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Title: Did you Know??
Post by: calendria on October 13, 2019, 03:01:04 pm: :cat:

I do not shop at this company's store (too expensive) but I find it interesting that they have such a business model! Anyone else have an interesting retail or wholesale tidbit to share?

As IKEA is owned by a Dutch company which is, in turn, owned by a Dutch non-for-profit, they’re able to get away with paying very little tax. In fact, they only get taxed at 3.5%.

IKEA don’t simply rely on word-of-mouth of course, their marketing ideas have, at times, bordered on genius. One example is in France, where they put a whole house worth of furniture on a rock-climbing wall. Sounds crazy but it certainly got a buzz!
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Post by: dsawan on October 13, 2019, 03:11:16 pm: lucky
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Post by: Nancy5 on October 13, 2019, 03:16:12 pm: I've never been to Ikea The closest one is in Philadelphia which is about one hour away.
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Post by: debidoo on October 13, 2019, 03:59:41 pm: I used to get their catalogs and enjoyed glancing through them before tossing in the trash lol I have never purchased anything from them. There is a store two towns over from me but I have no interest in their products.
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Post by: gtdoss on October 14, 2019, 06:03:06 am: I love looking at IKEA products online. They are geniuses! I would absolutely be excited about going to an IKEA store in person, but the closest one is in Atlanta, which I would not want to go into the city just to visit a store. But if IKEA built a store anywhere around me, we'd probably soon be broke! :peace:
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Post by: gaylasue on October 14, 2019, 07:04:39 am: I have never shopped at IKEA. I have seen their website.
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Post by: bremer51 on October 14, 2019, 07:27:00 am: I've been to their website, but have never purchased.
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Post by: bretay on October 14, 2019, 07:33:21 am: i have never shopped there myself..heard a lot about it though...we dont have one in our town..have never went to their website
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Post by: oldbuddy on October 14, 2019, 10:21:46 am: Just for grins, you should search your local craigslist.org for sale listing for the term "ikea". In Portland Oregon this morning I found 961 items listed. I would be interested how many listings show up in towns where they don't have an Ikea store.
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Post by: bshee58 on October 14, 2019, 10:29:44 am: I've never been there, but we have one here where I live.
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Post by: nannycoe1 on October 15, 2019, 05:52:32 am: I have never bought anything from iKEA
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Post by: BATISTAGIRL663 on October 15, 2019, 06:45:41 pm: No I don’t have any but thank you for sharing I have never shopped at a IKEA Way too expensive for my taste
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Post by: ghunter on October 16, 2019, 05:23:13 am: No, I did not know that, but I have never shopped at a IKEA store
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Post by: 1imaginarygirl on October 16, 2019, 07:19:54 pm: I'm confused by all the "too expensive" comments. Their prices are on par with Wal-mart. I've been to the Ikea near me, only once. Most of their furniture is made of cheap particleboard. I would never buy their products.
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Post by: elvisdo on October 17, 2019, 09:17:30 am: I haven't been to Ikea in a few years. Funny thing is when I did I went to actually go eat more than shop.
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Post by: nmbrown863 on October 17, 2019, 07:45:59 pm: I have never actually been to Ikea. I don't think there is one close to me.
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Post by: mapiklfish on October 18, 2019, 11:57:22 am: I visited one, once, when I was in CA to visit my kids. We don't have one near us. I actually liked the store and wouldn't mind having one nearby.
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Post by: timvolley on October 19, 2019, 10:57:32 am: i have never been to ikea or really know anything about its background
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Post by: dreamyxo on October 20, 2019, 12:01:29 am: IKEA isn't expensive. They even have breakfast for $1 and it's pretty decent. I've bought a few things from them over the years and I still have them.
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Post by: lisah0410 on October 20, 2019, 07:33:03 am: I heard of Ikea but have never shopped there but was told that they have great furniture there and the price is not so bas either.
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Post by: mamatygress on October 28, 2019, 08:34:11 pm: Interesting climbing wall. Never shopped there.
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on October 29, 2019, 02:04:27 pm: I have never bought anything from them before and never shopped there.
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Post by: countrygirl12 on October 29, 2019, 02:18:29 pm: I do not know how Ikea could operate as a non profit organization when clearly they are. I have never shopped with them and probably never will. All the big companies are going to do what ever they can to pay as little taxes as possible. Just like random individuals.