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    SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY A summary of the case study: IKEA invades America Submitted to: Nazmus Sadekin Lecturer‚ Dept. of Economics‚ Southeast University Submitted by: Tasnuva Amreen Khan - 2011020106012 (Group Leader) Sayeed ahmed Khan - 2011020106023 (Group coordinator) Amit Roy - 2011020106027 Ferdousy Rahman - 2011020106021 Md. Anis Uzzaman - 2011020106016

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    by Ingvar Kamprad Turn over : 21‚5 billion €uros (+1‚4% in 2008) 16‚3% market share in France Staff : 128.000 persons 267 stores in 25 countries Visitors in stores: 590 millions 561 millions/year visitors on the website Ikea.fr Graphs PESTEL IKEA Economical factors Better purchasing power of emerging countries Pricing different according to the country Low price strategy in general Technological & Legal Technological factors Creation and innovation of new products Better stock management

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    effectively. IKEA mostly based on Scandinavian design and quality. IKEA target young low to middle class consumers with its competitive advantage such as low cost. When expanding to the United States market‚ IKEA ran into a few problems by using this formula because of the different tastes in furniture‚ cultural change‚ and more competition. Therefore‚ IKEA had to adopt some activities to fit American consumer behavior. For example‚ as American consumers do not enjoy the long queue‚ IKEA offers delivery

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    IKEA has as a fundamental guiding principle to work in the same way and to be perceived in the same way in every country. This provides operational advantages and makes it possible‚ so it is argued by senior management‚ to keep prices low and attractive for as many people as possible” (Steve Burt; Ulf Johansson; Asa Thelander‚ 2010). Everyone knows IKEA is a well-known and have a long history multinational furnishing retailer in the world. Its open style show room and shelf display break the

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    Journal of Business Research 58 (2005) 1251 – 1260 Information technology at IKEA: an ‘‘open sesame’’ solution or just another type of facility? Enrico Baraldia‚*‚ Alexandra Waluszewskib‚1 a Department of Business Studies‚ Uppsala University‚ Box 513‚ SE-751 20 Uppsala‚ Sweden Department of Business Studies‚ Uppsala University‚ Box 513‚ SE-751 20 Uppsala‚ Sweden b Received 15 March 2002; received in revised form 4 January 2003; accepted 15 May 2003 Abstract Information technology

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    1) Looking at Ikeas challenges.. -low cost replacement for wood -global warming -deforestation - new sources of supply to support more store openings Option: Fabricating material Eco Friendly Substitute‚ still low cost… look a like 2) those countries match Ikeas target market -college students -budget -standard of living -income Challenge: -known for stylish‚ low-cost -other firms see Ikea as a threat and to compete and sustain they have developed new low cost furnishing

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    Optimistic Person What does optimism mean? Basically‚ it means focusing on the positive aspects of life. I consider myself to be an optimist because I always hope and expect events and plans‚ and everything surrounding me to turn out well‚ and that I look with a smile‚ positive attitude on the future. I’m absolutely sure that being optimistic is a lot better than being pessimistic. In my opinion‚ pessimism is disastrous. It ruins hope and possibilities. If a person is pessimistic‚ he doesn’t

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    Overview: IKEA The most successful retailer for mass market in the world is known to be IKEA which sells Scandinavian style home furnishings and other house goods in 301 stores in 41 countries. IKEA hosted 522 million shoppers last year. IKEA is a short word which stands for Ingvar the first name of the owner‚ Kamprad the last name of the owner‚ Elmtaryd the name of the farm where Ingvar grew up in‚ and Agunnaryd the name of the village near to Ingvar’s childhood home. IKEA was founded in 1943 when

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    Introduction Ikea has been offering a wide range of well-designed home furnishings and functional living solutions at a lower price so that many people can afford them. This business idea supported their vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people (Ikea‚ 2012). Ikea’s Value Value is what customers see and willing to pay for that exceeds the cost of the product. Ikea’s value chain offers their customer a value which results in a profit margin. Ikea’s customers are mainly attracted

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    Executive Summary The following is an analysis of the IKEA case study found in the Strategic Management Text book. This analyses the strategies used by IKEA to gain competitive advantage in markets outside its original area. The report begins by providing a background into IKEA. It studies International Business Level Strategy and the three international corporate level strategies. The case study goes into informing its target market and pricing strategy‚ which is already discussed. This case

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