The first ikea store was established in the Uk in 1987 in Manchester and it has been growth since then. Today, there are 17 stores in total and ikea Uk is going places. The president of ikea Uk is Anders Dahlvig and he has worked on the a brand that is close to the hearts of many Uk residents. The stores have land mark colors and designs and they are yellow and blue. The staff are very friendly and you can enjoy getting high quality products at very low prices. Like all other ikea chains, ikea deals in home furnishings and other accessories. They manufacture their products and they have in stock every household furniture you can think of. They offer flat pack furniture and this means that they do not assemble their furniture. The customers go to assemble the furniture for themselves at home.

There has been many complaints from people in the Uk on the congestion of customers and the problem is mainly witnessed on weekends. Parking is very hard to find and the store is full of crowds of people inside and they have expressed their wish of having a solution to this problem. The president acknowledges this and he admits that there is a problem. Ikea Uk makes 40% of its sales on weekends and it is therefore a problem that will have to be tackled tactfully. One of the specific store that has witnessed such a problem is Croydon and Brent Cross. Mr Anders insists that they are trying to open new stores but the restrictive planning guidelines are hindering them from doing so.

The giant retail chain definitely has the power and capacity to solve the problem at ikea Uk. Worldwide, ikea had over 20 billion pounds sales last year and the numbers keeps on increasing every year. Their restaurants also sold hot dogs that could feed the entire Russian army and 2 billion meatballs were also sold. The current president was the assistant to the founder of the chain Ingvar Kamprand. When he came in, he was able to turn things around and the current growth of ikea Uk is evident. The crisis in the housing market affected the business and it is a challenge they will have to overcome. Customers in the Uk are active in airing their views and the company is kept on its toes. They follow the spirit that was established by the founder in Sweden.

Ingvar Kamprand at 17 never thought he would become the second richest person in Europe. He has clearly done it and has inspired many stores including the ones in the Uk. The chain supplies many products in the Uk and they include storage furniture, bathroom furniture, kitchens, floors, cloths storage, textiles and rugs, chairs, TV solutions and the list is endless. The stores will continue to make many milestones and in the process provide the much needed home furnishings. The president assures the customers that the problem will be solved soon and they have to be patient while shopping at ikea stores. Meanwhile, they are doing all they can to maintain sanity in the most affected stores.