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BreakfastwithNick
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Posted 4 years ago # -
jackal
Miskatonic U.
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HeySquare wrote Has anyone else heard that people are planning on sleeping out for this event?
I mean, I love IKEA. But why? They have a CATALOG! You can order it by mail ANYWHERE in the US.
They're giving away a free chair to the first 100 customers.....people are desperate to sit!
Posted 4 years ago # -
chaptal
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HeySquare wrote Has anyone else heard that people are planning on sleeping out for this event?
I mean, I love IKEA. But why? They have a CATALOG! You can order it by mail ANYWHERE in the US.
A lot of people like the social and tactile experience of shopping. To see and feel the merchandise.
Me, I'm not going near that place for months!
Posted 4 years ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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They're also giving out some $1000 gift cards and other prizes to the people who show up early.
It's a fun store to visit, and much different than shopping anywhere else in my opinion.
But yeah... we'll wait a few weeks for it to calm down too.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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From here: http://ohikea.com/
• Pick a Card, Any Card – The first 2,500 people to visit IKEA West Chester on March 12, 2008
will receive a random prize envelope with vouchers for goodies such as IKEA Gift Cards
ranging from $10 to $250, a 4-piece cookware set or “Buy One, Get One Free†cinnamon bun,
hotdog or frozen yogurt.
• You Say It’s Your Birthday – Visitors who bring proof to IKEA West Chester on March 12
that it is their birthday will receive a $10 gift card.
• Take a Seat (And We Mean Take It!) – The first 100 adults (18 and over) in line at the IKEA
West Chester grand opening on March 12, 2008 will receive a free POÄNG armchair.
• For the (Truly) Young at Heart – The first 100 children (under 18) in line at IKEA West
Chester grand opening on March 12, 2008 will receive a free FAMNIG heart-shaped cushion.
• Enter to Win When Entering our Home – From March 12 through March 20, 2008, visitors
to IKEA West Chester may enter a drawing to win one of ten $1,000 IKEA Gift Cards. IKEA
West Chester will match the prizes (a total of $10,000) with a donation to the ‘One Way Farm’
children’s home, a local shelter for abused, abandoned and neglected children.
• Play Big and Eat Big (If You’re Little!) – Entertainment for kids such as balloon artists and
face-painting will take place at IKEA West Chester from March 12 through March 16. They
also can enjoy a macaroni-and-cheese meal with a fountain drink for 99¢.
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Mae
Olde Towne East
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Anne wrote YES! so when will people start getting in line? :)
HeySquare wrote Has anyone else heard that people are planning on sleeping out for this event?
I mean, I love IKEA. But why? They have a CATALOG! You can order it by mail ANYWHERE in the US.
They are going to allow people to line up starting Monday, March 10th at 9:00 am. Here is why people are willing to wait so long:
Free POÄNG chair  The first 100 adults (18 and over) in line will receive a free POÄNG armchair.
Gold envelopes  The first 2,500 visitors will receive a random prize envelope with vouchers for goodies such as IKEA gift cards ($10 to $250), IKEA 365+ dinnerware sets or "Buy One, Get One Free" cinnamon bun, hotdog or frozen yogurt treat.
For the (truly) young at heart  The first 100 children (under 18.) in line will receive a free FAMNIG heart-shaped cushion.
Our birthday/your birthday  Visitors with proof that their birthday is the same as the West Chester store’s, March 12th, will receive a $10 IKEA gift card.
Win in the store  From March 12 through March 20, 2008 visitors may enter a drawing to win one of ten $1,000 IKEA gift cards.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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The Dispatch wrote
IKEA fans expected to flock to new Cincinnati storeSunday, March 9, 2008
BY AMY SAUNDERS
WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Most people don't take two vacation days to attend a Cincinnati-area store opening, Lori Crabtree knows.
But IKEA, which sells everything from modern furniture to Swedish meatballs, is not most stores. Most stores are not the size of six football fields.
And most store-opening events don't begin at two separate times: one Monday morning, when people are permitted to start camping outside IKEA, and one Wednesday, when Crabtree and thousands of other shoppers finally can enter the store they've been wanting in Ohio for years.
"I anticipate it to be a melee, something pretty ridiculous," said Crabtree, 35, of the West Side. "Like the Super Bowl -- but shopping."
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Dutch Rub
Clintonville
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Here's two articles about Ikea.
http://www.the-latest.com/ikea-slammed-over-child-labour-and-green-issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/31/AR2007033101287_2.html
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Dutch_Rub wrote Here's two articles about Ikea.
http://www.the-latest.com/ikea-slammed-over-child-labour-and-green-issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/31/AR2007033101287_2.html
Welp, back to Walmart then!
