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The IKEA brand itself is owned and managed by Inter IKEA Systems B.V., a company incorporated and headquartered in the Netherlands. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] IKEA was started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad , and has been the world's largest furniture retailer since 2008.
Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is a holding company fully owned by Inter IKEA Holding and thus Interogo Foundation. It is the company that legally owns all of the IKEA brand's intellectual property (logo, word, trademarks, etc.). [14] Inter IKEA Systems is the IKEA franchisor. The company releases guides and manuals of various parts of the IKEA brand.
Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋːvar ˈkǎmːprad] ⓘ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA, which he founded in 1943 and grew into a multinational retail company that became the world's largest furniture seller in 2008.
The first IKEA store in North America opened in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in 1976 and closed in 1988, [15] [16] though the company opened a new Dartmouth location in 2017. [17] As of November 2024, there were 14 full-line stores in six provinces, two urban-format stores in Ontario, as well as numerous planning and/or pickup collection points. [18] 10
INGKA Holding B.V. is the holding company of INGKA Group. Based in Leiden, Netherlands, it is the largest IKEA franchisee holding company and controls 367 stores of the 422 of IKEA in 2018. [1] [2] The company is fully owned by the Stichting INGKA Foundation. INGKA is named after Ingvar Kamprad, its Swedish founder.
Jesper Brodin (born 9 November 1968) is a Swedish business leader and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ingka Group. [1] During his career at IKEA, Brodin has held a number of different roles including assistant to Ingvar Kamprad, Business Area Manager Kitchen and Dining, as well as managing director for Range & Supply, Inter IKEA Group.
IKEA: The group holds the franchise rights to operate IKEA stores in UAE, Qatar, Egypt and Oman. [15] It operates four IKEA stores in UAE, Qatar and Egypt. [16] Ace Hardware: First opened in Dubai in 1991 by the group, Ace now trades in six locations in the United Arab Emirates including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, and Al Ain. Each of the ...
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