If you go
● What:
IKEA
● Where:
2110 W. Ikea Way, Tempe. Take Interstate 10 west to Exit 158, the Warner Road exit.
● Hours:
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays
● Information:
1-480-785-8209 or www.ikea-usa.com
IKEA who?
● The company was founded in Sweden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad from the farm of Elmtaryd in the village of Agunnaryd - hence the name IKEA.
● It first came to North America in 1976, to Vancouver, British Columbia, and to the United States in 1985, with the first store in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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● There are now more than 200 stores in 32 countries, including China, Russia and nations in the Middle East, bringing in $12.2 billion in sales in 2003.
● IKEA's fastest expansion is in the United States, where it has 22 stores and plans to add five a year over the next decade.
● But North America still accounts for just 15 percent of IKEA's sales, compared to Europe's 82 percent. Germany, with 35 stores, is the company's No. 1 market, followed by the U.K., with 12.