The Swedish furniture retailer surely needs no introduction.
Established in 1943 by billionaire business magnate Ingvar Kamprad, the idea behind IKEA was to offer a selection of furniture and household products suitable for the mass market - and affordable for everyone.
Inspired by Scandinavian minimalism, IKEA attached great importance to attractive design and comfort.
In the beginning, Kamprad only sold single products.
The first IKEA catalogue was published in 1952.
Today, IKEA is one of the world's leading furniture manufacturers with around 155,000 employees and an annual turnover of around £33 billion.
The huge furniture stores can be found almost everywhere - IKEA has a total of 433 stores in 52 countries.
Of these, 50 are located in Germany, 9 in Switzerland, 7 in Austria, and 21 in the UK.