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IKEA (; ) is a multinational group of companies that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture (such as beds, chairs and desks), appliances, small motor vehicles and home accessories. As of January 2008, it is the world's largest furniture retailer. Founded in Sweden in 1943 by then-17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad, who was listed as one of the world's richest people in 2013, the company's name is an acronym that consists of the initials of Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew up), and Agunnaryd (his hometown in Småland, south Sweden).〔"Ingvar Kamprad and IKEA". Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston, MA, 02163. 1996〕 The company is known for its modern architectural designs for various types of appliances and furniture, and its interior design work is often associated with an eco-friendly simplicity. In addition, the firm is known for its attention to cost control, operational details, and continuous product development, corporate attributes that allowed IKEA to lower its prices by an average of two to three percent over the decade to 2010 during a period of global expansion. The IKEA group has a complex corporate structure and is controlled by several foundations based in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Inter IKEA Group Organisation )〕 As of August 2015, IKEA owns and operates 373 stores in 47 countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bringing the IKEA Concept worldwide )〕 In fiscal year 2010, US$23.1 billion worth of goods were sold, a total that represented a 7.7 percent increase over 2009. The IKEA website contains about 12,000 products and is the closest representation of the entire IKEA range. There were over 470 million visitors to IKEA's websites in the year from September 2007 to September 2008.〔Inter IKEA Systems B.V. November 2008〕 The company is responsible for approximately 1% of world commercial-product wood consumption, making it one of the largest users of wood in the retail sector.〔(IKEA Group Sustainability Report FY13 ), Page 23. Retrieved February 13, 2014〕 ==History== (詳細はIngvar Kamprad founded IKEA in 1943 as a mostly mail-order sales business. It began to sell furniture five years later.〔 The first Möbel-IKÉA store was opened in Älmhult, Småland, in 1958, while the first stores outside Sweden were opened in Norway (1963) and Denmark (1969). The stores spread to other parts of Europe in the 1970s, with the first store outside Scandinavia opening in Switzerland (1973), followed by West Germany (1974). Amid a high level of success, the company's West German executives accidentally opened a store in Konstanz in 1973 instead of Koblenz.〔 Later that decade, stores opened in other parts of the world, such as Japan (1974), Australia and Hong Kong (1975), Canada (1976), and Singapore (1978). IKEA further expanded in the 1980s, opening stores in countries such as France and Spain (1981), Canada (1982), Belgium (1984), the United States (1985), the United Kingdom (1987), Italy (1989). The company then expanded into more countries in the 1990s and 2000s. Germany, with 50 stores, is IKEA's biggest market, followed by the United States, with 42 stores. At the end of the 2009 financial year, the IKEA group operated 267 stores in 25 countries. The first IKEA store in Latin America opened on 17 February 2010 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As of July 2013, the company's presence in developing countries remains minimal. The world's five largest IKEA stores are: # Gwangmyeong, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea: # Stockholm Kungens Kurva, Sweden: # Shanghai Baoshan, China: # Shanghai Pudong Beicai, China: # Wuxi, China: The largest store in the Southern Hemisphere is located in Tempe, Sydney, Australia with a total area of . The biggest store in North America is located in Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The store was opened in 1986 in the Ville-St-Laurent area, and was completely renovated and expanded in 2012-2013. Built in 1986, the store's initial area was , while the renovated store now measures . In 2014, IKEA opened its first warehouse in Croatia, near Zagreb. Due to problems with building permissions, the construction was postponed to 28 August 2013. Eventually, the warehouse opened its doors on 21 August 2014. The shopping centre in Zagreb with a total area of 38,000 m2 is one of the 5 biggest in Europe and among the 10 biggest IKEA stores in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=U prva četiri dana 60.711 građana posjetilo Ikeu )〕 In 2013, IKEA opened its first shopping centre in Vilnius, Lithuania that is the biggest furniture-selling mall in the Baltic states. In March 2013, IKEA opened its first outlet in Qatar, after a delay of several months.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.justhere.qa/2013/03/following-all-the-media-fanfare-ikea-finally-opens-its-doors-in-qatar/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dohanews.co/ikea-qatar-is-officially-finally-open-to-the-public/ )〕 Like others in the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Doha outlet is operated by the Al-Futtaim Group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gulfnews.com/business/retail/ikea-eyeing-expansion-in-the-gcc-1.1225123 )〕 In August 2013, the first store in the Baltic States was opened in the Vilnius region of Lithuania. Construction of the store commenced in 2011 and the store employs over 200 people. In July 2014 IKEA announced it would open its first store in India in the city of Hyderabad, where the local government has committed to fast track all the required paperwork and permits, as it is seeking to attract foreign investment. The new IKEA is expected to open in 2015. In December 2014, the world's largest IKEA store at 59,000 square meters (640,000 square feet),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=이케아 광명점 12월 18일 오픈 - IKEA )〕 bigger than the previously largest store in Sweden, opened near the KTX Gwangmyeong Station, located at the heart of South Korea's Seoul Capital Area. A second store will open in Goyang, with a third one planned in Gangdong District, Seoul.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=() '가구공룡' 이케아 서울 첫 진출 )〕 IKEA plans to have 5 stores in the country by 2020.〔(Fashionbiz )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「IKEA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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