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 Legal factors Strengthening of international importation regulation
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Swedish home-furnishings company IKEA has three hundred and twenty-six stores in thirty-eight countries. In the fiscal year 2010‚ it sold $23.1 billion worth of goods‚ a 7.7 per cent increase over the year before. IKEA is the invisible designer of domestic life‚ not only reflecting but also molding‚ in its ubiquity‚ our routines and our attitudes. Bill Moggridge‚ the director of the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum‚ calls IKEA’s aesthetic “global functional minimalism.”. The main office of IKEA is Älmhult
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the company IKEA is a privately held‚ international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks‚ appliances and home accessories. The company is the world ’s largest furniture retailer. Founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden‚ the company is named as an acronym comprising the initials of the founder ’s name (Ingvar Kamprad)‚ the farm where he grew up‚ and his home paris (Timetoast‚ 2013). IKEA has 300 home furnishing superstores
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IKEA Case Study Strategic Marketing Plan Review Table of Content 1.0 Executive Summary Pg. 3 2.0 IKEA Company’s Proflie Pg. 4 3.0 Segmentation Base on Applied by IKEA Pg. 5 3.1 GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION 3.1.1 TARGET MARKET SEGMENTS Pg. 5 3.2. DEMOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION 3.2.1 TARGET MARKET SEGMENTS: Pg. 6 3.3 PSYCHOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION Pg. 6 3.4 BEHAVIORAL SEGMENTATION 3.4.1 TARGET MARKET SEGMENTS Pg. 7 3.5 IKEA’S POSITIONING STRATEGIES Ph. 7 4.0 Customer Value Provided
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3. IKEA’s growth strategy……………………………………………….(4) 4. How did Ikea’s strategy initiative start?.........................................(4~5) 5. How monitoring and evaluation of operations are carried out?....(5~6) 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‚
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Johnson‚ Gerry; Scholes‚ Kevan & Whittington‚ Richard & IKEA: how the Swedish retailer became a global cult brand Johnson‚ Gerry; Scholes‚ Kevan & Whittington‚ Richard &‚ (2008) "IKEA: how the Swedish retailer became a global cult brand" from Johnson‚ Gerry; Scholes‚ Kevan & Whittington‚ Richard &‚ Exploring corporate strategy : text & cases pp.708-711‚ Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall © Staff and students of Edinburgh Napier University are reminded that copyright subsists in this extract
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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 EX. Martha
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http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2009/11/05/in-store-logistics-at-ikea/ In-Store Logistics at IKEA by Steve Banker November 5th‚ 2009 At many companies‚ the vision statement is comprised of empty words. Not at IKEA‚ where the company has a clear vision and its various functions work together to support its distinctive value proposition. IKEA‚ the world’s largest home furnishings retailer‚ has a vision of providing “well designed‚ functional home furnishings [at] prices so low that as many people as possible
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1.0 Introduction The Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in the region of Smaland in Sweden in 1943 (Hultman‚ et al.‚ 2011). It is regarded as one of the most respected and reliable companies in Sweden (Gronvius‚ Lernborg‚ 2009). Today‚ IKEA is a global company which has operations in 41 countries around the world for over six decades. It has 29 trading offices located in 25 countries and the remaining 16 countries are 11 customer distribution centers and 26 distribution
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Ikea Global Sourcing Case Study Ama Achiaw Business Strategy Executive Summary IKEA is being forced to make a difficult decision after a German documentary maker announced the prevalence of children working at looms at Rangan Exports‚ a major supplier of the furniture company. Rangan Exports breached a supply contract with IKEA by allowing child labor in their factory. In previous years‚ IKEA has encountered problems with child labor and has worked diligently to educate themselves and respond
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