World number-one furniture retailer Ikea is hoping the market will improve next year from a decline in consumer spending on furnishing their homes, one of its senior leaders said During a recent visit to Paris to visit the Swedish chain's new city-center shop, Inter Ikea chief Jon Abrahamsson Ring said that 2025 is likely to be "challenging." Inter Ikea is the main holding company that manages the brand concept and product design among other things. France is the company's third biggest market following Germany and the United States. The French furniture market declined ...