Ingvar Kamprad
30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018
Ingvar Kamprad was a Swedish businessman, born in Smaland in 1926, who founded the furniture retailer IKEA in 1943 at the age of 17. He introduced flat-pack, self-assembly furniture and the IKEA catalogue, expanding the company into a global chain. He lived in Switzerland from 1976 until returning to Sweden in 2014.
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Life events
Kamprad registered the business at 17, initially selling pens, wallets and other small goods by mail order.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe catalogue became the company's main sales channel.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCustomers could inspect furniture before ordering it.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgKamprad left Sweden and lived in Switzerland for nearly four decades.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter press reports of his ties to Per Engdahl's movement, Kamprad wrote to IKEA employees calling it a part of his life he regretted.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgKamprad moved back to Smaland after the death of his wife.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgKamprad died at his home at the age of 91.
Source: en.wikipedia.org