The IKEA story began in 1943 in the small village of Agunnaryd in Sweden, when founder Ingvar Kamprad was just 17. Since then, the IKEA Group has grown into a major retail experience with 128,000 co-workers in 24 countries/territories generating annual sales of more than 21.1 billion euros.
Below are some key facts and figures about the IKEA Group. For more detailed information, please use the links in the right-hand menu.
IKEA Group figures at a glance The IKEA Group figures are based on the IKEA fiscal year (1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008). Sales for the IKEA Group for the financial year 2008 were up by 7 per cent to a total of 21.1 billion euros. Download the IKEA Group Facts & figures brochure (English PDF, 4 pages, 0.8 MB)
Sales At the end of the 2008 financial year, there were 253 IKEA Group stores in 24 countries stocking everything for home furnishing under one roof. Last year 565 million customers visited an IKEA store, gaining inspiration from our displays which show IKEA products in actual room settings. For the latest store information, please visit IKEA Group stores.
Top five sales countries Germany 15%, USA 10%, France 10%, UK 7%, and Sweden 6%.
Purchasing IKEA has 41 trading service offices in 30 countries. This allows us to be close to our suppliers - about 1,380 in 54 countries - so we can monitor production, test new ideas, negotiate prices and check quality while keeping an eye on social and working conditions.
Top five purchasing countries China 21%, Poland 17%, Italy 8%, Sweden 6% and Germany 6%.
Co-workers The IKEA Group has 127,800 co-workers spread across functions such as purchasing, distribution, whole-sale, range, retail, support functions and the Swedwood Group.
Distribution IKEA has 27 distribution centres and 11 customer distribution centres in 16 countries. Using flat packs, transporting goods where possible by rail and sea, and utilising fuel-saving techniques allows us to be cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
Range Today's IKEA range consists of about 9,500 home furnishing articles, designed to be functional and good looking but at a low price. Each item is developed by IKEA of Sweden, which is also responsible for giving each product its unique name, such as BILLY and KLIPPAN. To read more, please visit Our product range.
Catalogue Last year more than 200 million copies of the catalogue were printed in 52 editions and 27 languages.
Industry The Swedwood Group is the IKEA industrial group. Swedwood produces wood-based furniture and wooden components in 49 industrial units in 11 countries. To read more, please visit Swedwood.
