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Ikea founder dies aged 91 after setting the business up when he was just 17 [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | January 28, 2018 | Phoebe Southworth

Posted on 01/28/2018 5:07:20 AM PST by C19fan

Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad has died, the company has confirmed. The 91-year-old billionaire died on Saturday at his mansion in Smaland, Sweden. Multinational Ikea, which has 412 stores across 49 countries, has long been the world's largest furniture retailer.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: billionaires; furniture; ikea; kamprad; obituary; sweden
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To: C19fan

Just think of all the kids he will get to hug now, all the squashed ones.


21 posted on 01/28/2018 9:35:33 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: arderkrag

Yep...cheap crappy furniture...other interesting stuff, tho...but, I like buying local


22 posted on 01/28/2018 10:08:25 AM PST by goodnesswins (There were 1.41 MILLION NON Profit orgs in 2013 with $1.73 TRILLION in REVENUE)
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To: TADSLOS; dfwgator
The really funny thing is that, even though the IKEA coffin was a hoax, there actually IS an outfit that will ship you an assemble-yourself coffin
23 posted on 01/28/2018 3:15:05 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: C19fan

RIP.


24 posted on 01/28/2018 3:15:32 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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