Whoever invented IKEA is a gosh darn genius. What’s even crazier is that the guy, Feodor Ingvar Kamprad, did it all when he was 17! Also sidenote I’m pretty sure my dresser is a Kamprad.
IKEA is the one stop shop for all things that you could ever need in your home and the craziest part is that you can get everything for pretty cheap. I always leave with a car full of things that I had no clue I needed.
IKEA’s catalog is pretty iconic too and has been around for a pretty long time. The following are IKEA catalogs dating back to 1951-2000, along with different facts about the company.
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1955:
“I = Ingvar- first name of our founder
K = Kamprad, his last name
E = Elmataryd the name of the farm Ingvar was raised on in Sweden
A = Agunnaryd the Village he grew up in.”
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1965:
There are IKEA stores in over 40 countries and territories around the globe.
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1969:
The IKEA Foundation donates tens of millions of Euros to charity each year thru funds set aside from IKEA profits.
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1974:
We have 13,000 co-workers in the US and plan to double that number by 2020.
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1979:
The IKEA Group Diversity & Inclusion Approach describes how we integrate diversity and inclusion into all aspects of our business; thereby, creating an inclusive climate.
1980:
1981:
IKEA sells one BILLY bookshelf every 10 seconds.
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1987:
There are approximately 9500 home furnishing products in the IKEA range.
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1997:
In 2016 IKEA converted it’s entire lighting range to LED.
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