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The first IKEA in Jordan [87] opened its doors on 6 March 2014. [88] 48 Croatia: 2014 Zagreb: 1 The first IKEA in Croatia [89] opened on 21 August 2014 and with total area of 38,000 m 2 (410,000 sq ft) is one of the five biggest in Europe and among 10 biggest IKEA stores in the world. [90] 49 Indonesia: 2014 Tangerang (near Jakarta) 7
IKEA is the world's largest buyer and retailer of wood. [192] In 2015, IKEA claimed to use 1% of the world's supply of timber. [197] According to IKEA's 2021 Sustainability Report, 99.5% of all wood that the company uses is either recycled or meets the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council.
It was originally a part of IKEA, which was founded by Ingvar Kamprad, then became independent in 1988, and has since been owned by the Kamprad family. [1]
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 group's Ingka Centres division has developed several shopping centres in which IKEA is the anchor tenant, including the MEGA malls in Russia. Beginning in 2020, the division has acquired existing complexes which will be renovated to include urban IKEA locations, including Kings Mall in London, 6x6 in San Francisco, and the retail podium of the Aura condominium towers in Toronto.
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In Northern Ireland, Austins in Derry, was established as a department store in 1830, [131] and according to some claims was the world's first department store. [132] [133] [134] The domineering building measured 25,000 square feet (2,300 m 2) and was five stories high with an Edwardian-style exterior.
A map of the IKEA stores around the world Key Blue: Countries with IKEA stores Yellow: Countries with plans (confirmed) of IKEA stores: Date: 6 September 2007: Source: Own work, based on Image:BlankMap-World6.svg and Image:IKEA_stores_around_the_world.PNG: Author: Marmelad