<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Ikea Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:27:56 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Ikea has introduced £13.45 rule for UK stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2190348_1.jpg"/><br><br>The retailer is one of thousands that have implemented the change.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Holly Kintuka]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Ikea, Living Wage, IKEA, Real Living Wage, Living Wage Foundation, Baby Bank Alliance, retail news, ikea news, baby bank alliance, charity work, real living wage ikea, uk pay, hourly pay rate, pay increases, employment news, living wage foundation</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2190348_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ikea pays employees according to the Real Living Wage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2190348_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ikea pays employees according to the Real Living Wage]]></media:description><media:credit 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transformed his childhood passion for DIY into a thriving £50,000-a-year flat-pack furniture assembly business<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jam Press]]></author><category>Personal Finance</category><media:keywords>Employment, Ikea, Job market, Kieran Nagle, flat-pack furniture, career change, Airtasker</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/590x/2183115_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I quit my corporate job — now I make £50,000 a year assembling flat-pack furniture']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jam Press/Airtasker UK]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/237x141/2183115_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I quit my corporate 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UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/285x214/2176325_1.jpg"/><br><br>The latest offer is designed to help eligible shoppers save on furniture, storage solutions, and everyday essentials.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:43:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Shania King-Soyza]]></author><category>Life</category><media:keywords>Ikea, Retail, Express Shopping, teachers, health care workers, discounts, ikea discounts, homeware. furniture, cookery</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/2176325_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ikea launches a new discount for workers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/237x141/2176325_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" 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+0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chanelle Georgina]]></author><category>Food</category><media:keywords>Morrisons, Asda, Ikea, Supermarkets, ASDA deals, IKEA children's meals, Morrisons kids eat free, supermarket cafe offers</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/14/590x/2167854_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Morrisons have an important announcement for its customers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/14/237x141/2167854_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Morrisons have an important announcement for its customers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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