The secret of IKEA`s success
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01 - Sales StrategiesHow can a company improve its sales? One of the keys to more effective selling is for a company to first decide on its “sales strategy”. In other words, what is the role of the salesperson? Is the salesperson’s job narrative, suggest ive, or consultive?The “narrative” sales strategy depends on the salesperson moving quickly into a standard sales presentation. His or her pitch highlights the benefit for the customer of a particular product or service. This approach is most effective for customers whose buying motives are basically the same and is also well suited to companies who have a large number of prospects on which to call.The “suggestive” approach is tailored more for the individual customer. The salesperson must be in a positio n to offer alternative recommendations that meet a particular customer’s needs. One key aspect of the suggestive approach is the need for the salesperson to engage the buyer in some sort of discussion. The salesperson can then use the information from the customer to suggest an appropriate product or service.The final strategy demands that a company’s sales staff act as “consultants” for the buyer. In this role, the salesperson must acquire a great deal of information about the customer. They do this through market research, surveys, and face-to-face discussions. Using this information, the salesperson makes a detailed presentation tailored specifically to a consumers needs.More and more sales teams are switching from a narrative or a suggestive approach to a more consultative strategy. As a result, corporations are looking more at intangibles (无形资产) such as creativity and analytical skills and less at educational background and technical skills.Sales strategies are classified as narrative, suggestive and consultive. Salespeople use the narrative strategy to promote products with standard presentations. The suggestive approach requires the salesperson to recommend a suitable product after talking with customers. The consultive strategy demands that salespeople acquire information about customers and act as their “consultants”. Nowadays more and more sales teams prefer the consultive approach. (60 words)02 - When You Hear the Final WhistleOne of the hardest things for any sportsperson to do is to know when to retire. But even harder is finding the answer to the question “What am I going to do with the rest of my life?”Some sportspeople go on playing too long. Perhaps they just can’t stand life without the “high” of playing professional sport. Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time retired three times. He retired once from the Chicago Bulls, made a successful comeback with the Bulls, then retired again. His second comeback with an inferior team ended in failure and he retired for ever at the age of 38. Jordan said, “There will never be anything I do that will fulfill me as much as competing did.”Others can’t resist the chance of one last “pay day”. Muhammad Ali needed the money, but his comeback fight, at the age of 39, against Trevor Berbick, was one of the saddest spectacles in modem sport. After losing to Berbick, Ali retired permanently. Three years later he developed Parkinson’s disease.For some people, the pain of retirement never leaves them. As Jimmy Greaves, an ex- England international footballer said, u I think that a lot of players would prefer to be shot once their career is over. J, Many of them spend their retirement in a continual battle against depression, alcohol, or drugs.But for the lucky few, retirement can mean a successful new career. Franz Beckenbauer is a classical example of a footballer who won everything with his club, Bayern Munich. After retiring he became a successful coach with Bayern and finally president of the club. John McEnroe, the infamous “bad boy” of tennis, is now a highly respected and highly paid TV commentator. But sadly, for most sportspeople these cases are the exceptions.For one thing, sportspeople find it hard to decide when to retire. Some don’t want to retire because they can’t stand living without playing professional sport while others just need money. For another, sportspeople find it harder to decide what to do after retirement. Some