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Ikea Parent Buys AI-Powered Logistics Solution to Enhance Home Delivery CX

Ingka Investments, the investment firm of Ikea parent company Ingka Group, has acquired U.S.-based logistics tech company Locus. The purchase will provide…

Taskrabbit Debuts Customized Partner Pages for Streamlined Service Bookings

Taskrabbit has introduced Taskrabbit Partner Pages — custom landing pages that enable retailers to offer Taskrabbit services as a value-add for their…

Ikea Plans 8 New Smaller-Format Stores in 2025

Ikea will open eight new stores this year in the smaller format that it debuted in Dallas in November 2023. Building off…

Ikea Fortifies Partnership with Taskrabbit for Furniture Assembly

Ikea has expanded its partnership with online home services marketplace Taskrabbit, enabling customers to easily book and pay for Taskrabbit furniture assembly…

Walmart Expands Handy Installation Services To Online Shoppers

Walmart shoppers buying electronics and appliances online will soon be able to add on assembly and installation services provided by Handy. The…

IKEA Expands TaskRabbit Furniture Assembly Services

IKEA is sparing customers the trauma of assembling its furniture by providing “Taskers” through the labor marketplace TaskRabbit, which the retailer acquired…

$20 Billion Sharing Economy: Competitive Threat Or Opportunity?

What do Airbnb, Uber, TaskRabbit and Rent the Runway have in common? Despite being a diverse sample of businesses that serve and…

Sailthru Acquires Carnival To Enhance Cross-Channel Personalization

Customer Retention Cloud provider Sailthru has acquired Carnival, maker of a mobile marketing automation platform. The acquisition will allow Sailthru to give…

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