5 questions with Ikea’s new CEO, who explains why he’s happy with revenue being flat

Juvencio Maeztu, in his first interview since becoming Ikea’s CEO, shares why he’s committed to ‘everyday low prices,’ is doubling down on caring for the planet, and how he wants you to socialize inside his stores.

Ikea’s new CEO Juvencio Maeztu is calling to tell me about the Ingka Group’s latest earnings (that’s the parent company behind Ikea). As it turns out, there are worse fates than a company making a little less money than it did last year.