Ikea’s strategy offers a rare counterpoint to the prevailing narrative of AI-driven job displacement. By retraining rather than replacing workers, the company has turned a potential liability into a competitive advantage, boosting both sales and customer satisfaction.

However, the experiment’s success hinges on the private ownership structure that allows long-term investment without shareholder pressure. Whether this model can scale in public companies remains uncertain.

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