Ikea, a Swedish company famous for its flat-pack furniture and meatballs, has bought TaskRabbit, the Uber for getting people to do random chores for you. The wholly unexpected move pushes Ikea into a ...

IKEA says that it has singed a conditional agreement that will have it buying 100% of TaskRabbit’s shares. It is expecting the deal to close during October. Once the deal is complete, TaskRabbit will ...

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 ...

The best things in life are free. Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush). Love roaming the aisles of IKEA, but loathe the ...

Furniture retail giant Ikea—which is set to open a massive new store in Fishers on Oct. 11— is making moves so you don't have to assemble a sofa or bookcase yourself. The furniture seller said ...

Ikea U.S. on Tuesday announced plans to roll out its TaskRabbit At-Home Assembly service, now available online in select markets and in six Ikea stores across the U.S. The TaskRabbit service is ...

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 ...

I moved from Crown Heights to Bushwick almost two months ago. My new apartment is clean and tastefully laid out. But many things are missing, among them a dresser. There was once a dresser. It was ...

IKEA is sparing customers the trauma of assembling its furniture by providing “Taskers” through the labor marketplace TaskRabbit, which the retailer acquired in October 2017. The service is currently ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) – 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, ...