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Arrival of IKEA: Boon or Bane for the Furniture Industry

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Ahead of the opening of the first IKEA store in Korea at the end of this year, domestic furniture companies are busy devising ways to face the threat the Swedish behemoth poses. Some in the industry are optimistic that IKEA’s do-it-yourself, no-delivery business model would not be received [...]

Domestic Furniture Makers Brace for Big Battle against IKEA

SEOUL, Korea, Feb 25 (Korea Bizwire) – As the world’s largest furniture maker IKEA is launching its first store in Korea this year, local furniture makers are busy preparing a battle against the “furniture dinosaur.” IKEA is working diligently to open the largest furniture store in Korea at Gwangmyeong, southwest of Seoul, and prepared for [...]