New at IKEA: the Circular Hub. This innovative space resells, repairs, repackages, disassembles, or recycles furniture, while inspiring customers on sustainability. Located where the former bargain corner once stood, it offers a diverse selection of second-hand pieces.
The Circular Hub features products like display models, slightly damaged items, and customer returns. It also includes furniture bought back through IKEA's trade-in service, which offers discounts for good-condition pieces. Tested last year, this service proved popular with shoppers.
Items are refurbished as needed and marked with a 'second chance' label. You'll also find spare parts like screws and table legs to extend product life. IKEA showcases sustainable practices such as repackaging, assembly/disassembly, and waste recycling to educate and inspire.
For instance, 75% of store waste is already recycled—a fact IKEA aims to highlight. Looking ahead, the Swedish retailer plans customer interactions via local partnerships and sustainability workshops.
Situated in the old bargain corner area, all items are specially priced. Tickets detail the discount reason, such as minor damage, scratches, or discontinued stock.
Small items can go straight to checkout; larger ones require staff assistance for handling.
Got an IKEA piece needing a refresh? Visit for ideas on transforming it. For the Circular Hub launch, IKEA partnered with 12 local artists, displaying creative projects in every store to extend furniture life through reinvention.
Each artwork includes a DIY manual for easy home replication. Explore all projects, instructions, and artists here.
Not all returned furniture fits in the Hub, so IKEA collaborates with Het Goed, the Netherlands' largest thrift chain with 28 locations. They responsibly resell items to minimize waste.
Het Goed, a social enterprise, employs over 1,300 people distant from the labor market daily.
IKEA is advancing toward climate positivity by 2030. Early steps included furniture buybacks and sofa covers from recycled jeans.
The Circular Hub marks further progress, aligning with goals for all products designed circularly using renewable and recycled materials by 2030.
