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Ingvar Kamprad, the reclusive billionaire who founded Ikea, grew up selling pencils in Swedish villages and was the 8th-richest person in the world by the time he died. Here's how he built a fortune off furniture.
At the time of his death, Ingvar Kamprad was ranked No. 8 on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index thanks …
Katie Warren
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IKEA's Controversial Founder Has A 'Final Gambit' To Restore His Reputation
Aside from Kamprad's ego, the project also represents a renewed effort to conquer the UK housing ma…
Julie Zeveloff
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How IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad became one of the richest self-made billionaires
From humble beginnings selling holiday tchotchkes to his neighbors as a child, here's how Kamprad s…
Tanza Loudenback
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How IKEA creator Ingvar Kamprad built the world's largest furniture retailer - and a $39 billion fortune
From humble beginnings selling holiday tchotchkes to his neighbors as a child, here's how Kamprad s…
Tanza Loudenback
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Malcolm Gladwell Says Entrepreneurs Like Steve Jobs And IKEA Founder Ingvar Kamprad Share These 3 Personality Traits
These are three of the so-called Big 5 personality traits, which psychologists take to be the most …
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Here's what the first Ikea store looked like when it opened in Sweden more than 60 years ago
Known for its flat-packed furniture that can be self-assembled, the Sweden-based company operates 4…
Shoshy Ciment
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'Davos Man' says billionaires are the problem — but fall short of offering a solution
New York Times correspondent Peter Goodman documents the global "wreckage" cased by Davos billionai…
Noam Cohen
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Ikea is getting rid of its iconic catalog, one of the most popular books in the world, ending a 70-year print run
Ikea has made the "emotional but rational" decision to scrap both the print and digital editions of…
Grace Dean
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Vintage photos chronicle IKEA's stunning evolution from mail-order catalog to furniture giant
Seventy-five years ago this week, a Swedish teenager named Ingvar Kamprad founded his first company…
Leanna Garfield
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IKEA's billionaire creator turns 90 today - here's how he built the world's largest furniture store
From humble beginnings selling holiday tchotchkes to his neighbors as a child, Kamprad started a re…
Tanza Loudenback
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Here are IKEA's secrets to keeping its prices so low
In 1956, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad introduced "flat packing," the method now synonymous with IKEA…
Jessica Tyler
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Ikea's furniture names are famous for being hard to pronounce, but they aren't completely random. Here's where they come from.
Janne Ahlsén, a retired Ikea product developer, told Business Insider's new podcast, "Househol…
Sarah Wyman
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In English, the Swedish names of Ikea products mean everything from 'squirrel' to 'chubby' to 'giggle' - here are 11 of the quirkiest
That doesn't really make things any less confusing for English-speaking customers, though. So it he…
Shana Lebowitz
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Ikea US president to step down after 36 years with the Swedish furniture giant
"On behalf of all coworkers, we thank Lars for his 36 years of dedication and contributions across …
Áine Cain
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What you need to know in advertising today
Everyone from celebrities and politicians to sportspeople are purchasing fake followers to scale th…
Tanya Dua
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The billionaire owner of Ikea still buys second hand clothes to save money
Kamprad founded Ikea in 1943 as a mail-order sales business, and it soon began selling furniture be…
Matthew Nitch Smith
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The billionaire founder of Ikea flies economy and buys all his clothing at flea markets
"I don't think I'm wearing anything that wasn't bought at a flea market. It means that I want to se…
Mallory Schlossberg
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Malcolm Gladwell Says IKEA Built A Multibillion-Dollar Brand Because Its Founder Had This Personality Trait
If you ask Malcolm Gladwell, whose books have been read by more than 4.5 million people, Kamprad ha…
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A secret millionaire with an MBA and a $1 million home in Brooklyn spends her days collecting cans for $20 at a time
Fiekowski owns nearly $8 million in properties around New York City, but at least one of her invest…