One of the biggest draws of RTA furniture is that it can be very inexpensive. A small Billy bookcase from Ikea costs only about $40. The cons of conventional flat-pack furniture outweigh the pros ...

IKEA's success has led to environmental challenges ... has enjoyed meteoric success with its flat-pack, do-it-yourself approach to homeware (and, for a sub-set of its customer base, its iconic ...

ÄLMHULT, Sweden—Amid IKEA’s colorful staged living rooms, piles of umlaut-laden housewares and endless rows of flat-pack boxes is furniture that can have shoppers wondering: How does that ...