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2. History
 Began at age 16 as a mail order firm.
 1952- Moved into furniture with a showroom
 :D 1955= Breakthrough
Gillis Lundgren took legs off a table
and mailed them flat under the
tabletop.

3. IKEA All The Way
 Bringing cheap and affordable furnishings to
everyone
 Making luxury products available at reasonable
prices
 Blue retail boxes
 Name: ?> Initials of name and home village
 Ingvar
 Kamprad
 E lmtaryd
 Agunnaryd

4. .Statistics.
 Ab o ut1 5 5 IKEAs to re s
 Ave raging1 8 6, 0 0 0 s q uare f e t
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 Lo c ate d in29 c o untrie s
 Lo c ate d in5 c o ntine nts

5. It’s all about Ingvar Kamprad
 “My theory was that good furniture could be
priced so that the man with the flat wallet would
make a place for it in his spending and could
afford it.”
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 Low prices are made in exchange for self-serving and
self-assembling items that are purchased.

6. > IKEAPhilo s o p hy<
 Ensured safe environments and environmental
impact
 Make home furnishing products safe
 Minimize waste
 Efficient use of Materials
 Constant exploration of furniture designs, self
assembly, advertising, and the use of a
catalog/showroom.
 Expand and meet the needs of the people
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7. Global Impact
 Cases in India:
 Citizens “copying” images of furniture found in IKEA
magazines.
 Images brought to a carpenter, who then furnishes
homes.
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 NO IKEA IN INDIA
 Strict licensing laws for foreign-owned companies

8. WORKS CITED
 http://www.ike a.c o m/us /e n/
Pro fe s s io nalWe bs ite - Ike aUS A. Ike a. 1 999 <http://www.ike a.c o m/us /e n/>.
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As s e mbly.” SIRS Researcher. Chris tianS c ie nc e Mo nitorJan. 12 2006.
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Artic le [Re fe re nc e Databas e ]- Culle n, Paul. “I S c re am, Yo uS c re am,
We all s c re amf rIke a.” ProQue s tRe s e arc he r. DublinIris hT s
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Jun. 16 2007.
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Artic le [Re fe re nc e Databas e ]- He lle r, Ric hard. “Fo lk Fo rtune .” Pro ue s t
Re s e arc he r. Fo rbe s . Ne w Yo rk: S e p 4, 2000.