Learn More about IKEA UK
If you are visiting or are from the United
Kingdom and are looking for great furniture, it is a great idea to
place yourself among the most content shoppers you can find. The
best place to do this is somewhere that believes in great quality
and great prices. Where can I find a place like this, you ask? Well,
you won’t have to look far. If you simply tune in to other happy
furniture customers around your city, or on the Internet, you’ll
probably hear the word “IKEA” – and that is where your answer can be
found! IKEA UK is not only a set of stores with great prices and
high quality items - it is a place that sets the standards high for
other furniture stores thinking of following in its lead. Do you
want to learn more? Read on!
About IKEA UK
IKEA UK is a home furnishing store that is the
United Kingdom affiliate to the IKEA brand. While the entire brand
has been in existence for many years the first United Kingdom store
opened in Manchester in 1987. Since then, 16 more stores have
followed its lead with the most recent store in opening in Belfast
in 2007. IKEA UK is a corporate leader among its affiliates being
the number 3 top selling country in the world right behind the
United States. Among the other cities you can find the United
Kingdom stores are Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Leeds, London, Milton Keynes, Newcastle and Nottingham – and soon a
new store will be opening in Caventry.
In late 2007, IKEA announced that they will be
expanding their chain extensively throughout the United Kingdom over
the next 10 years. This means that in addition to 20 new stores
being built, there will be over 10,000 new jobs available to UK
residents. The new stores are being considered for Manchester,
Coventry, Glasgow, South Wales, the south coast, and London. The
expansion would not only be beneficial to the company who could
essentially double sales, but also to the customers who might see as
much as a 20 percent decrease in prices due to the company’s profit
increases.
What You Will Find at Their Retail Stores
IKEA UK is no stranger to the brand machine
that pumps out great quality furniture at great prices to their
customers. Like their affiliates, they have a strong selection of
products for all aspects of home furnishings and beyond. If you want
to furnish your kitchen, you can browse their massive
warehouse-sized retail store and find exactly what you’re looking
for. Or if you want to create a home office, you’ll locate great
contemporary pieces that will give your home office the trendy, yet
“official” look you want in your home.
The idea of sprucing up your bathroom is always
a good one. And at their store you can find all of the furnishings
plus so much more to not only get you started – but finished – with
the bathroom of your dreams. Through their retail stores, you will
find cabinets and shelves, wash-basins, mirrors, bathroom lighting
and to get your wheels spinning. They even offer an incredible
bathroom series that includes all of the bells and whistles you
could ask for. For example, the Gruntdal Bathroom Series allows you
to select from a collection of Gruntdal items including glass
shelves, mirror cabinets, toilet roll holders, and towel racks, to
wall shelves for toiletries and a scale.
There are more great ideas for your home found
in their stores, including beautiful (and inexpensive) leather
couches and armchairs, gorgeous contemporary sofa beds, creative
rugs for all areas of the house, and curtains and blinds for the
added flare your home can always use. By visiting one of these great
stores in your area, you will be guaranteed to walk out with at
least one great item, but if you’re an avid shopper, you will have
to visit without money the first time just to make sure you don’t
overspend!
Social and Environment
Like many of their affiliates, IKEA UK feels a
great deal of responsibility to their community and environment –
and they display this responsibility in a variety of ways. One way
they fulfill their responsibility to their community and abroad is
by supporting children in need. Since 2003, the IKEA Group has
raised 6.9 million euros for children through the sales of their
IKEA PS BRUM teddy bears, in addition to other soft toys. They also
support CREDA, an India organization that focuses on providing
educational opportunities for young girls and adult women. In
Kosovo, they have supported the International Save the Children
Alliance, which re-establishes schooling for children devastated by
the war in 1999. The program is centered on rebuilding 49 schools
through repair and reconstruction of classrooms, as well as teacher
training.
In addition to supporting organizations outside
of the company, IKEA UK is also dedicated to making a difference in
their own stores. In making their products, they feel the need to be
responsible with their use of production materials. They ensure
customers that their substances are hazardous-free, including the
wood in their bookcases and tables. They also ensure that none of
their suppliers provide products that are created through child
labor. And in 2006 they began their venture to rid the community of
plastic bags and in the process became the first leading United
Kingdom retailer to eliminate the support of single-use plastic
bags. By charging their customers for plastic bags, they have
reduced consumption by 95 percent. And the profits they receive from
those willing to pay for plastic bags to carry their items out of
the store go to England’s Community Forest.
IKEA UK is constantly growing as its customer
base grows. And with the possibility of even more stores sprouting
up in the next decade, customers can rest assured that they will
find all of the great furniture they love even closer to home. The
next time you are in need of quality at a low price, be sure to
remember the name IKEA UK. You definitely won’t regret your choice –
especially when you have a home filled with beautiful furniture to
enjoy.
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