SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TaskRabbit, the horizontal services platform, today announced the next evolution of their on-demand platform -- chores done now. Consumers will be able to access the ...

Taskrabbit has introduced Taskrabbit Partner Pages — custom landing pages that enable retailers to offer Taskrabbit services as a value-add for their customers — aimed at helping eliminate customer ...

To further assist with customers’ assembly needs, Ikea has expanded its partnership with Taskrabbit, according to a Thursday press release. Shoppers can now book and pay for a Taskrabbit contractor to ...

Uber appears to be developing a new service called “Chore.” The service would work like TaskRabbit — Uber users can hire “taskers” for various small jobs. Will the Uber app compete with TaskRabbit, or ...

Ikea's partnership with TaskRabbit is being rolled out in stores near major cities this year and is now available on Ikea's website. The service allows customers to book a "tasker" to assemble ...

Home furnishings retailer Ikea Group signed an agreement to buy 100% of on-demand services company TaskRabbit in a deal expected to close in October, per a press release. After the acquisition, ...

Some workers on online marketplace TaskRabbit are earning more than $200,000 a year by specializing in high-demand services and maximizing efficiency, according to CEO Ania Smith. Smith said ...

This story originally appeared on LearnVest as "Science Says Paying for Services That Save You Time Can Make You Happier." I'll admit it: If I can pay someone else to do a chore for me that I hate ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ikea is making moves so you don’t have to assemble a sofa or bookcase yourself. The furniture seller said Thursday that it is buying online on-demand services platform TaskRabbit, ...

(NEW YORK) — In a match made in DIY furniture heaven, Ikea Group has bought on-demand services site TaskRabbit, the Swedish company announced Thursday. Ikea, which describes itself as the “world’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ikea, a Swedish company famous for its flat-pack furniture and meatballs, has bought TaskRabbit, the Uber for getting people to do ...