The Leadership Report: Ingvar Kampard
Biography
Ingvar Feodor Kamprad, as we know him the owner the giant home furnishing retail chain IKEA was born in march 30, 1926 on a farm which called near a small village of Agunnaryd, Smaland Sweden. In his teen ages he used to peddled matches, fish, pens, Christmas cards and other items by bicycle as a teenager. He bought matches in bulk from Stockholm and sold them in his town with reasonable prices but he still could make good money.
At the age of 17 his father gave him a reward for the success in his business. May be it was a turnover in his life. He used this money to establish his small company which will be the world's largest furniture retail company in the future. 10 years later kamprad registered his firm IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd) on july 18, 1943. He used to sell pens, wallets. Picture frames, tables, jewelry etc. with very cheap retail prices.
Kamprad has been living with his wife and children......
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