Ask me about the most binge-worthy show on Netflix or the best holiday shopping spots, and I’m all in. But when it comes to home repairs or turning a stack of Ikea parts into a fully functional desk, ...

It’s been nearly six months since Ikea, the company behind affordable furniture that looks deceptively easy to assemble, acquired TaskRabbit, the company that sends folks to help you do things that ...

Furniture giant Ikea’s decision to buy the popular on-demand service TaskRabbit may seem like a natural move: Ikea sells furniture that needs to be built, and TaskRabbit offers the people to do it.

Anyone who has assembled furniture, moved homes or perched precariously on a ladder to clean out the gutter knows that these types of chores can be downright difficult. But Taskers at the same-day ...