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how the IKEA Group works Work at IKEA is organized in order to match the needs of the customers to the potential of the suppliers in the best possible way. IKEA co-workers all over the world contribute to this collective effort by their individual involvement in the process from development and production to sales.


Group Support Functions Work within the IKEA Group is supported by a total of nine units in Holland (IKEA Services B. V.)and Sweden (IKEA Services AB)

Experts and economies of scale Decentralization is the maxim at IKEA, but to fully exploit economies of scale, experts in central positions deal with certain key areas – from the food in the store restaurants to the production of IKEA catalogs. In this way these experts too can play their part in keeping IKEA prices low.