IKEA was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden. Through half a century's development, IKEA group has become the largest home furnishing company in the world, which has 90,000 co-workers and the business of which covers more than 50 countries and territories.

　　Up to now, there are 239 IEKA stores in 34 countries/territories (on only 2006). And by the business in China, we have built up the stores in Shanghai (1998), Beijing (1999), Guangzhou (2005) and Chengdu (2006). In financial year of 2007, the total sale of IKEA Group is 19.8 billion of euros. Since IKEA is not a listed company, it hasn't participated in the selection of Global Top 500. But considering the sales achievements, the IKEA Group ought to be listed at about the 300th among Top 500. Meanwhile, in the list of "The most valuable brands in the world" chosen by American Business Week, IKEA ranks at the 38th, whose brand values 10.087 billion USD.

　　Besides retailing business, ?IKEA group has also set up branches in industry, sales and trading area.

　　The Swedwood Group is the IKEA industrial group. It produces wood-based furniture and wooden components in 35 industrial units in 9 countries.

　　The IKEA Group has 46 trading service offices in 32 countries. Co-workers in each office monitor production. This enables them to test new ideas, negotiate prices and check quality while keeping an eye on social and working conditions among suppliers. IKEA is keeping a long-term and close cooperation with our suppliers - more than 1300 in 53 countries. Now, China is the top one purchase country in the IKEA Group.

　　IKEA's business idea is - to offer a wide rang of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at price so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.

宜家集团简况

    宜家家居于1943年由创始人英格瓦·坎普拉德（Ingvar Kamprad）在瑞典创立。历经半个多世纪的发展，宜家集团(IKEA Group)成为了宜家在全球范围内经营家具及家居用品的集团，是全球最大的家具及家居用品零售公司，经营业务遍及50多个国家和地区，拥有90，000多名员工。

　　目前，总共有274家宜家商场分布于40个国家和地区。其中，宜家集团在24个国家个国家独自拥有242家商场（截止至2007年12月）。宜家零售已经在上海（1998）北京（1999）、广州（2005）和成都（2006）分别建立了四家商场。

　　2007年宜家财政年度销售收入达到198亿欧元，由于宜家集团不是上市集团，因此并未参加财富全球500强的排名。如根据营业业绩计算，宜家集团应排名于全球500强约第300名。同时，根据2007年美国《商业周刊》评选的"全球100个最有价值的品牌排名"，IKEA排名第38位，品牌价值100.87亿美元。

　　除了零售业务，宜家集团还先后成立了工业公司、销售公司、贸易公司等分支。

　　Swedwood集团是宜家工业集团，负责正产木制家具以及相关配件。Swedwood在9个国家拥有35个工业部门。

　　宜家在32个国家拥有46个贸易公司。每一所贸易公司的员工监督产品生产，从而能够实验新方案、商谈价格、价差质量，同时还负责监督宜家供应商在社会环境、工作条件和环保等方面的工作。宜家的供应商超过1300家，分布于53个国家和地区。宜家同他们保持着长期，密切的合作。目前，中国是宜家全球排名第一的采购大国。 宜家一贯以"为大众创造更美好的日常生活，提供种类繁多、美观实用，老百姓买得起的家居用品"为自己的经营理念。