BOSTIN NEWS / IKEA Birmingham / 04 2018

IKEA BIRMINGHAM APRIL 2018

BOSTIN NEWS

MAKE ROOM FOR NATURE APR

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NEWS

INDUSTRIELL Chair, blue

ONE IKEA® BONUS

UK&IE PEOPLE EVENT FY18 IKEA ART EVENT 2018 + TALENT WEEK, iWITNESS AND MORE!

H E A LT H & W E L L B E I N G

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STORE MESSAGE with David Ryan

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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CO-WORKER OF THE MONTH

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ONE IKEA® BONUS How are we doing so far?

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BENEFIT OF THE MONTH Do you know your benefits?

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MAKE ROOM FOR NATURE A look at our new Vitality ranges and April NEWS.

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IKEA ART EVENT 2018 An exciting new range of glassware designed by artists from accross the globe coming to store this April.

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UK&IE PEOPLE EVENT & STORE IMPROVEMENTS A look back at the People Event held in March and a celebration of some of the store’s newest refurbishments!

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TALENT WEEK

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VALUE OF THE MONTH

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WALK FOR DREAMS A fundraising event in aid of our local store charity, Promise Dreams.

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IWITNESS

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BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

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STORE MESSAGE WITH DAVID

DAVID R YAN

DEPUTY

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SALES M ANAGER

Hej! Welcome to this month’s edition of Bostin News and my first opportunity to write the store message.

Well what a month it has been!

The weather has not been on our side with the ‘Beast from the East’ really challenging our performance on more than one occasion.

for us as our customer’s thin wallets continue to be a challenge. There will be a common thread throughout the Summer launch with Textiles being heavily involved as you will see throughout the store.

This will give our customers the opportunity to revitalise their homes at an affordable price.

Not forgetting our co-worker areas, the Development Hub and General Office which have both had makeovers, so thanks to our Comm&In team and everyone else involved for improving our working environment and giving us a better experience.

So we hosted the UK & IE People Event with 80 guests including Jeanette Soderburg (Regional Manager for Europe) and Gillian Drakeford (UK & IE Manager).

The feedback given about our store was amazing, from fill levels to co-worker engagement, IKEA food to customer experience, something every function in the store should be very proud of. Imagine what our customers must experience and also feel from our store.

We have great products, great availability and we are giving a great customer experience, so there is lots in our favour to really chase those goals and work towards our bonus!

We have also rebuilt our Home Decoration department and are seeing some great results from it so far, which is contributing to our Sales Growth ambition.

If you have not been and had a look then please do as the transformation from where it was to now is incredible. Again this has massively improved the customer shopping experience.

Home Furnishing accessories will continue to be a focus

So let’s look forward to a great peak performance and the launch of Summer!

There is as always still lots to do and each and every one of us has our part to play to achieve our goals, so remember your feedback is always important, and if you have an idea, then share it!

Take care, David

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H E A LT H & W E L L B E I N G

CO-WORKER OF THE MONTH!

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Want to nominate someone for co-worker of the month?

Simply fill out a form in HR and drop it in the box provided!

GAIL ONIONS COMM & IN

Congratulations to Charlotte Marsh from Comm & In who was also nominat ed for this months Co-Worker of the Month!

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We are getting closer to our One IKEA Bonus goals.

ONE IKEA® BONUS

But let’s tighten those screws a little faster.

So far, so good! We are on track to meet our One IKEA Bonus goals. Now we’ve just got to keep up the good work and push a little harder to get there. Let’s try to beat the goal, not just meet it.

How much bonus are we expecting to recieve?

This is the percentage of our monthly wage we’re hoping to get additionally at the end of the year! This is the percentage we could achieve based on our most recent forecast...

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FORECASTED PAYOUT 103%

DO YOU KNOW YOUR BENEFITS? What is the IRIS Pension Scheme?

IRIS is part of the Legal and General Worksave Mastertrust dedicated to all IKEA co-workers - offering you a choice of contribution rates: With a contribution from you of 2%, IKEA will contribute another 3% so you save 5% of your pensionable pay tax free in your own pension pot. You can boost your contribution to 4% of your pensionable pay at any time.

IKEA will then add 6.5% to give a total of 10.5% of your monthly earnings saved tax free (not available to TE co-workers).

How it works: Log on to ico-worker and go to the pension page: https://ico-worker.apps. ikea.com/sites/uk/benefits/ Pages/Pensions-.aspx Here you’ll find a joining form - print this off and then once completed pass it on to your HR Department who will ensure it is processed on your behalf and you’ll start to benefit!

BENEFIT OF THE MONTH...

