Ikea Founder Ingvar Kamprad
Dead at 91
1/28/2018 7:11 AM PST
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder if Ikea, has died.
Kamprad died at his home in Sweeden, where he founded the wildly successful, worldwide chain in 1943.
Ikea issued a statement, saying, Kamprad was one of the greatest entrepeneurs of the 20th century.Ā Ikea currently has 389 stores worldwide.Ā
We’re told he passed away peacefully over the weekend.Ā Ā
Kamprad founded Ikea when he was just 17 years old.Ā He ran the company for many decades, stepping down in 2013 when he was 87 years old.Ā Ā
Kamprad was 91.Ā RIP.
