Ingvar Kamprad bulk very cheaply from Stockholm, sell them individually at a low price, and still make a good profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds, and later ballpoint pens and pencils. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him a cash reward for succeeding in his studies. Ingvar attended Göteborgs handelsinstitut, now part of Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet, from 1943 to 1945. In 1943, when he was 17, Kamprad founded IKEA, selling replicas of his uncle Ernst's kitchen table. In 1948, Kamprad diversified his portfolio, adding furniture. His business was mostly mail order. The acronym IKEA is made
Multibrands International consists of: Multibrands International Multibrands International is a multinational Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company with headquarters in Bradford (United Kingdom), Pune (India) and Suzhou (China). It was founded in 1998 by Imran and Rizwana Hussain in Bradford and it is known for manufacturing Home Care products, Personal Care products and Beverages and high performance LED bulbs. The company currently exports its products in more than 100 countries, thus covering extended areas of EU, the Middle East, Asia, USA, and the Southern Hemisphere. 1990–2001 In 1998, Multibrands is incorporated as a wholesale supply business trading in locally sourced global brands. In 1999,