly-required-ikea-buy-services-site-taskrabbit/0hEMLoF7bxV42i6gzpjqvO/story.html |title=No assembly required? Ikea to buy services site TaskRabbit |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |agency=Associated Press |date=28 September 2017 |access-date=28 September 2017 |archive-date=28 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928205819/http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/09/28/assembly-required-ikea-buy-services-site-taskrabbit/0hEMLoF7bxV42i6gzpjqvO/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2020, IKEA announced that it had partnered with [[Pizza Hut]] Hong Kong on a joint venture. IKEA launched a new side table called SÄVA. The table, designed to resemble a [[pizza saver]], would be boxed in packaging resembling a [[pizza box]], and the building instructions included a suggestion to order a Swedish meatball pizza from Pizza Hut, which would contain the same meatballs served in IKEA restaurants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.housebeautiful.com/about/a31401101/ikea-pizza-hut-table/|title=IKEA and Pizza Hut Collabed to Make a Table Inspired by the Stands in Pizza Boxes|last=Allen|first=Kelly|date=11 March 2020|work=[[House Beautiful]]|access-date=17 March 2020|archive-date=17 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317192117/https://www.housebeautiful.com/about/a31401101/ikea-pizza-hut-table/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/18/ikea-pizza-hut-team-create-three-legged-table-looks-just-like-saver-pizza-box-12415886/|title=Ikea and Pizza Hut team up to create three-legged table that looks just like the 'saver' in your pizza box and meatball pizza|last=Lindsay|first=Jessica|date=18 March 2020|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|access-date=23 July 2013|archive-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319183725/https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/18/ikea-pizza-hut-team-create-three-legged-table-looks-just-like-saver-pizza-box-12415886/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2020, IKEA acquired AI imaging startup Geomagical Labs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashyapkompella/2020/04/13/ikea-acquires-geomagical-labs-top-takeaways-for-retailers-and-startups/|title=IKEA Acquires Geomagical Labs: Top Takeaways For Retailers And Startups|last=Kompella|first=Kashyap|website=Forbes|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120312/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashyapkompella/2020/04/13/ikea-acquires-geomagical-labs-top-takeaways-for-retailers-and-startups/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/02/ikea-acquires-ai-imaging-startup-geomagical-labs-to-supercharge-room-visualisations/|title=Ikea acquires AI imaging startup Geomagical Labs to supercharge room visualisations|website=TechCrunch|date=2 April 2020|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=21 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421205338/https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/02/ikea-acquires-ai-imaging-startup-geomagical-labs-to-supercharge-room-visualisations/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2020, IKEA opened a [[concept store]] in the [[Harajuku]] district of Tokyo, Japan, where it launched its first ever [[Apparel|apparel line]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/ikea-is-releasing-its-first-ever-apparel-line-in-harajuku-072120|title=Ikea is releasing its first-ever apparel line in Harajuku|last=Steen|first=Emma|date=21 July 2020|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|access-date=23 July 2020|archive-date=22 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722103837/https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/ikea-is-releasing-its-first-ever-apparel-line-in-harajuku-072120|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ingka Centres, IKEA's malls division, announced in December 2021 that it would open two malls, anchored by IKEA stores, in [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]] and [[Noida]] in India at a cost of around {{INRConvert|9000|c}}. Both malls are expected to open by 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Jamkhandikar|first1=Shilpa|last2=Monnappa|first2=Chandini|date=8 December 2021|title=IKEA malls business to invest around $1.2 bln in India – executive|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/ikea-malls-business-invest-around-928-mln-india-top-executive-says-2021-12-08/|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117224017/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/ikea-malls-business-invest-around-928-mln-india-top-executive-says-2021-12-08/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, IKEA Canada partnered with the Setsuné Indigenous Fashion Incubator, co-founded by [[Sage Paul]], to design and produce the collection ÅTERSTÄLLA, which means to restore, heal, or redecorate, and it was made entirely from salvaged Ikea textiles, reflecting the traditional Indigenous value to "use everything".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Braun |first=Jennifer |date=6 June 2017 |title=Ikea Canada partners with Indigenous Fashion Incubator |url=https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/ikea-canada-partners-with-indigenous-fashion-incubator,835653.html |website=FASHION Network}}</ref>