suffer from the pain of retirement while the lucky few take up a new career. (60 words)03 - IKEASince it opened its first store in 1943 , IKEA has become one of the biggest furniture empires in the world. The company has made people think differently about the way they furnish their homes, particularly in countries like Germany, the UK and France. Over 365 million people worldwide spend more than £8 billion in IKEA stores each year and the number of customers keeps rising. The best-selling products are bookshelves, sofas, candles, chairs and coat hangers, but perhaps IKEA is most famous for its flatpack furniture.Flatpack furniture was invented by chance in 1956 by a man called Gillis Lundgren. He lived in a Swedish town called Almhult and worked for a small furniture company. One day Lundgren needed to deliver a table to a customer, but the table wouldn’t fit in his car. “Let’s pull off the legs and put them underneath,” said Lundgren — and that was the moment flatpack furniture was bom. From that simple beginning, the small furniture company became IKEA and Lundgren became one of its top designers.The se cret of IKEA’s success is not just the design, it’s also the price. Flatpacks don’t take up much space, so IKEA can send furniture round the world vey cheaply. Also the stores don’t employ lots of salespeople to help you find or carry things; it seems peop le don’t mind doing that for themselves. And most importantly, IKEA doesn’t pay anyone to put the furniture together — they let the customers do that. Apparently, people would rather pay less and build the furniture themselves.IKEA is a big furniture chain store, well known for its flatpack furniture, which was invented by Gillis Lundgren when he managed to put a table into a car. IKEA’s success lies in the design and the price. IKEA can deliver flatpacks round the world cheaply. Customers would rather pay less and put the furniture together themselves. (57 words)4 - Refusing to Be ModernizedAn elderly couple are going to exchange candles for light bulbs after 37 years without electricity at their Suffolk home. Pat Payne, 74, and his wife Margaret, 72, brought up their large family in their farmhouse in Whepstead, near Bury St Edmunds, without any modem appliances.Their children left home years ago but now one of them has moved back and is paying £ 19,000 to have electricity put in the 200-year-old house next month. Mrs. Payne said that she was looking forward to “ being modernized “ but does not feel that she has missed much by not having electricity.“It would have been nice to have been able to do the ironing or to have vacuum cleaner instead of having to sweep the floor, but we got by,” she said. “I think our children are more excited about us getting electricity than we are.”The couple have mostly lived off the land. Mr. Payne, a former farm labourer, grows vegetables in the garden. Without a fridge or freezer in the three-bedroom house, milk is delivered every other day and fresh meat is bought as needed. Water comes from a well.Mrs. Payne used to wash clothes by hand, and with nine children that was a lot of clothes, but she believes that not having electricity may have been a good thing for her children while they were growing up.“Instead of watching television, they played together and used to make up games or read books,” she said.The life also suited her and her husband. “ Neither of us has eve r been seriously ill and we rarely get a cough or cold,” Mrs. Payne said. “With our fresh vegetables and not having central heating it’s been a very healthy way to live.”The Paynes have lived in their farmhouse without electricity for 37 years but they do n’t regret it. They think living in this way does good to their children’s growing up and their health. Now they are going to have electricity put in their house and will make use of modern alliances. (51 words)5 - Designer Brands Aren’t for Me!Although I follow fashion, I hate the phrase “must-have”. If I read that Ugg boots or Prada sunglasses are the latest “must-haves”, my immediate reaction is to think, “Why must I have them?” Why should I fall for the designer’s manipulative tactics, which are only intended to increase his bank balance at the expense of mine?Designer brands, in general, are for people who are too insecure to