He first introduced furniture into the IKEA product range in 1947.Demand for his furniture increased rapidly, so he decided to specialise in this line.In the mid 1950s, IKEA began designing its own furniture.It wanted to make innovative, stylish products and to keep prices down.This made it possible for a large number of customers to buy IKEA home furnishings.<br>IKEA opened its first store in Sweden in 1958.In the next 40 years, the number of stores went up 30 to over 150 in 29 countries.In 2005, there were a record 18 new stores - 15 in Europe and three in North America, and then IKEA entered the Japanese market with two stores in 2006.<br>That year in February, it also opened a new store in London.Six thousand customers arrived for the midnight opening.There were not enough security staff and police to manage the crowd, and some people hurt themselves in the rush to get into the store!Sales for the IKEA Group rose steadily, year after year.At the end of the financial year 2002, sales were at 11 billion euros.At the end of 2006, they totalled 17.3 billion euros.<br>The success story continues, and the group expects to add more stores to its existing network. ...
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