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The name IKEA is an acronym that stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. The acronym is composed of the initials of the founder's name as well as Elmtaryd, which is the farm on which he grew up, and Agunnaryd, which is the village close to Elmtaryd. [24] The first stores outside Sweden were opened in Norway (1963) and Denmark (1969). [25]
The IKEA stores in Russia were in connection with MEGA malls developed by IKEA. 5-6 new openings were originally planned by 2020. On 3 March 2022, INGKA holdings (parent company of IKEA Russia) announced that IKEA would suspend operations in Russia and pause sourcing in the country as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine . [ 138 ]
The name of the village was standardized as Brimnes in 1990. [1] The folklorist Halldor O. Opedal argued that the name Brimnes is incorrect, and that the correct form of the name should be Brynnes, connecting the name with the verb bryne 'to land (a boat)'. [5] Der brynte dei eller lende med båtane sine på garden, og sjølve seier folki ...
On December 9, 2012, a Japanese macaque [1] wearing a shearling coat and a diaper was seen wandering the parking garage at an Ikea in North York, Toronto, Ontario. [2] The macaque, which had escaped from a crate inside a car in the parking garage, was peacefully herded into a corner of the facility before being recovered by Toronto Animal Services. [2]
Haynes Owner's Workshop Manuals (commonly known as Haynes Manuals) is a series of manuals from the British publisher Haynes Publishing Group. The series focuses primarily on the maintenance and repair of automotive vehicles and covers a range of makes and models, with manuals for over 600 car and 225 motorcycle models.
RTFM is an initialism and internet slang for the expression "read the fucking manual" [1] – typically used to reply to a basic question where the answer is easily found in the documentation, user guide, owner's manual, man page, online help, internet forum, software documentation or FAQ.