trust their own tastes. These people decide that everything at Prada must be “cool”, so if you shop there, you can’t go wrong. I find it much more satisfying to pop into one of the cheap chain stores on the High Street and buy a copy of designer’s clothes for a tenth of the price. OK, you have to use your skill to find the one garment in there that looks great. But it’s worth it! It’s like finding a piece of gold in a river. The find gives you immense satisfaction.Which is why, according to a survey done by a British bank, young people with money are abandoning the designer shops and buying their clothes in chain stores, second-hand shops, and in markets. This is the best news I’ve heard all week. It means that young people have the confidence to trust their judgment. They are prepared to take risks to look individual and not mass-produced.That has always been my shopping philosophy. The surprisingly high prices in designer shops leave me open-mouthed. Even if I had the money, I would think of all the other things I could spend it on!The writer thinks there is no need to buy those “must-haves” and that designer brands are intend ed for those who aren’t sure of their tastes. He prefers to do shopping in a cheap chain store. Besides, a survey reports that rich young people are switching to cheaper places to do shopping, thus looking individual. (54 words)6 - A Lesson Goes ViralAt the end of 2014, Tulsa, Oklahoma, sixth-grade teacher Melissa Bour received a friend request on Facebook from one of her students. She didn’t accept the request, but a quick browse through the girl’s friends list revealed the names of dozens of kids from her classroom. Many of the students’ Facebook pages were completely public, meaning even strangers could search through the kids’ personal photos and messages.“I saw middle fingers, students dressed inappropriately, and extremely offensive language,” Meli ssa says. “It was disturbing.” When she brought up her discovery in class, the students thought it was nothing. So she created a post of her own.With a bright green Sharpie, she wrote on a piece of paper in all caps, “Dear Facebook:My 12-year-old students think it is ‘no big deal’ that they are posting pictures of themselves ... Please help me show them how quickly their images can get around.” She put a picture of the letter on her Facebook page and asked people to share it.In hours, it was shared 108 ,000 times across dozens of states and four countries. She deleted it after eight hours, but it continued to spread. “I wanted to show them that it’s on the Internet forever,” she says.As she explained the results of her experiment in class, the students’ “eyes got bigger and bigger,” she says. “It scared a few of them into deleting their pages completely,” she says. Others have removed inappropriate posts and used privacy settings to manage their pages.Her intention wasn’t to scare them off social media bu t to push them to be mindful of what they post. Melissa says, “I tell them, ‘just because everyone else is sharing doesn’t mean you have to.’”At the end of 2014, Melissa Bour, a sixth-grade teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, found her students were using social media improperly. In order to warn them of the danger, she posted a picture with some words on it. It spread quickly and remained online even when deleted. She told the students what she did and her efforts were fruitful. (59 words)7 - Parallel LivesMargaret Richardson and Terry Connelly have almost identical taste in clothes, both have four children of more or less the same age, and both were married on exactly the same day. Not surprising, perhaps, Margaret and Terry are identical twins. What is surpri sing is that they didn’t even meet until they were in their mid-thirties.What happens if, like Terry and Margaret, identical twins are separated at birth and brought up in different families? Will their backgrounds make them completely different, or will their shared genes still mean that they have a lot in common? Professor Tom Bouchard from the University of Minnesota, set out to find the answer to this question. He traced more than a hundred pairs of twins who were adopted by different parents at birth, sixty-four of whom were identical twins. Each twin is then tested and interviewed