IRIS PENSION SCHEME For more information: For forms and other information about IRIS including the Scheme booklet, investment and other information you can contact the dedicated IRIS Helpline at Legal & General (0345 026 7583) or for general information about pensions you can go to the government website www.direct. gov.uk/betterfuture.

To discover more co-worker benefits, plus view your pay, career opportunities within IKEA and much more simply visit www.ico-worker.ikea. com from a store computer or in the comfort of your own home!

APRIL NEWS

MAKE ROOM

INDUSTRIELL vase

FOR NATURE bring a piece of nature home with you This summer it’s all about our Growth with Impact theme: Make room for nature. This is about connecting with all the senses and creating a place for relaxing and comfort. By bringing nature inside through materials, patterns and textures, the home becomes more personal and creative. Our new ranges for April help to create this...

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INDUSTRIELL

INDUSTRIELL tea towel, 2-pack

INDUSTRIELL chair

celebrate the beauty of imperfections

INDUSTRIELL shelving unit

INDUSTRIELL arm chair natural/grey

The INDUSTRIELL collection, a collaboration with Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek, combines industrialisation and a handmade feeling.

Described as “massproduced uniqueness”, it celebrates the imperfections within the designs, creating something more tactile and human.

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HJÄRTELIG

HJÄRTELIG yoga rug, 62x183cm grey

when it’s time to press pause HJÄRTELIG platform bed with bedside table, pine

The HJÄRTELIG collection explores design that engages all senses.

This collection is about making the bedroom a place for mindfulness and tranquility, in addition to a place for working, exercising and sleeping.

It’s about more than the furniture itself — it’s about taking care of you.

The range includes a yoga mat, rugs and textiles, bedroom furniture and other furnishings.

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PLATSA

flexible storage that works in every room The PLATSA range is a new, modular storage system launching this month offering a range of different frame sizes, doors and interior fittings along with it’s own interior textile organising system called STUK. It’s flexible, modern and simplistic design allows for users to create a personalised storage system for any room, with endless possibilities.

STUK box with compartments white/grey

PLATSA allows you to create more open and free space by organising all your belongings - allowing for a calmer, more relaxed home.

PLATSA wardrobe combination

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NG COMI THIS H! MONT

ART FOR EVERYONE At IKEA, we’re guided by the vision of “creating a better everyday life for the many people”, so for years we’ve been providing people all over the world with functional and affordable design. But we believe that art can also play its part. It shouldn’t just be in galleries and museums - it belongs in the home too.

That’s what the IKEA Art Event is all about: inviting contemporary artists from around the world to cocreate art that can be put in any home, making it more vibrant, beautiful and fun.

For the IKEA Art Event 2018 we got to thinking about toy art and Swedish crystal. Unlikely bedfellows?

Perhaps.

But we were curious...

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What happens when you mash up the world of manga, designer toys and comics with the age-old tecniques of handmade Swedish art glass?

We wanted to find out...

So, for the IKEA Art Event 2018 we invited eight contemporary artists, representing different artistic expressions, to each produce a crystal glass figurine.

Most of the artists had never worked with glass before, and were keen to embrace the challenges and possibilities the material presents. To produce the handmade figurines, the artists collaborated with some of the most skilled glass masters in the world, based in MĂĽlerĂĽs, right in the middle of SmĂĽland, Sweden - not far from the very heart of IKEA. The result? A collection of eight crystal glass figurines that are playful, expressive and accessible - with a whole world inside of them.

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“In working with glass, as a material with such a long and amazing tradition, we got the opportunity to lift it to the contemporary scene.”

Henrik Most, Creative Leader for the IKEA Art Event Project

The figurines are produced at Målerås glassworks in Småland, not far from where the IKEA story began. One of the few glassworks still active in Sweden, Målerås was founded in 1890.

As Henrik Most, Creative Leader for the IKEA Art Event project, puts it, “We wanted to see what would happen when combining an old craft tradition with young art forms. I think we found something interesting that hopefully can introduce art glass to a new generation.”

When choosing the artists to collaborate with, the goal was to create both a geographic representation from around the world and a creative mix that would provide a taste of what’s going on in the contemporary art scene.

“I love the art projects because they are so different from working with design. Here you need your intuition to guide you to a much higher degree. It’s more about being open to possibilities and creating a genuine trust between yourself and the artist. About nurturing the artist.”

Keep an eye out for more information and look out for the Art Event coming to store this month!

