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标题: 宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

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  宜家在产品设计、营销方法以及品牌上已经和其他竞争对手形成了足够的差异,但是这种壁垒能否足以抵挡其他家居用品商的猛烈进攻仍需拭目以待。在中国这个非常讲究占位优势的市场里,宜家还要加快行进的速度。 
  在广州,一对年轻的情侣刚刚有了自己的家。为了购买家具布置他们的新家,他们觉得非常头疼,他们喜欢的那类年轻、简约的家具,在广州很难找到。漂亮的女孩抱怨说:“广州为什么没有‘宜家’?”他们甚至想到香港的宜家去,但是,这样一来,费用极为不菲。在中国的许多城市,宜家吊足了众多“小资情调”的年轻人的胃口。 
  如果以开店的速度和受欢迎程度相匹配来说,宜家也许是众多跨国公司中最不慌不忙的一个了。自1998年,宜家在中国开了第一家店以来,接下来的6年中,宜家仅在北京、上海两个城市开设了两个宜家店。 
  秉承了北欧民族稳重、实在的风格,宜家在中国的发展步调一直比较稳健,在没有进行周密的调查和有效的资源配置之前,宜家不会大量开店。但是宜家的谨慎似乎并没有阻碍宜家在中国的火爆,在杭州有一家形象完全模仿宜家的小型商店,其产品是从宜家买进后再加上一定价格出售,生意仍然不错。 
  宜家是第一家把欧美风格家具大规模带到中国的企业。其简约、实用、富有装饰性的北欧设计风格给中国消费者带来的不仅是一种视觉的冲击,而且也是一种家具观念上的巨大改变。 
  在中国,宜家早已超越了有形的家居用品的概念,而成为时尚、品味生活的活标本,许多消费者都喜欢在装修自己的房屋前到宜家商场去看一看,参照宜家的设计风格来装扮自己的小巢。在中国最具小资情调的城市——上海,常常可以看到打扮入时的漂亮女孩挽着印有宜家标识的硕大的塑料袋,脸上荡漾着一派骄傲的神情。在这个城市,往往需要一些东西来证明自己的品味,而宜家正是能够起到这样作用的其中一个。 

经济的采购策略
  除中国大陆宜家的价格表现略为偏高外 ,在全球其他市场,宜家一直以优质低价的形象出现,这得宜于宜家经济的采购策略。宜家在为产品选择供货商时,从整体上考虑总体成本最低。即计算产品运抵各中央仓库的成本作为基准,再根据每个销售区域的潜在销售量来选择供货商,同时参考质量、生产能力等其他因素。由于宜家绝大部分的销售额来自欧洲和美国,所以一般只参考产品运抵欧洲和美国中央仓库的成本。 
  宜家在全球拥有近2000家供货商(其中包括宜家自有的工厂),供应商将各种材料由世界各地运抵宜家全球的中央仓库,然后从中央仓库运往各个商场进行销售。这种全球大批量集体采购方式可以取得较低的价格,挤压竞争者的生存空间。 
  同宜家的大批量相比,拷贝者无法以相同的低价获得原材料,产品要定位低于宜家的价格,只有偷工减料或者是降低生产费用,然而降低生产费用的空间不会太大,因为宜家供货厂家由于定单的数量大,其单位生产费用、管理费用已经相当低了,且宜家在价格上所加的销售费用、管理费用也不会太高。如果没有足够的利润空间,拷贝也就没有了原动力,偷工减料的产品也无法长期同宜家竞争。 
  宜家的亚太地区的中央仓库设在马来西亚,所有前往中国商场的产品必须先运往马来西亚。这种采购方式使宜家总体的成本降低。但是对于中国来说,成本较高。特别是对于家具这类体积较大的商品来说,运费在整个成本中会达到30%,直接影响到最终的定价。 
  目前随着亚洲市场特别是中国市场所占的比重不断扩大,宜家正在把越来越多的产品或者是产品的部分量放在亚洲地区生产,这将大大降低运费对成本的影响。目前,宜家正在实施零售选择计划,即由中国商场选择几个品种,然后由中国的供货商进行生产,然后直接运往商店的计划。事实证明,这种计划是非常成功的。 
  例如,尼克折叠椅原先由泰国生产,运往马来西亚后再转运中国。采购价相当于人民币34元一把,但运抵中国后成本已达到66元一把。再加上商场的运营成本,最后定价为99元一把。年销售额仅为每年1万多把。实施这项计划后,中国的采购价为人民币30元一把,运抵商店的成本增至34元一把,商场的零售价定为59元一把,比以前低了40元,年销售量猛增至12万把。 

营销的夺命三招
  在全球各个市场,宜家的营销策略贯彻始终,这就是依靠买场展示、目录营销以及平板式包装来赢得消费者的心。 
  在上个世纪50年代初期,宜家发现自己卷入了与竞争对手的价格战当中,于是想出一个办法,开放家具展销厅,用立体的方式呈现宜家家具的内涵,如今这已经成为宜家最重要的营销方法之一。 
  宜家的商场布置有着其标准规范,进入商场后,地板上有箭头指引顾客按最佳顺序逛完整个商场。主通道旁边为展示区,展示区的深度不会超过4米,以保证顾客不会走太长的距离。展示区按照客厅、饭厅、工作室、卧室、厨房、儿童用品和餐厅的顺序排列。这种顺序是从顾客习惯出发制定的,客厅最为重要、饭厅是人们处理日常事物的地方,家庭办公室紧随其后,卧室是最后一个大型家具区。 
  在宜家的展示区中,有一个个分隔开来的展示单元,分别展示了在不同功能区中如何搭配不同家具的独特效果。每个宜家商场均有一批专业装修人员,他们负责经常对展示区进行调整。调整的基本要求是要符合普通百姓家居生活的状况。如背墙的高度为2.9米,这是普通住房的层高,过高过低都会给顾客造成错觉,作出错误的购买决定,背墙的颜色也必须是中性的,符合日常生活的习惯。不会使用一些特殊颜色来烘托家具的表现效果,让顾客有错误的感觉。每个展示单元都标注实际面积。所有这些都是从顾客的需要出发,顾客可以原封不动地把展示区的摆设方式搬回家去,也会得到和与商场中一样的效果。 