about every detail of their life and personality.It turned out that Margaret and Terry were not unusual. As well as looking very similar, many twins had the same IQ, the same health problems, the same hobbies and interests, the same attitudes and even the same tastes. Several pairs of twins arrived at their first meeting in the same clothes, and one pair of middle-aged women were wearing identical jewellery. Others had made the same career choices:Jerry and Mark Levy first met in their thirties to discover that they were both firefighters, who drank the same kind of beer and weighed exactly the same.Of course, some of this must be coincidence. But Professor Bouchard has come to a remarkable conclusion. Identical twins brought up separately are more similar than non-identical twins brought up together. “I am not saying that upbringing doesn’t matter —it’s very important of course —but this research shows that our genes influence almost every part of our lives:they influence our IQ, our hobbies; our personalities, our political attitudes, our health, even the clothes and food we like.”Margaret Richardson and Terry Connelly are identical twins. Though they were separated at bi rth and didn’t meet until in their mid-thirties, they had a lot in common. Professor Tom Bouchard found through his study that identical twins who grew up separately are more like each other than non-identical twins who grew up together and that genes play a large part. (60 words)8 - They Beat Odds TogetherAFTER A CAR CRASH left 14-year-old Collin Smith unable to walk, doctors told him he had a 20 percent chance of finishing high school. The opportunity to attend college seemed even slimmer. Yet eight years later, Collin earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications from High Point University. Collin had achieved the nearly impossible — with the help of a kind man five decades his senior.Dial back to 2005. Ernest Greene had just moved to the same area that Collin and his parents lived. The families did not know each other. But when Ernest heard about Collin’s accident and the fact that his parents would not be able to care full-time for their son, Ernest says, he felt a calling. “The Lord was leading me to help,” he says. He had time to spare.Ernest approached Collin’s parents with the idea that he look after the boy while they were at work. The Smiths gratefully accepted. Collin, now 23 , says it was hard for him to understand then “how someone I didn’t know would drop everything to help me.”Ernest sought training to care for Collin and then began arriving at the Smiths’ home early on weekday mornings. He would help Collin get out of bed, wash, and dress. He would help him have breakfast. Then he’d drive Collin to school. And at 3 p.m., every day, Ernest would drive back to pick him up. Then, while the two waited for one of Collin’s parents to get home, “we played a lot of Monopoly,” says Ernest with a laugh.Collin graduated from high school with the rest of his class and was accepted to nearby High Point. Ernest accompanied him to every class. “The first year was interesting,” Ernest recalls. “Collin didn’t want to stick out.” Ernest, on the other hand, says he took full advantage of the opportunity, taking down notes and often commenting in class.Collin Smith lost his ability to walk at 14 after a car accident. When Ernest Greene, 64 then, heard about that, he offered to help him. He looked after the boy, sent him to school and picked him up after school. Thanks to Ernest, Collin graduated from high school and was admitted to a nearby college. (56 words)9- What I Think of Boxing as a SportBoxing is a popular sport that many people seem to be fascinated by. Newspapers, magazines and sports programmes on TV frequently cover boxing matches. Professional boxers earn a lot of money, and successful boxers are treated as big heroes.It seems to me that some people, especially men, find it appealing because it is an aggressive sport. When they watch a boxing match, they can identify with the winning boxer, and this gives them the feeling of being a winner themselves. It is a fact that many people have feelings of aggression from time to time, but they cannot show their aggression in their everyday lives. Watching a boxing match gives them an outlet