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The Testament of a Furniture Dealer, including A Little IKEA Dictionary

Ingvar Kamprad

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Summary

Kamprad sets out IKEA’s business idea and working principles in this short company document. The public English PDF combines the Testament with A Little IKEA Dictionary. It covers product range, price, profit, resource use and responsibility. The inspected copy carries a 1976–2016 copyright line; its file name alone does not establish a 2018 revision.

  • SourceInter IKEA: public English Testament and dictionary · PDF page 1 credits Kamprad; PDF pages 5–17 cover the nine operating principles; copyright 1976–2016
  • SourceIKEA Museum: The Testament of a Furniture Dealer · Authorship and 1976 publication history; product-range, price and cost principles

Why read it Our view

Use the text to examine how product design, materials and distribution support a low-price promise. Its rules also raise practical questions about profit, limited resources and who can make decisions. Read it as a founder’s own company policy, with its assumptions and trade-offs, rather than a neutral account of IKEA’s results.

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  • Ingvar KampradAuthor of company principles
    The public English booklet credits Kamprad and includes A Little IKEA Dictionary. IKEA Museum dates the original Testament to 1976; this PDF bears a 1976–2016 copyright line.
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