  这些展示生动活泼,充满了家庭温馨的感觉,许多顾客到宜家就是为了参考这些摆设方式。即使他们没有购买宜家的产品,但宜家的品牌形象已经深深地印入他们的脑海之中,虽然没有产生直接的经济效益,但其长远效益却是可以预期的。而且宜家经常变换摆设方式,和竞争者形成了显著差异,不易模仿。 
  在宜家没有亦步亦趋的销售人员,顾客可以自由地选择商品。宜家在所有商品上都贴有标签,这些标签上标明了产品的尺寸,所采用的材料、价格、产地,可拿到产品的区域等,如果顾客还想了解其他的信息,可以在咨询台得到帮助。 
  目录营销是宜家的另一个武器。在1951年,宜家发行了第一本商品目录,此后,每年9月初,在其新的财政年度开始时,宜家都要向广大消费者免费派送制作精美的目录2001年,宜家在全球发放了1.3亿册目录。今年,宜家预计将在北京发行11万册目录,在上海发行9万册目录。 
  这些目录上不仅仅列出产品的照片和价格,而且经过设计师的精心设计,从功能性、美观性等方面综合表现宜家产品的特点,顾客可以从中发现家居布置的灵感和实用的解决方案。很多人都把宜家的目录当作装修指导来使用。 
  而宜家最为人所津津乐道的还是DIY(Do It Yourself的缩写,即顾客自己服务自己),宜家的所有家具都需要顾客自行组装。宜家为所有家具都配有十分具体的安装说明书,顾客可以根据说明书轻松地把家具组装起来,在节省搬运费的同时,也增加了动手的乐趣。 
  虽然组装家具在现在早已不是什么新鲜事,但是把平板包装变成一种工作模式还是宜家的首创,当时宜家的一个员工突发灵感,把桌子的腿锯掉,这样不仅可以把桌子装上车,还降低了损坏的可能性,同时也节省了运输费用。就这样,宜家把问题变成了机遇,开创了平板包装的先河。如今平板包装已成为众多家居用品制造商通用的模式,把家具设计成可拆卸的部件,装在平面式的材料里,这样大大缩小家具的体积,节省了大量的、不必要的运输费。 
  宜家产品线条流畅、简单实用,秉承了注重功能、追求理性的典型的北欧风格,宜家的设计部门能够很好地把艺术与市场结合起来,开发出符合宜家风格又满足顾客要求的产品。这是由于宜家的产品开发员有很大一部分来自零售部门,有直接和顾客打交道的经验,比较了解顾客的需要。 
  与此同时,宜家也充分体现了以人为本的企业文化。产品设计是企业的生存之本,因此宜家非常重视对设计师品牌的打造,在宜家的网站上可以看到宜家的一些经典之作,同时还附有设计这些产品的设计师照片、个人简历以及所获得的荣誉等。不仅是在网站,在宜家采购中心进门处最醒目的地方也挂着设计师的照片。
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宜家在中国的雄关漫道
  虽然宜家在中国市场一直处于上升态势,但是和其他跨国企业刚进入中国都或多或少有些水土不服一样,宜家也必须经历这样一个磨合期。 
  首先从产品来看,在中国作为宜家主要消费群的年轻人在买房前通常会先租房,租房的面积较小,在狭小的区域里,某些功能区会互相重叠,因此可以折叠可以堆积的家具比较受青睐,而这部分家具在宜家产品中所占比重较少。 
  宜家的厨房设计历来是经典之作,其中一款VARDE厨房获得了Red Dot最高设计质量大奖,但是宜家的厨房却在中国市场上遭遇到了滑铁卢。中国的厨房的装修,比如说橱柜、台面都是由发展商来做,或者向专业的厨房设备公司定制。人们不会自己去宜家购买橱门、台面等,由自己来安装,然而在一开始,宜家将厨房作为一个重要的功能区推出,这种概念的差异直接导致了宜家厨房部的销售不畅并最终撤消。 
  其次,从营销手法来说,宜家在中国出现了产品和营销相互割裂的情况,产品虽然足够先进,但是落后的营销体系与观念已经阻碍了宜家在中国更快地发展。 
  曾经发生过这样一件事情:有顾客向报社投诉宜家的沙发中用的是破棉絮和废纸。其实,所谓的破棉絮是目前在中国还无法生产的高弹性防火棉絮,其形状如同打烂的棉絮一般,而特意用来隔开棉絮的再生纸又看上去有如手纸。宜家没有充分进行事件营销,引导舆论,把负面影响变为正面影响,而是纠缠在顾客是否有发票证明这是宜家的沙发上。这表明营销部门对产品的质量特性并不熟。 
  宜家有一款非常著名的产品POANG休闲椅,其椅架是弯曲的层压板,造型优雅,令人难忘。但是由于没有直接的支撑架,所以给人的感觉不是很可靠。为了消除人们的疑惑,在欧洲所有的商场里,都有一个POANG测试区,那里有一台测试机,分别从正上方和前方模拟人坐下去的动作向椅子施行挤压,下面的电子计数器显示累计的挤压次数,给顾客一种强烈的直观概念:宜家的设计是安全的,宜家的产品质量是可靠的。这种体验式营销比任何宣传都更加有效,但是,在中国却没有。 
  目前在中国,住宅污染已经越来越引起人们的关注,媒体也在对这一问题不断报道。宜家的所有产品都通过了欧洲环保测试,例如在现代家庭中广泛使用的刨花板均需符合欧洲E1标准,不含甲醛、芳香酊等对人体有害的物质。如果宜家能够在环保方面大做文章,必然会促进其健康的企业形象,可惜的是宜家没有利用这种优势,失去了又一个大好的营销机会。   
  虽然目前,宜家在产品设计、营销方法以及品牌上已经和其他竞争对手形成了足够的差异,但是这种壁垒能否足以抵挡其他家居用品商的猛烈进攻仍然需拭目以待。在广州、深圳等宜家尚未进驻的城市,吉盛伟邦、百安居发起了一轮又一轮的宣传攻势。在中国,这个非常讲究占位优势的市场里,宜家仍需要加快速度。 

宜家的竞争环境分析