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UK&IE PEOPLE EVENT &

Store

Refurbishments

Last month IKEA Birmingham had the honour and priviledge to host the UK&IE People Event FY18. We had over 80 visitors over the two day event from all over the United Kingdom and Ireland, including Jeanette Soderburg (Regional Manager for Europe) and Gillian (UK&IE Manager). The day was filled with a range of different talks and inspirational workshops for visitors and the feedback given about our store was amazing, from fill levels to co-worker engagement, from IKEA food to customer experience - something every function in the store should be very proud of!

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P r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e d a y. . .

In preparation for the event we had lots of in-store improvements to give our 80 guests the ‘wow-factor’ when visiting IKEA Birmingham for possibly the first time! One of the main projects was the refurbishment of our Development Hub, as this was the main hosting place for the day.

Seating area in the Development Hub

Entrance photo area

Olivia & Shellie from OCP

A huge thank you to everyone who supported from Comm&In in refurbishing the areas and also anyone who came over to the Hub during the week to help with moving furniture and helping build all the chairs!

New

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PAX room

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A message from Amy & Richard: “The whole store were so pleased and so engaged to host such a positive and meaningful event, where so many wonderful people come together to share and inspire.

It is always so wonderful to see so many colleagues come together along with so many senior IKEA leaders, to spend such quality time together and to be inspired.

This particular event has a special place in mine and Amy’s heart, as we were both fortunate enough to have attended the same event in Leeds store some years back, which really supported our very own IKEA journey’s!

Guest speaker for the day was Jeanette Soderberg, Regional Manager, who shared her journey and insights throughout the day, as well as many leaders from across the UK & IE. A special mention must go out to all co-workers in the Store, OCP and all Service Office partners for their efforts and togetherness in making this special event happen. Thank you all so much! #TeamBirmingham wish everyone that attended good luck on their IKEA journeys!”

Pernille & Jeanette

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Gillian presenting: We believe in people!

Thank you IKEA food!

Another big thank you to all of IKEA food for feeding all of our guests throughout the day and for putting on a brilliant spread of food for lunch that was enjoyed by all, including some of our co-workers!

The IKEA food team

Lorna from Customer Services said about t h e d a y. . . “Wow! What an inspiring day! Firstly I would like to express my thanks to IKEA Birmingham for allowing me to take part in hosting such a successful event. I learnt so much from this experience, such as where our brand stands today, IKEA values and what they mean to us as individuals and how the development of the Next Generation leaders evolve. Hearing many journies along the way from different parts of the world, I feel proud to be part of such an amazing, growing Birmingham team. We all pulled together to host an unforgettable event, which I am sure will be talked about. The food was amazing - so much cake! You did your store proud. Thank you to Amy & Richard for letting me be a part of such an inspiring experience.�

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More store improvements!

New Home Dec

Entrance to plants & candles Mirror shop

Ta k e a l o o k !

Vitality area

New pictures & frames area

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New desk location & new mattress, quilts & pillows selling solution

SUNDVIK collection area

We’ve also had a rebuild of the whole of Home Decoration which includes a new mirror shop, pictures & frames and vitality area to inspire and make our customers experience even better!

Children’s has also seen a rebuild of Baby which features a new mattress, quilts and pillows selling solution and mini ‘collection’ areas that show groups of product families together to make customers buying groups of furniture easier. Lower walls also allow you to see further into departments, making it easier to navigate.

Baby Rebuild

Lower walls allow for full, eye-catching merchandising walls

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New General Office

Before...

Along with other improvements around the store, one of the biggest jobs was the rebuild of our General Office which was designed by Emma Aston from Comm&In! This was a huge task and we’ve has an incredible transformation... Our original office was dark, unorganized and we were even using dining tables as desks!

Space was restricted and storage space was also an issue so the aim was to create an area that all co-workers could use.

Emma’s key goals to achieve when designing the new office were:

Before the face-lift...

During...

It was getting closer to the People Day visit and we wanted to make sure the office was looking presentable for our guests so it required us all to come together to help wherever we could!

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• To give all co-workers equal and adequate desk space • To group functions together • Provide new and functional storage solutions • Hide wiring and the data cable dado rail • Clear walls of clutter • Refresh • Inspire

Liam, Martin, Paul, Dawn, Jade, Gareth, Ellie and Gordon... building all the new deks!

New desks, a new feature wall complete with a new TV screen for meetings and running presentations/sales results and vinyl details curstosy of Ash from Graphics,

The result! After 2 weeks of redevelopment, Phase One of the General Office Rebuild was done! Additional features and details to be added soon so watch this space!

Window decor

Emma the ‘Creator’!

Storage wall for departments and new wardrobe for coats, stationary cupbards and waste sorting.

