The Local France

Ikea to finally set up shop in central Paris after picking location

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:41:17 +0200

Paris will soon get its first Ikea store after the Swedish furniture giant announced it had found the appropriate location in the heart of the French capital. But the store will be a little different to normal.

Ikea faces trial in France for 'paying to see police files on staff and customers'

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:27:48 +0100

French prosecutors are pushing for Ikea France and 15 people, including police officials, to be put on trial on charges of paying for access to police files on employees and customers, a source close to the inquiry said Thursday.

Ikea cracks down on French fan's website

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:43:44 +0200

A French blogger and Ikea fanatic has incurred the wrath of Swedish furniture giant after he created a website called Ikeapedia in the chain's honour.

Ikea warned: Give to charity or face bombing

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:00:00 +0200

Menacing letters, one signed by the name ‘Robin Wood’, threatened to bomb and set fire to Ikea locations in France if the Swedish furniture giant did not meet several somewhat bizarre demands, it was revealed this week.

Two questioned in Ikea illegal spying scandal

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:38:00 +0100

Two former employees of Ikea France were questioned by a magistrate Tuesday over their alleged involvement in a spying scandal that threatened to tarnish the squeaky-clean Swedish furniture giant's image when it emerged last year.

IKEA bosses sacked over spying scandal

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:39:00 +0200

Swedish furniture giant IKEA said Friday it was sacking four current and former managers at its French subsidiary over allegations they used illegal police files to spy on staff and customers.

Ikea 'spied' on angry clients in France

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:53:00 +0100

Furniture giant Ikea has been accused of spying on dissatisfied clients in France, following allegations that the Swedish company snooped on its French staff. Police have carried out a search at Ikea's French head office.

Union lodges complaint over IKEA spying claim

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:54:00 +0100

A French union on Thursday lodged a formal legal complaint against Swedish furniture giant IKEA accusing it of illegally spying on staff and customers, legal sources said.

Ikea 'stole secret French police reports' - claim

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:36:00 +0100

Swedish furniture giant IKEA has responded to accusations it illegally accessed secret police files in France as part of its security operation.

Picard, Amazon, Ikea: France's favourite brands

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:27:26 +0200

For the second year running, frozen food chain Picard is the favoured brand of the French, according to a survey by consulting firm OC&C.

Ikea opens free hotel for sleepy drivers

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:03:38 +0200

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has opened a temporary hotel at a rest stop on one of France’s busiest motorways offering free rooms for 20-minute naps. The goal is to help drivers who have become sleepy at at the wheel, as well as selling a mattress or two.

Bomb attack at Lille Ikea store

Tue, 31 May 2011 11:59:00 +0200

Small explosives concealed in alarm clocks have detonated at an Ikea furniture store in Lille, in an attack apparently coordinated with similar incidents in Belgium and the Netherlands, Belgian authorities said on Tuesday.