  随着又一个婚育高峰的来临,中国将掀起新一轮的购房热潮,而家居用品市场的竞争也将更加激烈,中国的家居用品销售商,综合考量价格、产品设计、营销策略等多种因素可以分为高中低档三个层次,低端的销售商代表有金海马、春申江等。这类商场的特点是提供大面积的展示场所,但商家很少介入产品的经营活动,对厂家的产品也很少过问,只对厂家有最基本的约束,所以商场中往往是鱼龙混杂。由于厂家各自为站,没有统一形象,商场定位模糊,在激烈的市场竞争中处于不利的地位,但是由于其价格低廉,也吸引了相当一部分消费者。 
  在中档市场中则云集了大量有实力的竞争者,如B&Q、OBI、吉盛伟邦等。但是他们的经营模式也各不相同,B&Q、OBI、好美家、HOMEDOPOT等可以归为一类,他们采用大型超市的经营方式,把家居用品作为日常用品来销售。 
  比如说B&Q作为大型家居超市的代表,资金雄厚,可以采用买断的方式获得较好的折扣率。它自行采购某些产品,从货源上保证了成本的低廉。由于出货量大,销售额大,与厂商讨价还价的能力也相当大,可以获得比一般销售商更好的价格。这些企业大部分是外商合资,其在国外已经有相当时间的经营,形成了较为成熟的经营管理体制,人员的素质也比较高。 
  但是他们也有弱点,商场提供丰富的商品,但是却很少对顾客的家居布置提供建设性的解决方案。而且其产品大多是厂家品牌,销售商附加的品牌价值没有得到体现,其经营方式容易被模仿,除了成本之外,很难在其他方面获得竞争优势。于是,扩大市场份额就成为支撑这种商业形态的支柱,这类企业通常会在某一地区大量开店,抢占市场份额。 
  而吉盛伟邦则代表了另一类竞争者,就是原先靠房地产起家,然后把家居用品引进到地产业中来。他购买一块地,建成家居用品的商场,然后把场地出租给厂商经营,两业复合。这种方式目前来看,还算是比较成功的。 
  首先其定位准确,吉盛伟邦面向中等偏高的消费人群,其所有的厂商提供的产品也必须面向这一消费层次。这样明确的定位,吸引了相对稳定的消费层。其次,商家负责整体营销,把“吉盛伟邦”作为一个品牌去推广,有利于形象的统一,商场内所有厂家都能分享其成果。最后,能够在品牌统一的前提下,保持产品的多样性,为消费者提供更多的选择。 
  吉盛伟邦的弱点在于其商场租金较贵,致使商品价格偏高,其经营形态容易被模仿。商家对厂家的控制较少,厂商之间的竞争容易形成商场整体的内耗。吉盛伟邦竞争战略的重点不在市场份额,而在于其利润率,通过品牌塑造来获得长久而稳定的利润率增长。 
  在家居市场上,走高档路线的有BO(北欧风情)、达芬奇等,其多以专卖店的形式出现,产品表现出强烈的个性特征。尤其是北欧风情其产品线和设计风格和宜家一脉相承,但是北欧风情主打的是高收入人群。 
  由此可见,宜家虽然落在中端市场这一区间上,但是它并不仅仅靠打价格战取胜,体验营销、服务营销等多种营销手法的综合运用使其与众多竞争对手区别开来,从而取得别人难以企及的竞争优势。
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IKEA - put together -- Brad Cook 
 A recent advertising campaign in US markets urged viewers not to feel bad for the lamp. 
The award-winning spot features a forlorn lamp slumped on a curb, the rain beating down on it. In the background, we watch through a window as its former owner welcomes a new light fixture. A man with a Swedish accent approaches and says, "Many of you feel bad for this lamp. That is because you are crazy. It has no feelings. And the new one is much better.” 
   
 
  According to the agency that created the spot (which was directed by Spike Jonze of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation fame), many consumers are reluctant to part with old furniture and other accessories, so IKEA would like to help them feel better about buying new items. The audacity to tell viewers that their attitudes are crazy and that they need to get over guilty feelings is typical of the Swedish furniture retailer's approach of going against common assumptions. 
That approach has helped the company rack up worldwide sales of more than €9.6 billion a year (US$ 11B), along with a reputation for selling inexpensive, sturdy, self-assembled furniture. 
