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    Ikea

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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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    IKEA is a well-known global brand with hundreds of stores across the world. In order to improve performance‚ it must assess its external and competitive environment. This will reveal the key opportunities it can take advantage of and the threats it must deal with. IKEA responds to both internal and external issues in a proactive and dynamic manner by using its strengths and reducing its weaknesses. Through thisIKEA is able to generate the strong growth it needs to retain a strong identity in the

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    What the Speaker Did Well‚ and Why I Think So... The Inauguration speech by President Donald Trump was clearly spoken and delivered with confidence. Right from the start the President offered appreciation to supporters and former presidents in attendance. He showed sincerity when thanking former President Obama and Michelle for the transition period. He spoke the truth‚ which I believe came from the heart when he delivered his speech about loyalty‚ restoring promises‚ solidarity‚ unity‚ patriotism

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    Sweden's Ikea

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    SWEDEN’S IKEA Established in the 1940s in Sweden by Ingvar Kamprad‚ IKEA has grown rapidly in recent years to become one of the world’s largest retailers of home fur¬nishings. In its initial push to expand globally‚ IKEA largely ignored the retailing rule that international suc¬cess involves tailoring product lines closely to national tastes and preferences. Instead‚ IKEA stuck with the vision‚ articulated by founder Kamprad‚ that the com¬pany should sell a basic product range that is "typically

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    1. What needs considering when you transfer local to global strategy? In retailing‚ the strategy of the product‚ the price‚ the location‚ and the promotion is relatives with the culture of the country. IKEA have to think about tastes and preferences for each country. Having presented the factors that make the growth in retailing abroad difficult‚ there are specific cultural reasons‚ which make IKEA’s expansion abroad not easy: -Cultural specific strategy: • The use of the Swedish flag •

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    1. What factors account for the success of IKEA? 2. What do you think of the companys product strategy and product range? Do you agree with the matrix approach described in Figure B of the case? 3. Despite its success‚ there are many downsides to shopping at IKEA. What are some of these downsides? IKEAs Vision Statement (in Figure C of the case) describes how the company seeks to build a partnership with its customers. What do you think of this vision statement? 4. The fact that IKEA hopes

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    Why Work at Ikea?

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    Jim Surphera Dr. Henry Scott Human Resources Management (HRM 410) October 3‚ 2009 Assignment #1: “Why Work at IKEA?” Human resources professionals in today’s job market seek to identify candidates who possess seemingly intangible qualities‚ such as a positive attitude‚ high moral standards‚ respect for others‚ and other similar traits. These traits are often difficult to assess‚ specifically because there is often insufficient empirical data with which to devise accurate measurement tools. Additionally

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    IKEA Business Analysis Industrial Organization - Essay I March 17‚ 2013 Word count: 3397 Introduction IKEA is a privately held‚ Swedish multinational company that is one of the world’s largest furnishings retailers. This international home products company designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds‚ chairs‚ and desks‚ appliances‚ and home accessories. The company is the world’s largest

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    Overview of IKEA

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    OVERVIEW OF IKEA I. HISTORY Ingvar Kamprad: The founder of IKEA‚ Ingvar Kamprad‚ began his business career as a young boy selling matches purchased in bulk individually for a profit to his neighbors near Agunnaryd.  As his business grew‚ he expanded to selling fish‚ seeds‚ Christmas decorations and eventually‚ pencils and ball-point pens which were a new phenomenon in 1935.  He was very clever in utilizing his resources - he delivered his goods by bicycle‚ and later used the local milk delivery

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    IKEA LEADERSHIP

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    No. 1 IKEA CEO Anders Dahlvig on international growth and IKEA’s unique corporate culture and brand identity Interview by Kataiina Kling and Ingela Goteman Executive Overview IKEA started in 1943 as a one-man mail order company in a small farming village in the southern part of Sweden called Smaland. The founder‚ Ingvar Kamprad‚ only a 17year-old boy at the time‚ initially arranged for the local county milk van to transport the goods to the nearby train station. Today the IKEA Group has

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