KEA (/aɪˈkiːə/; Swedish: [ɪˈkeːˈa][3]) is a Swedish company registered in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture (such as beds‚ chairs‚ and desks)‚ appliances‚ and home accessories. As of January 2008‚ the company is the world’s largest furniture retailer.[4] Founded in Sweden in 1943 by a 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad‚ who is one the world’s richest people in 2013‚[5] the company’s name is an acronym that consists of the initials of Ingvar Kamprad‚ Elmtaryd (the farm where
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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 this‚ IKEA is able to generate the strong growth it needs to retain a strong identity in the
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF IKEA POLITICAL-Foreign investment restrictions-Companies as charity for tax avoidance-VAT increase to 20%-Globalization has eased import rules.-Government regulation climate change act 2008) | Ref13119 | ECONOMICAL-Economic crisis in North America.-Rising raw material and transport cost in 2009-Low spending power due to recession.-Recession in Russia-High import tax in japan | Ref2‚34677 | SOCIAL-Requirements on wood supplier-Brand image-Does not accept child labour-Women
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Background Information: IKEA IKEA is a Swedish company registered in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture (such as beds‚ chairs‚ and desks)‚ appliances‚ and home accessories. As of January 2008‚ the company is the world’s largest furniture retailer. IKEAis the world’s most successful mass-market retailer‚ selling Scandinavian-style home furnishings and other house goods in 230 stores in 33 countries and hosting 410 million shoppers per year. IKEA offers a comprehensive
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What is Organizational Psychology Cindy Hachtel Psychology 570 Dr. D’Marie Hanson May 06‚ 2013 What is Organizational Psychology? Defining Organizational Psychology is comprised of various elements such as the form in which it has evolved‚ comparisons of other related disciplines‚ and the way in the role of research and statistics in the field of organizational psychology has progressed and impacts employees and employers in the work place
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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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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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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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Visual Art Elements & Principles of Design Copyright © 2009 www.digiartport.net The Elements of Art One of the main objectives of this course is to learn how to critically analyze art works‚ including your own and how to communicate about the arts and communicate with art. To do this‚ it is necessary to have a basic understanding of the elements of art commonly referred to as the language of art. The elements are what the artist uses to create the work (with or without intent) and what the critic
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Elements of the marketing mix-7P’s By Safi Baig Introduction In this P6-M3 I have been asked to describe the 7p’s (product‚ price‚ place‚ promotion‚ people‚ processes and physical evidence) about a new product or service launched by a selected company (Apple). Product The new product that I am going to talk about is Iwatch. It will be an intelligent watch that will help people aged over 50 to use their mobile phones. The USP of this product will be that it will be the first “intelligent watch
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