Company Profile for IKEA
IKEA International Group
| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | Älmhult, Småland, Sweden (1943) |
| Headquarters | Delft, Netherlands |
| Key People | Mikael Ohlsson (Chairman and CEO) Omar Gulay (President and CEO, Inter IKEA Group) Sören Hansen (VP and CFO, Inter IKEA Group) |
| Products | Self-assembly furniture |
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Toll free: 1-800-434-4532
www.ikea.com
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Breaking The IKEA Catalog's Fourth Wall
By Laura Northrup on December 1, 2011 8:00 AM
24 Comments
What happens inside the pages of an IKEA catalog when no one's looking? Don't be silly. A catalog is just photographs, not a real-time portal into a secret world where real people are always standing very, very still to create a façade of domestic perfection on a budget. Or that's what they want you to think. More »
Ikea Redesigns Bookshelf To Hold More Non-Book Items
By Mary Beth Quirk on September 12, 2011 11:15 AM
36 Comments
Who needs a bookshelf with important, leather-bound books when you have so many other trinkets to store on shelves? Ikea is taking note of the move toward e-books and has responded to the increasingly electronic world by redesigning its BILLY bookshelf as more of a just, you know, things-shelf. More »
What If You Actually Lived Inside IKEA?
By Ben Popken on May 9, 2011 12:00 PM
25 Comments
Christian went on a trip to IKEA with his buddies and began to imagine, as many have upon seeing the different "sets" around the store recreating rooms in a house fully furnished by IKEA furniture, what would it be like if you actually lived inside the IKEA store? Since he's a really good photographer, he and his pals then staged a series of delightful photos bringing this concept to life. Very fun way of bringing IKEA's marketing metaphor to its literal conclusion. It also reminds me of this short sitcom about a family that lives in IKEA that came out last year. More »
Ikea Recalls Sniglar Cribs Over Possible Mattress Collapse Issue
By Chris Morran on February 18, 2011 2:16 PM
24 Comments
Ikea has issued a recall for its Sniglar baby cribs after learning of a possible risk that the mattress support could collapse. More »
Prof: IKEAs Are Designed Like Pac-Man Mazes To Trick You Into Spending More
By Phil Villarreal on January 24, 2011 9:15 AM
130 Comments
If you've ever strolled through IKEA, you've probably gotten the sense that you were in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory — enjoying yourself well enough and fascinated by the sights, but clueless as to how to get the hell out of there. More »
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IKEA No Longer Stocking Or Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs
By Meg Marco on January 4, 2011 2:42 PM
176 Comments
IKEA has done away with energy-hogging incandescents ahead of federal legislation that would mandate more efficient light bulbs starting in 2012. More »
Ikea Gives Out Bikes To 12,400 Employees
By Chris Morran on December 8, 2010 2:40 PM
58 Comments
While Walmart was busy chipping away at employees' perks, the swingin' Swedes at Ikea were busy handing out early Christmas presents to staffers in the form of free bikes. More »
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Turn Two IKEA Chest Of Drawers Into A Captain's Bed
By Ben Popken on December 2, 2010 5:00 PM
31 Comments
Crafty gal Suz went a little nuts and decided to turn two chest of drawers into a bed. Measure carefully, saw them in half, throw a mattress on top, and boom, you've got yourself a DIY captain's bed. She walks you through how she did it, so you can play the home version of the furniture remix game. More »
What Happens When You Let 100 Cats Loose Inside An IKEA?
By Laura Northrup on September 10, 2010 8:00 AM
89 Comments
Who knows better than cats what the most comfortable and interesting spaces in your house are? That's the idea behind a new commercial for IKEA. To get the crucial kitty footage, one hundred cats were—why not?—let loose inside the Wembley store after hours to romp and nap for the cameras. More »
Would You Buy Used Ikea Furniture From Ikea?
By Chris Morran on September 3, 2010 11:45 AM
61 Comments
From certified pre-owned cars to refurbished electronics to sporting tickets, there has been a growing trend of businesses trying to cash in on secondary markets for their products. The latest example is Ikea, which recently got into the business of selling its own used furniture online in its homeland of Sweden. More »
