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The French branch of IKEA went on trial on 22 March 2021, for running an elaborate system to spy on staff members and job applicants by illegally using private detectives and police officers. [17] On 15 June 2021, IKEA France was found guilty of spying and ordered to pay €1.1m in fines and damages for these illegal practices.
In 2018, the company's plush toy shark "Blåhaj" was widely used in an internet meme, [261] [262] [263] with social media users posting humorous photos of it in their homes. [264] IKEA has been referenced a number of times in novelty music. In 2003, American musician Jonathan Coulton released the song "IKEA" on the album Smoking Monkey.
In the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 2002 odometer fraud study, the NHTSA determined that 450,000 vehicles were sold each year with false odometer readings, resulting in a cost of over $1 billion annually to car buyers in the US. [3] In the UK, the Office of Fair Trading estimates the annual cost at £500m. [4]
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]
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 IKEA effect is a cognitive bias in which consumers place a disproportionately high value on products they partially created. The name refers to Swedish manufacturer and furniture retailer IKEA , which sells many items of furniture that require assembly .
Angela Harkness (also known as Fatemeh Karimkhani, born in 1976, in Tehran, Iran) is a convicted scam artist. Her biggest scheme was Angela's Motorsports , a NASCAR team in 2003. Harkness was sentenced to 40 months in prison on May 25, 2007.
IKEA also sells similar products with the same FRAKTA name such as a smaller 10-gallon bag which can also hold up to 55 lbs [5] and a cooler bag designed for keeping food cold. [ 6 ] IKEA Singapore has introduced a padded version of its iconic Frakta carrier bag, called Resten, which doubles as a pillow for convenience while traveling.