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How IKEA Prices Flat Packs for Global Dominance
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how IKEA's flat-pack model isn't just about saving on shipping — it's a deliberate pricing strategy that lets the company undercut competitors by 30 to 50 percent while maintaining industry-leading margins. They dig into IKEA's unique cost-plus-inverse pricing, where the retail price is set first and the product is engineered backwards to hit that number. Using the iconic Klippan sofa — which has sold over 1.5 million units since 1979 — as a case study, they show how IKEA turns supply chain efficiency into a permanent price…
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