01 Nov IKEA – Strategy in a Nutshell Posted at 08:51h in Brand, Campaigns & Cases, Case Studies, International Marketing, Strategy by Danielle Spinks-Earl Share IKEA's founder, Ingvar Kamprad, died in January 2018, aged 91. After starting from the humble Swedish beginnings, his entrepreneurial flare led to a multibillion-dollar global empire. Did you know the name Kamprad is a variant of Comrade? His passing marks a good time to review the strategy of IKEA. How radically it differed from other furniture businesses at the time of its conception makes for a good strategic case study. Read More