for this aggression.However, there is a negative side to boxing. It can be a very dangerous sport. Although boxers wear gloves during the fights, and amateur boxers even have to wear helmets, there have frequently been accidents in both professional and amateur boxing, sometimes with dramatic consequences. Boxers have suffered from head injuries, and occasionally, fighters have even been killed as a result of being knocked out in the ring. Furthermore, studies have shown that there are often long-term effects of boxing, in the form of serious brain damage, even if a boxer has never been knocked out.To conclude, I am personally not at all in favour of aggressive sports like boxing. I think it would be better if less time was given to aggressive sports on TV, and we celebrated more men and women from non-aggressive sports as our heroes and heroines in our society. I believe that the world is aggressive enough already! Of course, people like competitive sports, and so do I, but I think that hitting other people in an aggressive way is not something that should be regarded as a sport.Some people love boxing because it is an aggressive sport, which echoes with the feelings of aggression they have. But boxing is also a dangerous sport, not only because boxers are very likely to be injured or even killed, but also because there might be potential brain damage. Personally, the writer doesn’t like boxing and appeals for non-aggressive sports. (59 words)。
中文题目:宜家体验式营销与成功之道英文题目:IKEA's Experiential Marketing and theWay to Success目录1 公司简介 (1)2 体验式营销 (1)3 宜家体验式营销模式 (1)3.1 体验式营销——宜家店实物家居体验 (2)3.1.1感官式营销策略 (2)3.1.2情感式营销策略 (3)3.1.3思考式营销策略 (4)3.1.4 行动式营销策略 (5)3.1.5 关联式营销策略 (5)3.2 体验式传播——现实与虚拟场景体验 (4)3.2.1 情感式体验——候车处沙发献温情 (6)3.2.2 感官式体验——创新性广告博眼球 (7)3.2.3 思考式体验——VR 技术创新设计 (7)4 宜家对我国家居企业的启示 (6)4.1学习宜家体验式营销策略 (6)4.2 营造舒适的体验环境 (6)4.3 创新多样的体验途径 (9)4.4 分析大众的体验数据 (9)参考文献 (10)精品文档1 公司简介宜家家居(IKEA)于1943年创建于瑞典,创始人英格瓦•坎普拉德在1926年出生在瑞典南部的斯马兰。
瑞典宜家集团已成为全球最大的家具家居用品商家,销售主要包括座椅/ 沙发系列,办公用品,卧室系列,厨房系列,照明系列,纺织品,炊具系列,房屋储藏系列,儿童产品系列等约10,000 个产品。
宜家家居在全球38 个国家和地区拥有328 个商场,其中有19 家在中国大陆。
目前,中国已成为宜家最大的采购市场和业务增长最重要的空间之一,在宜家的全球战略中具有举足轻重的地位。
宜家家居不靠互联网却年营收2640亿,相当于2个阿里巴巴。
宜家的成功,与其体验式营销模式密不可分。
2 体验式营销体验(experence )通常是由于对事件的直接观察或是参与造成的一些能够给人们留下深刻印象的刺激。
约瑟夫.派因二世和詹姆斯.吉尔摩在《体验经济》一书中提到:体验从心理学角度理解,就是一个人的情绪、体力、智力、甚至是精神达到某一特定水平时,意识中所产生的感觉。
1.IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural business man. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a business – IKEA.2.IKEA’s name comes from Kamprads’initials(I.K.)and the place where he grew up (E and A ). Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprad’s wares included anything that he could sell for profits at discounted prices, including watches, pens and stockings.3.IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. the furniture was all designed and made by manufactures near Kamprad’s home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951.4.In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom in Almhult, Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stress with furniture in attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, people ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelming: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture.5.In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion.6.Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world’s richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-today operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.1. Paragraph 2 ____.2. Paragraph 3 ____.3. Paragraph 4 ____.4. Paragraph 5 ____.A. Ingvar Kamprad – a born businessmanB. Success brought by the introduction of showroomsC. The origin of IKEAD. Specialization in selling furnitureE. Flat packaging – a feature of IKEAF. World-wide expansion of IKEA5. Even when he was only a child, ____.6. ____, and years later became a big company specialized in manufacturing and selling of furniture.7. Customers liked the idea of IKEA’s showrooms because ____.8. As flat packaging saves money for both IKEA and the customers, ____.A. IKEA began as a small store selling all kinds of cheap things.B. it is highly welcomed by bothC. Ingvar Kamprad showed interest in and talent for doing business.D. he lives happily in retirementE. here they can see and try the furniture they are going to buy.F. Ingvar successfully manages the company all by himself答案与解析:1.分析⽂章标题: The making of a success(成功) story(故事)标题的含义为“⼀个成功故事的产⽣”,IKEA(宜家)贯穿⽂章出现,共出现了17次,因此是⽂章主题词。
