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IKEA Timeline

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  • Ingvar Kamprad's career starts

    Ingvar Kamprad's career starts
    IKEA was originally founded in sweden by Ingvar Kamprad. In the 1920's,(when he was 7) he would go around and sell cigeretes and toys, this was when he first started his career.
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    IKEA time line

  • First mobile IKEA

    First mobile IKEA
    The first mobile IKEA opened in 1953, in Almhult, Smaland.

  • Mistakes, mistakes

    Mistakes, mistakes
    At one point, The company was doing so well that they opened an IKEA in Konstanz, Germany instead of Koblenz, Germany as planned. This is hard mistake to do, but it seems that its possible.

  • IKEA in Canada

    IKEA in Canada
    In 1976, An IKEA opened up in Nova Soctia as the first IKEA in Canada.

  • The IKEA Empire

    The IKEA Empire
    IKEA has 267 stores in 25 countrys.

  • Biggest in Canada

    Biggest in Canada
    The biggest IKEA opened in Canada opened in Ottawa in 2011.

  • 2nd Biggest IKEA

    2nd Biggest IKEA
    The Second biggest IKEA is expected to open in winnipeg in 2013.