Transcript IKEA
IKEA “ How Swede It Is . . .” The Beginning IKEA: Ingvar, Kamprad, Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd Catalogue Sales Furniture Added to IKEA product Line 1st Store: Almhult, Sweden “ Well designed affordable quality furniture to the many people.” The Current IKEA 229 Stores 33 Countries $15.425 B US Dollars 90,000 Employees THE IKEA EXPERIENCE Warehouse Stores Designed for Optimal Traffic Flow Flat Packs Self Assembly IKEA Restaurants Smaland: Children's Area STRENGHTS Recognition Catalogue & Internet Self Service Advertising Weaknesses Customer Relations Community Impact Poor PR Opportunities Continued Expansion New Audiences Customer and Community Relations THREATS Retail Competition New Leadership Reputation Management Recommendations Continued Expansion with Further Research Ingvar Kamprad as Company Figure, not decision maker Active Approach to Community Relations Staffing Schedules Catalogue Stores Questions & Discussion