Inter IKEA Holding B.V. (also known as Inter IKEA Group) is a
holding company
A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...
registered in the Netherlands, ultimately owned by
Interogo Foundation
Interogo Foundation is a foundation registered in Liechtenstein as a so-called ''Unternehmensstiftung'' (, literally in English: "enterprise foundation"). Its office is located in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. It owns Inter IKEA Holding B.V., registered ...
. It owns the company ''Inter IKEA Systems'' and thereby controls the intellectual property of
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...
. It is also in charge of design, manufacturing and supply of IKEA products.
History
The company was incorporated in 1991 as ''Inter IKEA Holding S.A.'' in
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. Between 2011 and 2016, restructuring took place among corporate entities related to IKEA, and since 2016, Inter IKEA Holding has been based in the Netherlands.
Inter IKEA Holding used to be controlled by Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, and his family, through the advisory council of Interogo Foundation. However, in 2013, Kamprad renounced the right to appoint members to that council, and the current articles of the foundation require that Kamprad family members do not hold a majority of the seats.
Subsidiaries
Inter IKEA Systems
''Inter IKEA Systems B.V.'' is a holding company fully owned by Inter IKEA Holding and thus Interogo Foundation. It is the company that legally owns all of the IKEA brand's
intellectual property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...
(logo, word, trademarks, etc.).
Inter IKEA Systems is the IKEA
franchisor
Franchising is based on a marketing concept which can be adopted by an organization as a strategy for business expansion. Where implemented, a franchisor licenses some or all of its know-how, procedures, intellectual property, use of its busine ...
. The company releases guides and manuals of various parts of the IKEA brand. The company releases news, training, program and various other types of manuals. It also does research about the market IKEA is in and releases reports and tools to IKEA retailers. The company was incorporated in 1983, and it is based in the Netherlands.
IKEA of Sweden
''IKEA of Sweden A.B.'' is responsible for designing, developing and making home furnishing products for IKEA. The company is based in
Älmhult
Älmhult () is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,955 inhabitants in 2010.
It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA (the Swedish furniture company) store was built. IKEA continues to have a large c ...
, Sweden. The company was founded in 1943.
IKEA Supply
''IKEA Supply A.G.'' is responsible for supplying IKEA products to IKEA franchises. It owns many
distribution center
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to con ...
s around the world. It is based in Switzerland.
IKEA Industry
''IKEA Industry A.B.'' produces 10-12% of the IKEA range of products. The company mostly focuses on wooden furniture. It was founded in 1991 as Swedwood International AB. The company name was changed from Swedwood International AB to IKEA Industry A.B. in September 2013. The company has always been based in Sweden.
IKEA Marketing and Communication
''IKEA Marketing and Communication AB'' (formerly ''IKEA Communications AB'') creates and maintains IKEA communication for customers and other IKEA organizations. Its best known product is the
IKEA Catalogue
The IKEA Catalogue (US spelling: IKEA Catalog; Swedish: ''Ikea-katalogen'') was a catalogue published annually by the Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA. First published in Swedish in 1951, the catalogue was considered to be the main marketing ...
. Its other responsibilities include the IKEA website, apps, brochures, TV commercials, and assembly instructions. It is based in Sweden.
It is a Promoter Member of the
Khronos Group
The Khronos Group, Inc. is an open, non-profit, member-driven consortium of 170 organizations developing, publishing and maintaining royalty-free interoperability standards for 3D graphics, virtual reality, augmented reality, parallel computation ...
.
IKEA Food Services
''IKEA Food Services A.B.'' develops and produces the IKEA food and beverages products sold in IKEA stores. It is based in Sweden.
See also
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Interogo Foundation
Interogo Foundation is a foundation registered in Liechtenstein as a so-called ''Unternehmensstiftung'' (, literally in English: "enterprise foundation"). Its office is located in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. It owns Inter IKEA Holding B.V., registered ...
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IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...
References
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Luxembourgian companies established in 1991
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