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1. ikeamuseum.com › en › exploreThe story about the first motel in Älmhult - IKEA Museum

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   Discover how a 1950s trip to the US inspired Ingvar Kamprad to open a motel in Älmhult – a precursor to IKEA Hotell – attracting both locals and IKEA customers.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ingvar_KampradIngvar Kamprad - Wikipedia

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   Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋːvar ˈkǎmːprad] ⓘ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA, a multinational retail company specialising in furniture. He lived in Switzerland from 1976 to 2014.

3. ikeamuseum.com › meet-ingvar-kampradIngvar Kamprad’s long road to success - IKEA Museum

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   Ingvar Kamprad’s path from country boy to one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, partly thanks to loving family, imagination and stubbornness. Visit Opening hours

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4. www.ikea.com › global › enThe story of IKEA – IKEA Global

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   Ingvar Kamprad: just a regular, small-town boy from rural Sweden who would come to be one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. See how his resourceful Småland upbringing, mixed with a good dose of stubbornness defined his decades-long career at the helm of IKEA.

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5. www.housebeautiful.com › uk › lifestyleBehind the scenes IKEA: Murphy Beds, Sniff Tests & A Hotel

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   Nov 1, 2023 · Älmhult in Småland, Sweden, is the home of furniture giant IKEA. Join us behind the scenes as we explore sniff tests, Murphy bed prototypes and an IKEA hotel.

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6. www.businessinsider.com › ikea-founder-ingvarIngvar Kamprad, the reclusive billionaire who founded Ikea ...

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   Dec 31, 2019 · Ingvar Kamprad, the reclusive billionaire who founded Ikea, grew up selling pencils in Swedish villages and was the 8th-richest person in the world by the time he died.

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   Who is IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad?

   • Ikea is the largest furniture retailer in the world, but most of its customers probably couldn't name its founder. Ingvar Kamprad, the company's reclusive and frugal founder who died in January 2018 at age 91, started Ikea in 1943 when he was just 17 years old.

   Ingvar Kamprad, the reclusive billionaire who founded Ikea, grew up

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   Who is Ingvar Kamprad?

   • Ingvar Kamprad’s path from country boy to one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, partly thanks to loving family, imagination and stubbornness.

   Ingvar Kamprad’s long road to success - IKEA Museum

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   Where did Ingvar Kamprad find inspiration for an IKEA motel?

   • Ingvar Kamprad probably found his inspiration for an IKEA motel on a trip to the US in 1961. He wanted to find out how the Americans dealt with trade and distribution, so for a few weeks he visited mail order companies, retailers and warehouses in Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas and elsewhere.

   The story about the first motel in Älmhult - IKEA Museum

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   How did Ingvar Kamprad make a fortune off furniture?

   • Here's how he built a fortune off furniture. Ikea is the world's largest furniture retailer, according to Forbes. The Swedish company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, who died in 2018 as the eighth-richest person in the world with control of the $58.7 billion Ikea fortune, according to Bloomberg.

   Ingvar Kamprad, the reclusive billionaire who founded Ikea, grew up

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8. ikeamuseum.comThe road from trading pens to furniture - IKEA Museum

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   Teenager Ingvar Kamprad started out in the 1940s, trading pens and nylons, studying Taylorism, import/export and purchasing, before moving on to furniture. Visit Opening hours