SAN FRANCISCO: Ikea on Thursday announced a deal to acquire on-demand help startup TaskRabbit as the world's largest furniture retailer grabbed a seat in the online sharing economy. "Through our unique on-demand platform, TaskRabbit is making life better for both consumers and Taskers," startup chief executive Stacy Brown-Philpot said. Late last year, Ikea successfully tested making TaskRabbit talent available to help Ikea customers assemble newly bought furniture. "Entering the on-demand, sharing economy enables us to support that." Ikea planned to make TaskRabbit services available to customers after the acquisition is completed.

Source: New Strait Times September 29, 2017 01:41 UTC