IKEA Is Launching a Furniture Rental Program

While Manhattan prepares to open its first IKEA store sometime this year, the Swedish company has more plans to expand its business. IKEA is currently planning to roll out a furniture rental program, starting as early as this month. Torbjorn Loof -- who heads the company's Inter IKEA division -- shared a few details on the experimental service in a recent interview. The initiative is expected to start in IKEA's home base of Sweden where desks and chairs will be up for rent first. Loof stated tha...