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How IKEA Prices Furniture for Global Profit and Local Feel
IKEA sells identical Billy bookcases from Stockholm to Shanghai, yet its pricing strategy is anything but uniform. Lucas and Luna unpack how the Swedish furniture giant uses a 'ragged edge' approach to product development, cost-plus engineering, and currency-hedged local pricing to maintain 7–9 percent operating margins in 50+ markets. They walk through the decision to price a Klippan sofa at $299 in the US versus €349 in Germany, the role of flat-pack logistics in keeping shelf prices low, and the quiet math behind IKEA's annual price cuts. The episode also examines a specific…
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