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IKEA fires French managers in wake of spying probe

06:00 AM | My-Retail Media

IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, has sacked four current and former managers at its French operations after allegations emerged that illegal police files had been used to spy on staff and customers.

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Barbara D’Arcy White, Interior Design Guru, Dies at 84

05:42 AM | New York Times

Ms. D’Arcy was an interior decorator whose eclectic sense of style helped change Americans’ taste in home furnishings in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, when she worked at Bloomingdale’s.

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Ikea: Four executives sacked over store spying

04:23 AM | Scotsman

IKEA has sacked four executives, including a country manager and head of security, after an internal probe into spying on workers at its French operations.

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Weather tests patience of Chelsea flower show gardeners

05:48 PM | Guardian

The Royal Jubilee rose looks worryingly floppy and the Turk's head lilies won't open on the penultimate buildup day It was a mild, calm day at the Chelsea flower show on Friday, which is more than could be said for the gardeners. With a bitterly cold winter followed by a hot, dry March and the wettest April on record, and the odd slash of hail and sleet in the last weeks of the buildup, their nerves were shredded.

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IKEA sacks four French managers over spying scandal

02:43 PM | Telegraph

Swedish furniture giant IKEA said it was sacking four current and former managers at its French subsidiary over allegations that they used illegal police files to spy on staff and customers.

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