IKEA's founder and former CEO, Ingvar Kamprad, was renowned for his extreme frugality. He bought clothes from flea markets, recycled tea bags, and got cheap haircuts. Like Warren Buffett and other ...

This article is more than 9 years old. 89-year old IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad is said to be the eighth wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $43.2 billion. He was in ...

Obituary: Ingvar Kamprad died on January 27th The founder of the IKEA furniture empire was 91. Feb 8th 2018. Share. Listen to this story. ... in pale softwood or white chipboard, ...

But in rare cases, it is well deserved. Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, definitely qualifies as a legend in retail, not just for the way furniture is sold but for his building an enduring ...

THE FOUNDER of Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad, has died aged 91. The flat-pack furniture giant confirmed he passed away peacefully at his home yesterday in Småland. A statement said: “The founder of IK… ...

By Bob Chaundy of BBC's News Profiles Unit. Ikea, the joke goes, is the Swedish word for temporarily out of stock. In fact, it is an acronym consisting of the initials of its eccentric founder, the 74 ...

Billionaire Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad stocks his wardrobe with second-hand clothes. He says penny-pinching helped Ikea's success. Ingvar Kamprad, worth more than $40 billion, says he shops at ...

Condolences are flooding into this relatively cheap but easily assembled Nordic township, after Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA passed away on the weekend at the age of 91.