It’s been nearly six months since Ikea, the company behind affordable furniture that looks deceptively easy to assemble, acquired TaskRabbit, the company that sends folks to help you do things that ...

Ikea Group (Ingka Holding B.V. and its controlled entities), is taking over TaskRabbit, a platform that enables freelancers to access and work jobs on-demand. The companies have signed a conditional ...

NEW YORK — Ikea is making moves so you don't have to assemble a sofa or bookcase yourself. The furniture seller said Thursday that it is buying online on-demand services platform TaskRabbit, which ...

When TaskRabbit co-founder Kevin Busque set up his fledgling company's 401(k) plan many years ago, he didn't think much about it. It was only later, when he was hiring a seasoned executive team and ...

The acquisition is a match made in DIY furniture heaven. — -- In a match made in DIY furniture heaven, Ikea Group has bought on-demand services site TaskRabbit, the Swedish company announced ...

No task too big or small for the gig economy as IKEA plans to send out legions of taskers to get assembly jobs right. Swedish home store IKEA is to acquire TaskRabbit, the start-up that sends legions ...

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 don’t have to strain your brain too much to understand why Ikea bought TaskRabbit, a startup that provides a marketplace for household chores and other simple tasks. There’s an obvious synergy ...

TaskRabbit, the San Francisco startup that has made a name for itself by helping people connect with odd jobs, is now a place where you can find a real job too. Today TaskRabbit is launching a new set ...

Ikea, the Swedish home-goods retailer, said Thursday that it had agreed to acquire TaskRabbit, a company known for, among other things, sending tool-wielding workers to rescue customers befuddled by ...