Ingvar kamprad short biography
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Ingvar Kamprad
Swedish founder of IKEA (1926–2018)
Ingvar Kamprad | |
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Kamprad in 2010 | |
| Born | (1926-03-30)30 March 1926 Pjätteryd, Sweden |
| Died | 27 January 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 91) Älmhult, Sweden |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder of IKEA |
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| Children | 4[2] |
Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish:[ˈɪ̌ŋːvarˈkǎmːprad]ⓘ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA, which he founded in 1943 and grew into a multinational retail company that became the world's largest furniture seller in 2008. He moved to Switzerland with his Swiss wife in 1976, moving back to Småland in 2014 after her death in 2011.
Early life and family
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Ingvar Kamprad
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Ingvar Kamprad in Haparanda, Sweden 2010. | |
| Born | (1926-03-30)30 March 1926 Älmhult, Sweden |
| Died | 27 January 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 91) Småland, Sweden |
| Occupation | Founder of IKEA |
| Spouse | Margaretha (deceased) |
| Children | Peter, Jonas, Matthias, Annika Kihlbom[1] |
Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (pronunciation (help·info); 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedishbusiness magnate. He was the founder of IKEA, a Swedish retail company specialising in furniture.
Kamprad died on 27 January 2018 in Småland, Sweden of pneumonia at the age of 91.[2]
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Who Is Ingvar Kamprad?
Who Is Ingvar Kamprad?
Ingvar Kamprad was the founder of Swedish retailing giant IKEA, one of the world's most recognized brands known for stylish, functional, and affordable furniture. Born into humble beginnings, Kamprad founded IKEA as a direct import and mail order business at the age of 17.
Kamprad began selling furniture in 1948 and introduced the IKEA catalogue in 1950. In 1953, IKEA unveiled flat-pack, self-assembly furniture—an innovation that solved high costs and damage rates and improved its transport channels, which in vända led to an explosion in business.
For the company's 2022 fiscal year, IKEA reported 44.6 billion euros in retail sales, up from 41.9 billion euros the year before. It opened 38 new locations for a total of 460 stores, staffed by 231,000 employees.
Kamprad died at his home in Sweden on Jan. 27, 2018, at the age of 91.Forbes estimated Kamprad and his family to be worth $3.5 billion as of March 2