History & Growth Time Line

History
IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943, when he was 17 years old.
IKEA is pronounced "Ikeya". IKEA is an acronym for Ingvar Kamprad, the
name of the founder. Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd, the name of the Ingvar
hometown in Smaland, Sweden. So actually, IKEA is the name and address
of the founder.

Initially, IKEA sold various items, from pens, wallets, photo frames, to
watches. Furniture began in 1948, and IKEA began designing itself in 1956.

The sale of IKEA products was initially carried out in the mail and then a
store opened at Älmhult which later became the IKEA store model for the
next. On March 23, 1963, the first IKEA shop outside Sweden was opened
at Asker, near Oslo, Norway.
 History
CURRENTLY…
Europe 262 stores Asia 40 stores
North America 52 stores
Middle East 12 stores
Central America 1 store

Stores 375in 46 countries

Products About 9,500 in the range
Co-workers 172,000 Australia 8 stores
Catalogues 213 million printed in 32 languages
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1959
THE 100th
1958 WORKER
THE FIRST IKEA ACCOMPANIES
1956 BUILDING IKEA
DESIGNING OPENED IN
1953 FURNITURE SWEDEN
OPEN THE FIRST
1948 SHOWROOM IN
START SELLING ÄLMHULT,
FURNITURE SWEDEN
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1984
1981 IKEA
FAMILY is
IKEA open
available
in France
in 16
1978
countries
1975 IKEA open (in all 167
1973 IKEA in buildings)
arrives in Singapura
1969 The IKEA
1963 IKEA OPEN IN building Australia
DENMARK outside
IKEA OPEN IN
NORWAY Scandinavia
opened
inSwitzerland
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2006
1999 IKEA open
IKEA has in Japan.
50,000
workers
1998 and has 158 IKEA has
1996 IKEA open buildings in 100,000
in China 29 workers.
1987 IKEA countries.
1986 IKEA open arrives in Anders
Anders in UK Malaysia Dahlvig IKEA food
1985
Moberg became the is
IKEA arrives new CEO.
became launched
in USA
President
and CEO of
the IKEA
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Present
Stores 375in 46 countries
Products About 9,500 in the range
Co-workers 172,000
Catalogues 213 million printed in 32
2014 languages

Opening of the IKEA

building in Alam
Sutera, Tangerang,
Indonesia