Home Smart division, IKEA, Delft, Netherlands


Inside Ikea’s big bet on smart home tech

Dec 18, 2019

For seven years, Ikea has treated the smart home as a hobby. That’s changing now that Björn Block’s Home Smart division has been promoted to the same importance as Living Room, Bedroom, and all the other Ikea businesses that have come to define the company. Ikea faces the challenge of teaming up with Google, Amazon, Apple, and other tech giants while also battling them for primacy in the home.

"IKEA 2.0"
The Swedish furniture giant has conquered living rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms — but can it hang on to the future of the home?

by Thomas Ricker
December 18, 2019
 
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