Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Feodor Kamprad; born 30 March 1926) is a Swedish business magnate. He is the founder of IKEA, a Swedish retail company specialising in furniture...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 March 1926
CityAlmhult, Sweden
CountrySweden
russia ikea groups
We have to still develop the IKEA group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
running ikea long
What is good for our customers is also in the long run good for us.
stay-strong luxury ikea
Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
leadership business ikea
If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.
ikea waste sin
Waste of resources is a mortal sin at IKEA.
ikea design cost
To design a desk which may cost $1,000 is easy for a furniture designer but to design a functional and good desk which shall cost only $50 can only be done by the very best
ikea perfect world
IKEA is not completely perfect. It irritates me to hear it said that IKEA is the best company in the world. We are going the right way to becoming it but we are not there yet.
strong reality ikea
The IKEA spirit is strong and living reality. Simplicity in our behavior gives us strength. Simplicity and humbleness characterize us in our relations with each others, our suppliers and our customers.
ikea common-sense simplicity
Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction.
class ikea giving
I'm a bit tight with money, but so what? I look at the money I'm about to spend on myself and ask myself if IKEA's customers can afford it... I could regularly travel first class, but having money in abundance doesn't seem like a good reason to waste it.. If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the IKEA employees.
mistake ikea people
Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were not wrong.
cheap follow mind people proud rules
People say I am cheap and I don't mind if they do. But I am very proud to follow the rules of our company.
bought buy garden great houses seeds success year
I bought seeds for the garden and had great success with it, going around to all the houses in my village. After that year I could buy myself my first bicycle.
follow
I am very proud to follow the rules of our company.