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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
 Elmtaryd
 Agunnaryd

4. .Statistics.
 About 155 IKEA stores
 Averaging 186,000 square feet
 Located in 29 countries
 Located in 5 continents

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. >IKEA Philosophy<
 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.ikea.com/us/en/
Professional Website- Ikea USA. Ikea. 1999 <http://www.ikea.com/us/en/>.
 http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
Article [Reference Database]- Sen, Indrani. "In India, It's IKEA Without the
Assembly." SIRS Researcher. Christian Science Monitor Jan. 12 2006.
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http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
Article [Reference Database]- Cullen, Paul. “I Scream, You Scream,
We all scream for Ikea.” ProQuest Researcher. Dublin Irish Times
Jun. 16 2007.
 http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
Article [Reference Database]- Heller, Richard. “Folk Fortune.” Prouest
Researcher. Forbes. New York: Sep 4, 2000.