IKEA is a Swedish furniture retailer founded by Ingvar Kamprad, who was a teenager when he started the business in the farming district of Smaland. The name combines his initials with the first letters of Elmtaryd, the family farm, and Agunnaryd, the nearby village. It began by selling small goods by mail order and moved to furniture some years later. IKEA became known for self-assembly flat-pack furniture, which lowered costs and transport charges, and for its large out-of-town stores and annual catalogue. It expanded across Europe and the world, and it is now the largest furniture retailer in the world. Kamprad died in 2018.
Before and after
- from 12 July 1943 to 13 July 1943Battle of Kolombangara
- 12 July 1943Battle of Prokhorovka
- from 13 July 1943 to 16 July 1943Operation Fustian
- from 24 July 1943 to 3 August 1943Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
- 28 July 1943Founding of IKEA
- 11 August 1943Birth of Pervez Musharraf
- from 13 August 1943 to 22 September 1943Donbass Strategic Offensive (August 1943)
- 17 August 1943Birth of Robert De Niro
- from 17 August 1943 to 18 August 1943Battle off Horaniu
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