A report by Bloomberg said that Ikea has received the go-ahead from the Indian government to open outlets in the country, making it perhaps the first major foreign retailer to set up its own stores in the region.

Ikea said that its CEO Mikael Ohlsson will step down effective Sept. 1, 2013, and will be succeeded by Peter Agnefjall, current country manager of Ikea Sweden.

Ikea said it is submitting plans for a Miami-Dade store in the City of Sweetwater, Fla., as the second South Florida Ikea store and fourth in the state.

Ikea has plugged in the new solar energy system installed at its Pittsburgh-area store in Robinson Township, Pa.

Ikea on Monday officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Houston. The installation, when combined with Ikea solar projects atop stores in Frisco and Round Rock, will make the home furnishings retailer the state’s largest solar owner.

Ikea has announced plans to install solar energy panels on two distribution centers in the Eastern United States.

Ikea Canada said that it has turned its focus to sustainability in Canada during a period of expansion in the country.

Ikea said it plans to install solar energy panels on five more of its U.S. locations – all of them in the Midwest.

Ikea announced on Wednesday plans to install solar energy panels at three additional U.S. locations, bringing the number of Ikea U.S. stores with a solar program to 23 – more than half of the home-furnishing retailer’s domestic presence.

Ikea officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its East Bay store in Emeryville, Calif.

Ikea said Wednesday it has plugged in the solar energy installation at its store in East Palo Alto, Calif.

Ikea on Tuesday officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its upcoming location in Centennial, Col. (the 415,000-sq.-ft. store is due to open on July 27).