Posted 4 years ago # -
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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it's open! RUN!
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Columbuzz
Grandview
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Walker wrote
Dutch_Rub wrote Here's two articles about Ikea.
http://www.the-latest.com/ikea-slammed-over-child-labour-and-green-issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/31/AR2007033101287_2.html
Welp, back to Walmart then!
Not only that... their background is completely shady - although extremely interesting. (I'm neither pro-, nor anti-ikea. I have quite a few things from their store. I just find their history and structure fascinating.)
The parent company is a registered foundation, meaning none of their profits are taxed. It is also set it up in the Netherlands, where it's easy to get registered as a non-profit foundation and laws are lenient about what you have to report.
As a foundation, that means the family that owns Ikea can't get those profits directly. So, instead, they set up another company - privately held - that would "franchise out" all of the IKEA stores (so the board actually runs each and every store that opens - about 5 people). That company gets all of the franchising fees and the family gets a portion of those sales profits.
THEN, they report a really low amount of pre-tax profits and say the majority of their pre-tax expenses were for "other operating charges", but they won't say exactly what that means (privately held company).
Reports have shown they pay a lot to another group in Luxembourg, which is widely known to also be owned by the family.
As far as taxes go, all in all, their combined companies/foundations only really pay about 3.5% of their reported profits (in 2004, that was roughly 19million euros. Total.).
As far as charitable giving (after all, the parent company is registered as a foundation, right?):
They are officially dedicated to promoting innovations in architecture and interior design.
The charitable organization is larger than the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The fact is, however, it does very little charitable giving - in 2004, their donations were concentrated on the Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden and totaled $1.7 million in grants compared to the Gates' gifts of over $1.5 billion that same year. Ikea won't really divulge detailed information on their grantmaking - foundations in the Netherlands don't have to report their records.
But they are involved with a lot of international charitable causes, many of which through UNICEF. They also support American Forests. (but how involved are they with any of those organizations?)
Posted 4 years ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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We drove down to check out the new IKEA today and hang out with some of our Cincy friends. Was still pretty busy (they had parking attendants directing people on where to park) but a lot of fun. Such an out-of-the-ordinary shopping experience. My problem though is that I really like the way some of their room designs are laid out and I feel like I can't just buy one small item because I'd prefer to completely overhaul the room instead.
Regardless, we picked up a few things. Not a bad drive either. Glad to have one closer than the one in PA.
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Walker
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IKEA store to install solar panels
8:50 PM, May. 25, 2011
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The EnquirerHome furnishings retailer IKEA will add solar panels to the roof of its store in West Chester and five other locations this year.
The Sweden-based company said it would install 4,452 solar panels on the roof of the 344,000-square-foot West Chester store, capable of producing 1.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.
READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110525/BIZ01/305250050/IKEA-store-install-solar-panels
Posted 12 months ago # -
Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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Walker wrote >>
READ MOREThe Dispatch wrote
IKEA fans expected to flock to new Cincinnati storeSunday, March 9, 2008BY AMY SAUNDERSWEST CHESTER, Ohio - Most people don't take two vacation days to attend a Cincinnati-area store opening, Lori Crabtree knows.But IKEA, which sells everything from modern furniture to Swedish meatballs, is not most stores. Most stores are not the size of six football fields.And most store-opening events don't begin at two separate times: one Monday morning, when people are permitted to start camping outside IKEA, and one Wednesday, when Crabtree and thousands of other shoppers finally can enter the store they've been wanting in Ohio for years."I anticipate it to be a melee, something pretty ridiculous," said Crabtree, 35, of the West Side. "Like the Super Bowl -- but shopping."Fuck! That's hilarious!!!
Posted 12 months ago # -
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IKEA flips on Cincinnati solar panels
Business Courier
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 2:59pm ESTIKEA has plugged in the solar energy system installed on top of its Cincinnati-area store. The 128,000-square-foot photo-voltaic array consists of a 1,026-kilowatt system, built with 4,186 panels. The array, which sits on the world’s leading home furnishing retailer’s West Chester Township store, will produce about 1.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually. That is the equivalent of reducing 1,014 tons of carbon dioxide, eliminating emissions of 180 cars or powering 115 homes yearly, according to the company’s news release.
READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2012/01/24/ikea-flips-on-cincinnati-solar-panels.htmlPosted 4 months ago #
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