世界级富翁留给人们的人生忠告经典语句1、Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway沃伦-巴菲特,波克夏·哈萨威公司行政总裁Rule No.1: Never lose money.RuleNo.2: Never forget rule No.1.规则一:永远别输钱。
规则二:永远别忘了规则一。
2、Carios Slim Helu, CEO of Telmex, America Movil, Grupo Carso卡洛斯-斯利姆-埃卢,墨西哥电信巨头When you live for others’opinions, you are dead。
如果你为别人的看法而活,那你已经死了。
3、Ted Turner, Founder of CNN泰德-特纳,CNN(美国有线电视新闻网)创始人I just love it when people say I can’t do it, there’s nothing that makes me feel better because all my life, people have said that I wasn’t going to make it。
我就喜欢做别人说我干不了的事儿,因为在我的一生中,总是会有人来说,我干不了这个干不了那个。
而当我真正做成了,这种感觉就太棒了。
4、J. Paul Getty, Founder of Getty Oil Company保罗-格蒂,格蒂石油公司创始人If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars。
如果你能数得清自己有多少钱,那你肯定不是亿万富翁。
5、Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of IKEA英瓦尔-坎普拉德,宜家创始人Only those who are asleep make no mistakes。
关于大学的名言英语1、在竞争中求生存,在奋斗中实现自我价值。
Tosurviveincompetitionandrealizeself-worthinstruggle.2、忘掉失败,不过要牢记失败中的教训。
Forgetaboutfailure,butrememberthelessonsoffailure.3、生活是灯,工作是油,要想灯亮,必须奋斗加油。
Lifeisalampandworkisoil.Ifyouwantthelamptoturnon,youm uststrivetorefuel.4、困难是弱者认输的借口,奋斗是强者成功的缘由。
Difficultyistheexcusefortheweaktoadmitdefeat,andstruggl eisthereasonforthestrongtosucceed.5、成功是很简单的事,只要方法正确。
Successisverysimple,aslongasthemethodiscorrect.6、有梦想且为之奋斗者,宛如一颗明珠在黑夜中焕发光芒!Thosewhohavedreamsandstriveforthemarelikeapearlshini nginthedark!7、成功者绝不放弃,放弃者绝不成功。
Successfulpeoplewillnevergiveup,andthosewhogiveupwill neversucceed.8、最困难之时,就是离成功不远之日。
Themostdifficulttimeisnotfarfromsuccess.9、成功是战胜艰难险阻的奋斗结晶。
Successistheresultofthestruggletoovercomedifficultiesand obstacles.10、伟大的才能比伟大的成功更不寻常。
Greattalentismoreunusualthangreatsuccess.11、奋斗就是坚持信念、坚持信任、坚持行动。
宜家家居介绍英文作文初一Title: Introduction to IKEA。
Introduction:IKEA is a globally renowned furniture and home accessories retailer, known for its affordable prices, modern designs, and flat-packaging system. Founded in Sweden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has expanded into an international household name, with stores in over 50 countries worldwide. In this essay, we will delve into the various aspects of IKEA, including its history, business model, products, and impact on society.History:IKEA's journey began modestly in the small village of Älmhult, Sweden. Ingvar Kamprad, at the age of 17, started the company as a mail-order business, initially selling pens, wallets, and other small items. The name IKEA is anacronym derived from Ingvar Kamprad's initials, along with the first letters of the farm he grew up on (Elmtaryd) and the nearby village (Agunnaryd). As the business grew, Kamprad began including furniture in his catalog, leading to the opening of the first IKEA store in Älmhult in 1958.Business Model:One of the key factors behind IKEA's success is its unique business model. IKEA pioneered the concept of flat-pack furniture, which significantly reduces transportation costs and allows for easy customer assembly. This model not only lowers prices but also promotes sustainability by minimizing packaging waste. Additionally, IKEA operates large warehouse-like stores that feature a showroom displaying various room setups and a self-service warehouse where customers can collect their purchases. This self-service approach helps streamline operations and further reduces costs, contributing to IKEA's competitive pricing strategy.Products:IKEA offers a wide range of products catering todifferent needs and tastes, including furniture for theliving room, bedroom, kitchen, and outdoor spaces. In addition to furniture, IKEA sells home accessories,textiles, kitchenware, and lighting solutions. The companyis known for its Scandinavian-inspired designscharacterized by simplicity, functionality, and affordability. Furthermore, IKEA regularly collaborateswith designers and artists to create limited-edition collections, adding a sense of exclusivity to its offerings.Impact on Society:Beyond its business success, IKEA has had a significant impact on society and culture. The company's emphasis on democratic design – making well-designed products accessible to everyone – has influenced the way