IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer of ‘knock down’ furniture with 300 stores in more than 35 countries. It was founded by Ingvar Kamprad of southern Sweden whose main innovative idea was ‘to offer home furnishing products of good function and design at prices much lower than competitors by using simple cost-cutting solutions that did not affect quality of products so that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. ( www.ikea.com). He used every opportunity to reduce costs
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Introduction: IKEA is a privately held‚ international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks‚ appliances and home accessories. The company is the world ’s largest furniture retailer. It was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden. As of October 2010‚ the chain has 313 stores in 38 countries‚ most of them in Europe‚ North America‚ Asia and Australia. The word IKEA was an acronym of his name and address: Ingvar Kamprad and Elmtaryd
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IKEA introduction IKEA is a privately owned business. It is an international home products retailer. IKEA sells things that are needed for household purpose. For example‚ accessories‚ bathroom‚ furniture‚ and kitchen items in their retail stores. IKEA has retail stores all over the world. IKEA sell their design furniture and goods at an affordable price. Currently IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer. More about the history‚ IKEA was founded in 1943. It was founded by 17‐year‐old
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an absolute economic value like tangible resources that the company has‚ they are critical for the long-term success or failure of the firm. The main Intangible Resources of the company are: * Reputational Resources- Ikea is the market leader in its industry. Ikea products are seen as being inexpensive yet stylish. The “ Swedish mystique” that its stores have surrounding them are due to the fact that the company makes the most of it’s brand perception outside its country of origin This
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Biography of Alfred Bartlett Neil Bartlett was born September 15‚ 1932 as an English-born American chemist. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His father was a World War I veteran who had worked as a shipwright; he has four generations of his Scottish ancestors. His mother was Anne Vock Bartlett. His family owned a grocery store. Neil Bartlett was one of three children and he recalls his childhood happily. He has an older brother named Ken. One of his earliest‚ formative memories was of a laboratory
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Can you see any alternative entry strategy that IKEA could have applied when entering the Russian market? What would have been the advantages and the disadvantages of these alternative strategies ? For IKEA there was alternatives strategy for entry the Russian market‚ as any other foreign market‚ the options for the company where: • Exporting • Licensing • Joint ventures IKEA can use any of these alternatives but there were not in the same line has the company wanted to be in Russia‚ so they
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 1998‚ the first IKEA store was opened to the Chinese market in Shanghai‚ the country’s financial cradle and now ready to expand further. With a consistent economic growth level‚ China is attractive to most multinational companies as a green of business potential. However‚ a successful expansion needs to reflect the way in which IKEA understands the marketplace in terms of cultural infrastructure‚ protection of its brand‚ trade barriers such as host country legislation‚ political
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Introduction of IKEA IKEA is a Swedish company producing home furnishing products at low prices to make them affordable to people. The company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad and kept growing tremendously from 2 stores in 1964 to 114 stores in 1994 to 285 stores in 2008 in 36 countries with an additional 26 stores to be opened in 2009 welcoming a total of 522 million visitors. IKEA’s success story is the result of its founders opening store in 1951 to allow customers to inspect products before
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Introduction to Management Strategic Management Plan for IKEA Lecturer: DR PRASAD Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 SWOT Analysis 3.0 External Analysis (General Environment) based to: 4.1 Political Forces & Legal Factors 4.2 Economic Conditions 4.3 Socio-cultural Conditions 4.4 Technological Changes 4.5 Environment Factors 4.0 External Analysis (Competitive Environment) based on:
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IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. IKEA is a home furnishings retailer unlike any other. It was founded on the basis of low cost and it offers modern and stylish furniture for all types of people at affordable prices. IKEA’s unique way of shopping‚ store layout‚ and do-it-yourself approach continues to help maintain their popularity. 1)Given the SWOT analysis presented in the case‚ what are IKEA’s key competitive advantages? What strategic focus should the company take as
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