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Ingvar Kamprad: how IKEA's enigmatic founder became a billionaire

How Sweden's flatpack pioneer conquered the world with cheap Nordic design
Humble origins
Money struggles
Work ethic
Entrepreneurial spirit
Farm life
Bulk buying
Branching out
Nazi propaganda
Fascist group
New Swedish Movement
Biggest mistake
IKEA founded
Business name
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First wife
Drink problem
Catalogue launch
Flatpack revolution
First superstore
Scandi expansion
Foreign supppliers
Second wife
Cost-cutting
Global growth
Nordic design
Tax exile
Miserly ways
Frugal image
Hidden luxuries
IKEA bible
Charitable foundation
Unstoppable growth
Reluctant philanthropist
Booming times
Disputed wealth
Legal pressure
Winding down
Soaring fortune
Impressive legacy
Inheritance favouritism
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How Sweden's flatpack pioneer conquered the world with cheap Nordic design

IKEA's famously thrifty founder Ingvar Kamprad died on 27 January, having built up a global self-assembly furniture empire that has changed the way we shop. We delve into the controversial billionaire's past and chart his remarkable rise to success.
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Daniel Coughlin

07 February 2018

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