people approach home furnishing. IKEA's affordable prices have democratized interior design, allowing people from allwalks of life to create stylish and functional living spaces. Moreover, IKEA's commitment to sustainability isevident through its use of eco-friendly materials, energy-efficient products, and initiatives such as the "IKEA Foundation," which focuses on humanitarian and environmental causes worldwide.Conclusion:In conclusion, IKEA stands as a testament to the power of innovation, affordability, and sustainability in the retail industry. From its humble beginnings in Sweden to its global presence today, IKEA continues to revolutionize the way we furnish and decorate our homes. Through its unique business model, diverse product offerings, and commitment to social responsibility, IKEA has earned its place as a beloved household name worldwide. As we look to the future, it is clear that IKEA will remain a driving force in shaping the way we live and interact with our living spaces.。
宜家家居介绍英文作文高中Ikea is a well-known furniture retailer that offers a wide range of affordable and stylish home furnishings.Their products are designed to be functional, practical,and aesthetically pleasing. Whether you're looking for furniture for your living room, bedroom, kitchen, or office, Ikea has something for everyone.One of the things that sets Ikea apart from other furniture stores is their flat-pack concept. This meansthat the furniture is sold in pieces that need to be assembled at home. While some people may find this daunting, it actually allows for easy transportation and makes it possible to fit large items into small spaces. Plus, assembling the furniture yourself can be a fun andrewarding experience.Ikea is also known for its innovative designs. They constantly come up with new and exciting products thatcater to different tastes and needs. Whether you prefer aminimalist, modern look or a cozy, traditional style, Ikea has furniture and accessories to suit your preferences. They also offer a range of customizable options, allowing you to personalize your furniture to fit your unique style.In addition to furniture, Ikea also offers a variety of home accessories and decorations. From curtains and rugs to lamps and picture frames, you can find everything you need to add the finishing touches to your home. They also have a range of storage solutions, such as shelves, baskets, and boxes, to help you keep your space organized and clutter-free.Another great thing about Ikea is their commitment to sustainability. They strive to use renewable materials and minimize waste in their production processes. They also have initiatives in place to promote recycling and reduce their carbon footprint. By choosing Ikea, you can feel good about your purchase knowing that you're supporting a company that cares about the environment.Overall, Ikea is a fantastic option for anyone lookingto furnish their home on a budget without sacrificing style or quality. With their wide selection of furniture, innovative designs, and commitment to sustainability, it's no wonder that Ikea has become a household name around the world. So why wait? Visit your nearest Ikea store or browse their website today and start creating your dream home.。
宜家家居介绍英文作文模板Title: Introduction to IKEA Furniture。
Introduction:IKEA is a renowned Swedish furniture company that has gained global recognition for its innovative designs, affordable prices, and commitment to sustainability. Founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has revolutionized the furniture industry with its flat-packaging and self-assembly concept, making stylish and functional furniture accessible to people around the world.Paragraph 1: History and Background。
Since its humble beginnings in Älmhult, Sweden, IKEA has expanded exponentially, with stores in over 50 countries worldwide. The company's success can be attributed to its founder's vision of offering well-designed furniture at affordable prices. From its firstcatalog in 1951 to the present day, IKEA has consistently evolved to meet the changing needs and tastes of consumers.Paragraph 2: Product Range。
The secret of IKEA's success宜家的成功秘诀Lean operations, shrewd tax planning and tight control高效的运营,精细的税务规划,加上严格的控制Feb 24th 2011 | MALMO| from the print editionTHE paragraphs below are arranged randomly; you will have to assemble the finished article yourself.以下段落的顺序已被随机打乱,请各位自己动手排列成一篇完整通顺的文章。
