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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After reading the IKEA case‚ I find following problems‚ * Reluctance to change furniture: mind set of Americans Americans typically have the mind-set that furniture should last a lifetime‚ which is not in-line with IKEA’s value that does not include durability in its products. Thus to increase market share in America‚ IKEA must change the American’s attitude towards furniture as something fun and disposable‚ furniture is something that add value to lifestyle without incurring too much cost
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restructuring as well as the revolution of market places. Retailing industry is one of the key areas of e-commerce. Established retailers tend to implement a click and mortar approach to e-commerce‚ integrating both online and offline channels. This case study shows how a global brick and mortar retailer has successfully applied e-commerce strategy in its business processes and how it has integrated both channels with existing resources. 1.1.Background The internet users are growing robustly
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6. Information Management system of IKEA………………………...(6~10) 7. Shopping at IKEA Franchises……………………………………..(10~13) 8. Summary……………………………………………………………….(14) 9. References……………………………………………………………..(15) History and background IKEA is a privately held‚ international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture. Ikea is made up of two other businesses‚ INGKA Holding B.V; which is the "parent company" for all of IKEA ’s group companies and Swedwood industrial
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Every business has stakeholders involved. A stakeholder is anyone who has a claim in some way to a company’s products‚ operations‚ markets‚ industry‚ and outcomes (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ Ferrell 31). Some stakeholders are more involved than others. Members that are needed for the company to maintain are referred to as primary stakeholders‚ whereas others are called secondary stakeholders. Primary stakeholders can be identified as employees‚ customers‚ investors‚ and shareholders and can also be governments
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Ikea Group SWOT Analysis REFERENCE CODE: 6878C795-4BCB-4C85-A319-6F33C508FD80 PUBLICATION DATE: Apr 2012 WWW.MARKETLINEINFO.COM © MARKETLINE. THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED Ikea Group 6878C795-4BCB-4C85-A319-6F33C508FD80 © MARKETLINE THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED SWOT Analysis SWOT analysis overview Ikea is an international home products retailer that sells furniture‚ accessories‚ and bathroom and kitchen items. The
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1.0 Introduction This report we chose the organization is IKEA‚ we will discuss the company ’s work environment in IKEA and strategic management illustrated in the IKEA organization. Follow by discuss the success of the IKEA due to external or internal factors and the is the IKEA doing a lot to retain talented employees‚ as well as biggest challenge in keeping employees motivated. IKEA (IKEA) was created in 1943 in Sweden .IKEA ’s procurement mode is the mode of global procurement
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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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Case Questions: 1. How is the company’s and public’s view of “what makes IKEA who it is” related to this supply chain controversy? Specifically‚ how should Marianne Barner respond to the invitation for IKEA to have a representative appear on the upcoming broadcast of the German video program? I think the public view of IKEA related to this supply chain controversy is negative‚ because the German produced program planned to take a confrontation and aggressive approach aimed directly at IKEA and
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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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