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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Xiao Zhan for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, June 1 (Xinhua) Swedish home retailing giant Ikea recently announced the acquisition of US supply chain software service company Made4net, hoping to further strengthen its online e-commerce business.

▲ Touyuan: Ingka Group, the parent company of Ikea, said in a statement that it will acquire Made4net, a software company based in New Jersey, for an undisclosed amount. Wim Blaauw, digital director of Ingka, pointed out that as Ikea's orders from the Internet continue to grow rapidly, it is necessary to invest in state-of-the-art technology to provide a better shopping experience for consumers.

▲ source: Ikea

Ikea's share of online sales has been growing in recent years, with 25 per cent of Ingka's sales online last year, up from 7 per cent in 2020. Ingka said the acquisition of Made4net would help Ingka employees find and mail goods quickly and accurately, who currently have to rely on warehouse records to find inventory.

CTOnews.com consulted data and learned that this is the third time in 6 years that Ingka has acquired a related enterprise in the Internet field. In 2017, Ingka acquired TaskRabbit,2020, a talent recruitment platform, and Geomagical Labs, a developer of 3D vision.

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