Flat-pack sales still on the up for Ikea (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Flat-pack sales still on the up for Ikea
2:22pm Tuesday 10th November 2009 in Business
Flat-pack furniture and homeware retailer Ikea said total UK sales for the year to August 31 rose by 1.1 per cent to £1.2 billion.
It was also a year of growth for the Ikea Group, which reported record sales of 21.5 billion euros, with sales rising by 1.4 per cent.
According to the latest figures from market intelligence specialists Verdict Consulting, Ikea also continued to increase its market to 6.1 per cent.
The company, which has a store at Birstall, invested £157.5 million in improving and refurbishing its UK stores and introducing self-serve checkouts in eight stores.
Ikea also invested £2.9 million in energy-efficiency measures to help reduce the company’s environmental impact. In the UK it recycles 85 per cent of waste.
The number of customers buying from the Ikea range of home furnishing products increased by two per cent compared to the previous year.
