About IKEA
IKEA was founded in 1943 in Småland, Sweden, and grew into a global home-furnishing icon by popularising flat-pack, self-assembly design. The brand operates via a franchise system: Inter IKEA Systems licenses the concept, while regional partners run retail and e-commerce. Its “democratic design” approach — balancing form, function, quality, sustainability, and low price — shaped expectations for the entire category.
IKEA uses a global gateway at ikea.com with localized country paths (e.g., /us/en/, /gb/en/, /pl/pl/), while some regions operate dedicated domains such as ikea.cn, ikea.com.hk, and ikea.tw. Interfaces are fully localized by market (English, German, French, Polish, and more), and prices are displayed in the local currency — USD, GBP, EUR, PLN, etc.
The range is organised around long-lived, modular systems (BILLY, KALLAX, PAX, BESTÅ, METOD) and distinctive Swedish product names, creating consistency across countries with room for local adaptation. IKEA’s scale, logistics innovation, and circular initiatives (buy-back, “As-Is”) amplify its influence on styles and price tiers worldwide. For anyone tracking the home sector, IKEA’s choices often signal where the market is heading.
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