A huge thank you to everyone else that helped during the 2 weeks: Full Serve for storing all the new furniture; Juno, Richard and Dave; Sam & Trudy for helping with the new meeting room; Pete for removing card and to Recovery & Self-Serve who took old furniture and put some back to stock!

We now have a fabulous place to work and have new ‘flex’ desks for anyone to use, anytime!

Refreshed meeting room

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Let us use our talents!

TALENT FOCUS WEEK WEEK 17 22ND-28TH APRIL This is a great opportunity to discover different career paths in IKEA and learn what you can do to develop both in your role today and perhaps in a different role and place tomorrow.

Take part in IKEA Talent Focus Week and get inspired!

#IKEAtalents

IKEA VALUE OF THE MONTH

Caring for people and planet Our operations and products have an impact on the planet.

Sometimes we are part of the problem and we have decided to be part of the solution. The source for solutions can often be found in our own values - in our care for people, in our urge to avoice waste and in our desire to create more from less.

Each of us can contribute with big and small improvements.

How do you show that you care?

For all 8 IKEA key values, visit IKEA toolbox: toolbox.inter-ikea.com/ikeavalues

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WALK FOR DREAMS

Join us for a 10 miles sponsored walk and help make dreams come true for terminally and seriously ill children Himley Cricket Club to Wolverhampton Racecourse

SUNDAY 1ST JULY ?

WANT TO JOIN

11AM START

To sign up and for more info speak to Jade Jones from Marketing or email jade.jones@ikea.com to get your name on the list!

Please liase with your Line Manager to make sure you’re able to attend and aren’t working that day.

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iBENEFITS

Don’t miss out on your opportunity of a lifetime...

become an IKEA IWitness Ambassador in 2018

Experience first-hand and be a part of how IKEA support children living in refugee camps in Jordan.

If you have ever been inspired by hearing co-workers stories from other IWitness trips, or feel passionate about learning more about how our Good Cause Campaigns make a difference to children around the world, now is the time to apply!

This year, IKEA is working with WarChild to give co-workers from IKEA UK&IE a chance to visit educational and play promotion projects for children in Jordan. The trip will take place between 23 - 27 September 2018, with a day’s travel each side.

The life-changing projects the group will visit are funded by the IKEA Foundation and promoted by the Let’s Play for Change campaigns in our units.

To find out more about our previous co-worker experiences, please visit the IKEA foundation home page.

To apply for this years IWitness experience to Jordan, please visit the Sustainability HUB found on IKEA inside and then complete the application form.

Please send your completed application to iwitnessuk&ie@ikea.com The Application process to become an ambassador for this amazing trip is open between 21 March – 11 April.

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Happy y irthda

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DAY OF THE MONTH

NAME

DEPARTMENT

3rd

Denise Long

Self Serve

Paul Hawthorn

Full Serve

5th

Daniel Robinson

Full Serve

6th

Jack Pountney

Logistics

Marie Cheadle

IFS

Lisa Edwards

Checkouts

Lorna Edwards

Customer Services

Julie Wilson

Safety & Security

Morgan Wright

Full Serve

9th

Sharon Green

Customer Services

11th

Jatinder Kalirai

Kitchens

12th

Susan Saunders

Checkouts

13th

Oliver Beadle

Kitchens

George Cook

Customer Services

Dawn Wyse

Communication & Interior Design

Deborah Green

Kitchens

15th

Paul Jones

Logistics

16th

Jessica Edwards

Kitchens

Bill Rogers

Activities

Vijay Banger

Self Serve

Amy Mason

IFS

Daniel Green

Home Decoration

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Natasha Banger

HR

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Michael Doody

Logistics

21st

Paulette Maydew

IFS

27th

Dimple Pandya

IFS

Elaine Selvey

Checkouts

29th

Millie Bumford

Checkouts

30th

Daniel Mullings

Self Serve

7th

8th

14th

17th

Happy

Anniversary YEARS SERVICE

NAME

DEPARTMENT

3rd

Denise Long

Self Serve

Paul Hawthorn

Full Serve

5th

Daniel Robinson

Full Serve

6th

Jack Pountney

Logistics

Marie Cheadle

IFS

Lisa Edwards

Checkouts

Lorna Edwards

Customer Services

Julie Wilson

Safety & Security

Morgan Wright

Full Serve

9th

Sharon Green

Customer Services

11th

Jatinder Kalirai

Kitchens

12th

Susan Saunders

Checkouts

7th

8th

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Tack för att du läser!

(That’s “Thank you for reading!” in Swedish)

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Simply drop me an email at liam.hill1@ikea.com explaining what you’d like included or pop into the General Office for a chat!

I’d love to hear from you.