IKEA Canada is having a Midnight Madness sale! 7pm until Midnight – Tonight, December 12, 2008, only!
Save up to 50% on items storewide with some limitations on quantities. Sorry Québécois – IKEA Québéc is not open til midnight, but to make it up, they’re starting the sale at 5pm.
Have fun! No crushing people.
Four mothers in the UK were ejected from the IKEA cafeteria in Bletchley and later received an official apology from both from IKEA management in Sweden and the local store manager. Why? Perhaps because not everyone understands homeschooling.
The four homeschooling families have been in the habit of meeting every Monday in the IKEA cafeteria for coffee and a quiet play session, consisting of board and card games and other quiet activities. Recently 6 IKEA co-workers confronted the group and they were ejected from the store for reasons varying from taking up too much room (the cafeteria was 1/2 empty) to bringing outside food (two moms brought food for their babies) and even the highly dubious statement that the kids games were “gambling” and against store rules. One of the co-workers said: ”I don’t see much education going on.” Read more…
All sorts of IKEA Store News today! IKEA has selected Monica Valera as the store manager for the New IKEA Tampa Bay set to open Summer 2009.
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Dec 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced the appointment of Monica Varela as store manager for its future store on track to open Summer 2009 in Tampa, FL. It will be the Swedish company’s 3rd store and restaurant destination in Florida, 6th in the Southeast, and 37th in the United States. Until the 353,000-square-foot future IKEA Tampa opens in Summer 2009, customers can shop at existing Florida IKEA stores in Orlando and Sunrise or at www.IKEA-USA.com.
“We are very excited about opening a store in the Tampa Bay area, where there are many IKEA customers as well as others who may not know us yet but are anxious for us to open,” said IKEA North America president Pernille Lopez. “Monica’s retail store experience with IKEA, as well as her product life-cycle management expertise, has prepared her for managing this store in Tampa.”
IKEA Charlotte will stage its Grand Opening on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. We’ll be posting about the construction of the new store, developments, and more as the date nears. Get ready North Carolina! IKEA USA is bringing you IKEA Charlotte! Read more…
BERLIN, Dec. 8 (UPI) — The head of Swedish furniture company Ikea’s German wing says women excel over their male counterparts when it comes to assembling the company’s goods..Petra Hesser, 50, Ikea’s German chief, said women are better skilled at assembling the company’s signature flatback furniture because “men never look at the directions and have the most problems with construction because they always think they can do that,” The Local reported Monday.
“The woman first sorts the parts in an orderly way. Men throw them in a pile and then,something goes missing,” she said. “That is empirically proven.”
Hesser estimated that women make up 40 percent of the furniture giant’s customer base, but men often accompany their female friends and family to give approval for larger purchases.
However, “if the woman is against buying something, then nothing gets done,” she said.
Wow. That’s quite a statement! What do you think? Are women better than men at assembling IKEA furniture? Speak out!
Via UPI.com
IKEA advertising is always clever and they don’t disappoint for the holiday season with this 3 dimensional outdoor billboard campaign. Paix (Peace), Joy, Love, and Hope – what more could you want from a holiday billboard? Way to go IKEA!
Are we in the holiday spirit yet? What will YOU be buying at IKEA this holiday season? Tell us about your favorite IKEA holiday treats!
[as seen on comunicadores and thanks to kisaacs for posting on IKEAFANS.com in the forums]
Ever played? It’s frustratingly difficult! The IKEA Game
Match the names from a list of 5 to the type of furniture it is. See how many YOU get right! So, why would one torture oneself repeatedly with a silly online IKEA game? I’ll tell you why:
I’m a Swedish Furniture God. Who knew?
“We have decided once and for all to side with the many,” began Ingvar Kamprad in his 1976 treatise entitled, “A Furniture Dealer’s Testament” in which he extols his virtues and hopes for his company. “What we want to do, we can do and will do together. A glorious future!”
We agree! It IS a glorious future. Onward!
With that thought in mind, 2009 is quickly coming upon us! What are your goals for the future? We’ll be posting more about our goals for Positive Fanatics in 2009 and we’d like to hear yours as well!
Read more about Ingvar Kamprad’s “A Furniture Dealer’s Testament” at the IKEA Fans Blog
Positive Fanatics is back!
We’re thrilled to announce that Positive Fanatics is coming back. After chatting with Armand about the future of Positive Fanatics and our commitment to the longevity of its position in the online IKEA community, we’ve agreed to take over and continue in the tradition of offering timely news on IKEA, information on store openings, events and sales, and other tasty tidbits about the store we all love – IKEA.
We don’t plan to change much, though we’ll be posting more frequently (like Armand was able to in the beginning) and focusing on the stories of IKEA fanatics – that’s YOU!
So, please…help us get off on the right foot! Do you have a story to tell? Photos to share? A complaint, grudge or just comments? Send them in! Let’s get this baby moving!
Welcome back, Positive Fanatics!
Susan and James
