Ingmar Kamprad, founded in 1943
Ikea is originated in Switzerland. - John Anav
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Germany has the most Ikea stores with 43, followed by the United States with 34 Ikea locations.
There are 14 IKEA stores in the UK and 301 worldwide
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IKEA started in Sweden.
Ikea started in Sweden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad
Yes, it started there.
No, the first IKEA was not built in Purley Way. The first IKEA store opened in 1958 in Älmhult, Sweden. Purley Way is known for its retail and shopping area in Croydon, England, but it was not the site of IKEA's original store.
The first Ikea store in the UK was opened on October 1st 1987 in Warrington.
The first and currently the only IKEA store in Kuwait city opened in 1984.
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IKEA will open its first store in Egypt in Festival City (New Cairo) at the beginning of 2012!
This is on the IKEA website1. When was IKEA founded and where does the name IKEA come from?IKEA was founded in 1943. The name is made up from the initials of our founder, Ingvar Kamprad and the first letters of the farm Elmtaryd and the village Agunnaryd in rural southern Sweden where he grew up. Ingvar Kamprad was just 17 when he registered the IKEA name. To read more, please visit IKEA history.
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You can get the ikea catelogue at ikea itself or you can sign up on the ikea website to recieve it by mail or just view it.
IKEA will open its first store in Egypt in Festival City (New Cairo) at the beginning of 2012!