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2. Ingvar Kamprad, Founder
Of IKEA.
Ingvar Kamprad started with two empty hands to
become one of the richest people on planet “EARTH”
As the founder of furniture retail store–
3. What Is IKEA ?
• Ikea is multinational group of companies that design and sells
ready-to-assemble furniture's, appliances, and home
accessories.
• More Facts to come
4. History
Born in 30 March 1926
Small farm called Elmtaryd, near village Agunnaryd, in Sweden.
His parental grandfather was from Germany and shifted to Sweden.
5. Changing Words
His father got angry
• Slept late in the morning.
Told Ingvar Kamprad
“ He cannot make anything of himself in his life”
6. After Effects
• Kamprad got himself an alarm clock
Removed snooze button
• Woke up at 6 AM daily
• He made his father proud
“Time is the most important resource, you can do so much in 10
minutes, 10 minutes gone are gone for good”
7. Lifestyle
• Kamprad past 85,
Travels to different IKEA store
In Economy Class
Drives 13 year old Volvo
Public Transportation
No private office
8. How it all started ?
Kamprad started young
Sold matches on his bicycle
At low cost
And high profits
From matches expanded to seeds, ball point pens, pencils,
Christmas tree decoration
9. Expanding
1943,
got cash
reward
1945,
milk trucks
for delivery
1948,
adding
furniture
1955,
boycott
from
manufactu
rer
10. His GrMeaitsetastk eMsistake
• Kamprad attended some pro-Nazi meetings.
• When this was uncovered in 1994, Kamprad said, "This
is part of my life I bitterly regret.
• In a letter to employees titled "The Greatest Mistake of
My Life", he asked forgiveness, and he devoted two
chapters to it in his 1998 book, The History of IKEA.
• In an interview after its publication, he said, "Now I
have told all I can. Can one ever get forgiveness for
such stupidity?"
11. Frugality and Charity
• IKEA has a long tradition of community outreach and
philanthropy
• Each store encouraged
Support local causes
International sponsorship of UNICEF and others.
