Ikea is trying its hand at the gig economy. The Swedish home goods giant just bought on-demand freelance work app TaskRabbit for an undisclosed sum, the companies confirmed. Recode first reported the ...
You can now pay IKEA to help you put together its confusing furniture. The company announced this morning it’s rolling out the new TaskRabbit At-Home Assembly service in select U.S. markets where ...
Do you a few spare wood pallets lying around your house after your latest renovation or rebuilding project? There are many unique ways you can upcycle this material, from assembling a new set of patio ...
If you've purchased IKEA furniture in the past, you probably already know how difficult it can be to assemble. If their latest announcement is anything to go by, it seems IKEA finally understands that ...
Ikea furniture is scientifically proven to cause arguments, and we totally understand why. Unless you thrive on the nitty-gritty, assembling a piece from the Swedish furniture giant can be an ...
I would have liked to have heard furniture maker IKEA's elevator pitch. "We build giant stores that sell inexpensive Swedish meatballs and modern-style furniture that customers have to put together ...
IKEA is known for its inexpensive furniture, but assembling it can be a daunting task. In 2017, IKEA acquired TaskRabbit, which lets users hire temporary workers through the TaskRabbit app to do ...
In 2008, TaskRabbit was one of first and highest-profile startups to define the "gig economy", a new model of work for on-demand services. With its app, customers could summon independent contractors ...
Ikea’s hall of fame roster of affordable furniture icons is well established. But a special subset of pieces, from the endlessly reimagined Billy bookcase or the Kallax shelving unit, to the Malm ...