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SavvyMom Roundup: Strangers Slapping Babies?

Minnow Hamilton | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Living
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Minnow Hamilton

This past week was both busy and relaxing -- what with V-Day, a short work week and a four day weekend to keep the kids busy. Oscar shocking, strangers slapping babies and some great new snack ideas were all things that caught my attention this week.

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LOOK: Famous Women Replaced With IKEA Products

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.03.2012 | Canada Living
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Swedish furniture giant IKEA had a minor PR disaster on its hands when Swedish media reported that the company had photoshopped women out of its produ...

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IKEA Removes Women From Catalogue

CP | Karl Ritter, The Associated Press | Posted 12.01.2012 | Canada Business
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STOCKHOLM - Ikea is being criticized for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its furniture catalogue, a move the company says it regret...

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Swedish For A Good Night's Sleep? Ikea To Launch Budget Hotel Chain

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.16.2012 | Canada Business
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STOCKHOLM - Best known for its flat-pack furniture, Ikea is now planning to launch a budget hotel chain in Europe.Inter Ikea, which owns the Ikea conc...

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The Ikea Song: Singer Turns Ikea Product Names Into Music Video (WATCH, PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post Canada | Sarah Kelsey | Posted 09.06.2012 | Canada Style
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Ikea can be a complete nightmare to visit: it's always busy, you can very easily get lost wandering the showroom and trying to find a product by its S...

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We're Dreaming Of Poolside Lounging Thanks To Ikea's Limited Edition Textiles

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 06.05.2012 | Canada Style
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As if we weren't already daydreaming about lounging by the pool or on a beach, Ikea has gone and created a new line of limited edition textiles that's...

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I'm a Sad-ult Now...

Sara Hennessey | Posted 06.05.2012 | Canada Style
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Sara Hennessey

Listen, I am no decorator; I have a beanbag chair with an X-marks-the-spot slab of duck tape from 2001. But I like to fantasize about a life with tasteful driftwood wall decor. I want people to describe my place as "rustic, yet modern." Not "OK," and, "is that a shower curtain over your window?"

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Ikea Founder Worked As Nazi Recruiter: Book

CP | Louise Nordstrom, The Associated Press | Posted 10.24.2011 | Canada Business
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STOCKHOLM - A new book claims IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad's youth ties with Nazi groups extended beyond what he has previously admitted, saying Sweden...

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China to Apple: We're Makin' Copies

Tim Querengesser | Posted 10.15.2011 | Canada
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Tim Querengesser

Copying has long been what China does with Western stuff, but the Apple Store story seems to have touched a new nerve. Now, not only is the product being copied but the retail aesthetic and subsequent hype is, too. That's being perceived as a threat.

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