Urban development Quote by Ellen Ruppel Shell

I think it's our unique product selection and the idea that everything we sell only can be purchased at Ikea.

— Joseph Roth

“*Buying the Depreciation: New Ikea furniture has to be about the worst purchase ever — why? Because you can almost always buy someone else’s…

— Sebastian Marshall

I decided that the stock market was not an option for IKEA. I knew that only a long-term perspective could secure our growth plans,…

— Ingvar Kamprad

“Unlike its competitors who sell pre-assembled merchandise, IKEA puts its customers to work. It turns out there’s a hidden benefit to making users invest…

— Nir Eyal

“Imagine Ikea if Ikea sold only stuffed animals.”

— Melisa Milgrom

Lekha Washington is a very successful, award-winning product designer, and her company has made some fantastic products in the past few years. Comments from…

— Chinmayi

“Sometimes, choosing your WIG is about more than selecting the aspect of your business where the greatest results are desired; it’s about a WIG…

— Chris McChesney

You can't deny the experience of a store. It's fantastic if you're a global brand and you've got the power or the funds to…

— Matthew Williamson

Customers today want the very most and the very best for the very least amount of money, and on the best terms. Only the…

— Brian Tracy

“McMansions in sprawling suburbs, without mountains of unnecessary packaging, without giant mechanized monofarms, without energy-hogging big-box stores, without electronic billboards, without endless piles of…

— Charles Eisenstein

“One of the things that I think is true of very successful retailers is that their joy is in creating, not maintaining.”

— James Dion

“A store specialising in fresh perishable items that the shopper cannot stock up on at home will generate more frequent visits and a higher…

— Greg Thain