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Scott Matthew Seiss (/ s iː s /; born March 15, 1994) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and TikToker.He is best known for his repeated portrayal on TikTok of an angry retail worker popularly referred to as the Angry IKEA Guy [1] or Angry Retail Guy.
[15] [16] IKEA has also used Blåhaj in marketing material; IKEA Japan used the toy as a mascot in a marketing campaign for tiny apartments sold by IKEA in the region. In the campaign, Blåhaj plays a real estate agent who envisions a tiny apartment. [17] [18] IKEA of Malaysia and Taiwan sold red-bean and sesame-filled buns resembling Blåhaj.
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 2014 novel The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by French author Romain Puertolas features a trip to an IKEA store in Paris, France. [267] The 2014 horror comedy novel Horrorstör is set in a haunted store called ORSK, modelled on IKEA, and the novel is designed to look like the IKEA catalogue. [268]
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.
The Japanese designer, Noboru Nakamura , created the original "Poem" chair in 1975 in collaboration with product manager Lars Engman, who later headed up the IKEA design team. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The design of both the Poem and Poäng chairs resemble that of the " Armchair 406 ," created by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto in 1939.
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]
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