Just kidding. But if you shop at IKEA, you are no doubt familiar with the hassle and frustration of assembling its flat-pack furniture at home. Millions of customers endure it, for two reasons: IKEA’s products are stylish and they are very, very cheap.开个玩笑而已。
但如果你有过在宜家购物的经验,那么你对把家具组件打包带回家再拼装时的种种麻烦和挫败感一定不会感到陌生。
可是无数的消费者对此并没有怨言,只因为两点:宜家的产品不但时髦,而且非常便宜。
“We hate waste,” says Mikael Ohlsson, who took over as chief executive of IKEA Group in September 2009. He points proudly at a bright-red “Ektorp” sofa. Last year his designers found a way to pack the popular three-seater more compactly, doubling the amount of sofa they could cram into a given space. That shaved €100 ($135) from the price tag—and significantly reduced the carbon-dioxide emissions from transporting it.2009年9月份接任宜家集团执行总裁的麦克奥尔森说“我们讨厌浪费”。
他指着一个鲜红色的“Ektorp”沙发,神情中显露出些许自豪。
去年他的设计团队想到了一个办法,使常用的三座沙发在包装时占据的空间更小,同样大的空间能够放进去的沙发数量就能多一倍。
这个方法使沙发的价格也相应地下降了100欧元(约合135美元),而且使运输过程中产生的二氧化碳也大幅度减少。
Thrift is the core of IKEA’s corporate culture. Mr Ohlsson traces it back to the company’s origins in Smaland, a poor region in southern Sweden whose inhabitants, he says, are “stubborn, cost-conscious and ingenious at making a living with very little”. Ever since Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA in 1943, the company has tried to allow “people with limited meansto furnish their houses like rich people”.节约是宜家企业文化中的核心理念。
奥尔森认为这一理念可以追溯到公司的发源地斯马兰,瑞典南部一个贫穷的地区。
他说那里的居民“倔强、节俭、善于过精打细算的日子。
”自从英格瓦坎普拉德在1943年创办宜家以来,公司就一直致力于让“条件有限的人能够像有钱人一样布置自己的家”。
IKEA presents itself as a green company with a social mission. Mr Ohlsson boasts of its charitable work and its aim to use only renewable energy. He says he wants his “co-workers” to be happy, honest and inclined to think for themselves. He is proud that 40% of the company’s 200 top managers are women.宜家给外界的印象是一个具有环保意识、社会责任感强的公司。
奥尔森毫不掩饰他对宜家支持慈善事业和只使用可再生能源的肯定。
他说他希望和自己一块儿工作的人是快乐的、诚实的、习惯于独立思考的。
公司200名高管中有40%是女性,这一点令他也颇感自豪。
Business is good. In the fiscal year 2010, IKEA’s sales grew by 7.7% to €23.1 billion and net profit increased by 6.1% to €2.7 billion. Conforama, Habitat and other rivals do not come close. IKEA’s strong brand and low prices helped it to weather the downturn, even though 80% of its sales are in crisis-hit Europe. In 2010 its sales rose by 8.2% in Spain and 11.3% in Italy. The firm is doing well in Bulgaria and Romania and planning to expand further in central and eastern Europe.宜家的经营业绩是相当不错的。
在2010财政年度,宜家的销售额增长7.7%,达到231亿欧元,净利润上升了6.1%,达到27亿欧元。
法国的Conforama和英国的Habitat及其他业内竞争对手都难以望其项背。
尽管80%的销售额来自于经济受创的欧洲地区,宜家仍凭借其强大的品牌效应和廉价政策成功度过了经济危机。
2010年宜家在西班牙和意大利的销售额分别上涨了8.2%和11.3%。
在保加利亚和罗马尼亚,宜家也是经营的有声有色,并且正计划进一步拓展在中欧和东欧地区的业务。
Thrifty Germans are IKEA’s best customers, accounting for 15% of sales. It has become part of German culture: in 2009 a Hamburg theatre staged an opera about it, “Wunder von Schweden” (“Miracle from Sweden”), a biography of the “furniture messiah” set to Swedish folk tunes.以节俭闻名的德国人是宜家最大的主顾,他们的消费量占宜家的总销售额的15%。
宜家甚至已经融入了德国的文化:2009年在汉堡的一间剧院里上演了一部与之有关的戏剧《来自瑞典的奇迹》,该戏剧采用瑞典民歌曲调演唱的方式展现了这个“家具业始祖”的发展历程。
Yet behind IKEA’s clean image is a firm that is very Swedish, secretive by instinct and, some say, rigidly hierarchical. All six members of the supervisory board are Swedish. (Mr Kamprad, at 84, is a senior adviser.) Over the years the company has been accused of using child labour in Asia and of buying feathers plucked from live geese. Journalists revealed that Mr Kamprad had backed a Swedish fascist group in his youth; he apologised in an open letter.然而在宜家清新的形象背后,却是一个极具瑞典特征、本能般低调、甚至在某些人眼里等级制度森严的公司。
所有六名监督委员会的成员均为瑞典人(84岁的坎普拉德现任高级顾问)。
几年来,有关公司在亚洲使用童工和购买活鹅鹅毛的批评之声一直不绝于耳。
有记者透露,坎普拉德年轻时曾支持过瑞典的法西斯组织;他在一封公开信中已经就此致歉。
More recently, IKEA has had problems in Russia, where it has 12 stores. Having campaigned against corruption and even frozen its investments there for a while to protest against poor governance, last year IKEA was itself involved in a scandal. It had to sack two senior executives in Russia for allegedly turning a blind eye to bribes paid by a subcontractor to secure electricity supplies for its St Petersburg outlets.近来,在拥有12家门店的俄罗斯,宜家遇到一些麻烦。
虽然宜家一向致力于反腐败运动,并冻结了在俄罗斯的投资以抗议政府的监管不力,但去年它却卷入到了一场丑闻之中。