IKEA in the Middle East May 2013 Table of contents Executive summary Introduction Purpose Scope Method Findings IKEA’s Marketing Strategy Reforms Discussion / Conclusion IKEA and the Future of the Middle East References Executive summary In 1995‚ IKEA opened their first store in the Middle East in what was called the retail hub Deira. This came at a time when the UAE was at the start of their development plans for Dubai. In terms of economics the UAE was on the way up in the building
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IKEA History and Company Information IKEA retailing with its Sweedish roots‚ is based on a franchise system. Inter Ikea system BV is located in Delft‚ the Netherland being the owner and franchiser of the concept IKEA. (www.ikea.com) The company aims to sell furnitures for 10 to 30 percent less then other stores ( source - stevension ). Every Ikea employee still follows the vision quotes of Ingvar Kampard " to create a better everyday life for many people". During 2010 global sales as reported
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India Scenario - IKEA - Swedish furniture retailer proposal to invest 105 billion rupees ($1.95 billion) in the country to open 25 stores The company’s planned investment is the largest by a foreign retailer in India since the country amended its laws in late 2011 to allow 100% foreign ownership in single-brand retail ventures. IKEA has already outlined its long-term approach in India by proposing to open 10 stores in the country in the next 10 years of operation followed by 15 additional
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Questions: 1. What are the core competencies and end products of IKEA? How are they linked with each other? The core competencies of IKEA are the “assemble it yourself” products and the “space friendly packaging”. Because of this they save costs on employees. The employees are not needed to collect and build the furniture‚ because the costumers do this by them selfs. The end product of IKEA is high quality design furniture‚ and the in-house products that complete the interior. The core competencies
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MNE The Case IKEA 1 IHRM: A Key Factor For Success Of A MNE – An Introduction 1.1 The three components of IHRM – a description 1.2 Key elements concerning IHRM – the details 1.2.1 Recruitment 1.2.2 Training and Development 1.2.3 Performance measurement 1.2.4 Compensation 2 The expansion of a Swedish MNE to China – an example 2.1 Sweden and China – a comparison 2.2 The “IKEA way” – an international company from Sweden 2.3 Changes due to an expansion of IKEA to China – the
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IKEA CASE STUDY Ikea is a multinational company that grew from a small activity to the leader of the low price furniture market. Their success is not only determined by a lean supply chain and business know how but also by the loyalty of its customers. The company’s strategy to approach the consumers is to study their needs and likes to be able to offer the best possible product. As the case describes‚ IKEA‚ adapts its products depending on needs and preferences of different country customers. For
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two years with IKEA‚ the world’s largest furniture retailer‚ and less than a year into her job as business area manager for carpets‚ she was faced with the decision of cutting off one of the company’s major suppliers of Indian rugs. While such a move would disrupt supply and affect sales‚ she found the reasons to do so quite compelling. A German TV station had just broadcast an investigative report naming the supplier as one that used child labor in the production of rugs made for IKEA. What frustrated
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This report presents an analysis of how IKEA has successfully managed to adopt a global branding strategy and thus‚ penetrating international markets to become one of the most internationally recognised brand in the world. The analysis shows that IKEA has adopted a standardized marketing strategy in which the merchandise are standardized throughout‚ with prices being comparatively low. Nonetheless‚ the store layout is unified throughout the world. However‚ in order to adapt to the different cultures
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IKEA assignment 1. Given the SWOT analysis presented in the case‚ what are IKEA’s key competitive advantages? What strategic focus should the company take as it looks to further expand into the U.S. market? - I think that the Ikea’s key competitive advantages are‚ their lower cost products‚ everyone is looking for a good deal and if they are able to buy a chair for $50 instead of $100 and assemble is easy I think people will buy the $50 chair. Also another advantage is the customers in
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Case Study Report IKEA in Russia Emily Kane - 491340 Eleanor Jones - 491338 Silvia Blanco - 490319 Luis Felipe Hernandez - 490819 4th March 2011 Executive Summary IKEA began as a small company in Sweden selling small household items but in 1945 began selling furniture. IKEA has expanded to other European countries‚ Canada and Australia. Currently‚ IKEA is the market leader in the distribution of furniture and home decorative items. IKEA entered the Russian market in 1991 but did
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