{"id":37400,"date":"2019-02-08T07:22:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T06:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modern-wilderness.flywheelsites.com\/?p=37400"},"modified":"2019-02-08T07:23:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T06:23:01","slug":"ikea-starts-leasing-pilot-for-office-furniture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officerepublic.news\/en\/2019\/02\/ikea-starts-leasing-pilot-for-office-furniture\/","title":{"rendered":"IKEA starts leasing pilot for office furniture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>IKEA starts in Switzerland with the rental of office furniture, says CEO Torbj\u00f6rn L\u00f6\u00f6f in <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/da461f24-261c-11e9-8ce6-5db4543da632\">an interview in the Financial Times.<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IKEA has been working on developing new business models for some time now. Recently, in Canada the company <a href=\"https:\/\/officerepublic.news\/en\/2018\/11\/ikea-canada-starts-sell-back-service\/\">started with the purchase<\/a> of previously sold products, which were subsequently offered in the shops of the furniture giant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inspire and enable people<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>By offering leasing models on a subscription basis, the company expects to become more sustainable and to extend the life of its products considerably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokeswoman of IKEA says : &#8220;<em>At Ingka Group, we have an ambition to inspire and enable people to play an active role in making the circular economy a reality, which we can support by developing new ways for people to buy, care for and pass on products. In certain markets, such as Switzerland, we\u2019re exploring and testing potential solutions and have a pilot project to look into the leasing of furniture, but it\u2019s still too early to confirm exactly what this will look like.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She continues \u201c<em>In order to become a fully circular business by 2030, this can only be achieved through collaboration. 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