Topic: Ingvar Kamprad

Ikea founder vows transparency

The founder of Ikea said his company had nothing to hide and pledged transparency in comments published on Wednesday, after a string of allegations against the Swedish furniture giant in recent years."We have nothing to hide. There is no pretension to ...
Ikea founder sees his fortune rise $3 billion, tops Swiss rich list for 9th straight yearIkea founder Ingvar Kamprad saw his fortune grow 3 billion Swiss francs ($3 billion) last year to retain his crown as the richest man in Switzerland.Swedish-born ...
When one sees this picturesque landscape, it is, perhaps, easy to see why it captured the imagination of young Carl Linnaeus (in Swedish he is Carl von Linn?) who went on to become one of the world?s best known botanists. Almhult ...

Behind The List

We are fascinated by power. The editors picked Hu Jintao, president of the People's Republic of China, as the world's most powerful man, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama (No. 2). Julian Assange (No. 68), the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks ...
We are fascinated by power. The editors picked Hu Jintao, president of the People's Republic of China, as the world's most powerful man, ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama (No. 2). Julian Assange (No. 68), the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks ...

IKEA

IKEA was founded in 1943 in Sweden by Ingvar Kamprad , who was just 17 years of age at the time. IKEA's website states that they flat-package furniture for a variety of reasons. Where possible, all items are transported by sea or ...
Entrepreneurs are often characterized by independence, a willingness to assume risks and a passion for their ideas. My Own Business Inc is a not for profit organization committed to helping people succeed in business. Andrew Carnegie ; Ingvar Kamprad (Ikea); Michael Dell (Dell ...
Warren Buffett Millions of people read Buffett's books and follow his firm Berkshire Hathaway's ( BRK - news - people ) every move. He, like Buffett, doesn't own a yacht or plane, and he has lived in the same home for over 40 ...

Habitat owner considers sale

Sweden's billionaire Kamprad family are considering selling the Habitat furniture and design chain, whose sales have been hit by the economic downturn, the group's chief executive said on Sunday.Parent company ICAF Antillen, acting for the Kamprads, has launched a ...
The economic crisis will take a further hard toll on staff at Ikea worldwide, with massive further job cuts in the pipeline, the group's billionaire founder said today.. Ikea is facing up to a savage decline in global consumer spending on ...