Ingvar Kamprad founded the company in Sweden in 1943. He named his fledgling business by using his initials and tacking on the first letters in Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd, the farm and village where he grew up. Initial offerings consisted of inexpensive products such as pens, watches, and jewelry. In the late 1940s, Kamprad added furniture to the mix, and in 1951 he published his first catalog. 
In the mid-1950s, Kamprad discovered he could ship his furniture unassembled and have his customers put it together after purchase. This lowered his production costs as well as his shipping charges, since he could send the furniture out in economical, flat packages that customers could bring home more easily than pre-assembled furniture. How the customer feels about this varies, depending on one's predilection for complex assembly. 
The first IKEA store opened in the late 1950s. Today the company runs 174 stores worldwide, with plans for 50 more in the next 10 years, and employs more than 75,000 people. 
The key target market comprises those just starting out who are in need of relatively cheap, sturdy furniture. That can mean a young family, college students or single people heading out for their first apartment away from home. 
Usually placed outside of urban areas isolated from other shops, IKEA has the customer all to itself, and it doesn't miss the opportunity to wrap the shopper in a 360-degree retail experience. Recognizing that a large factor of shopper decline can be traced to hunger, the store strategically places a cafeteria midway through the vast building to give shoppers an opportunity to fuel up before tackling the rest of the store. The alternative would be to pack everyone in the car and drive to a nearby restaurant, lessening the chance of return. 
Bearing in mind its target market's preferences, the furniture needs to be strong enough to accommodate frequent moves and/or young, rambunctious children. IKEA uses in-store displays to demonstrate product sturdiness and assembly. The store’s size also allows it to easily accommodate entire design layouts so the customer can imagine how his kitchen may look and what sort of accessories would go with it. 
In June 2003, IKEA became the first European company to use its own trains to transport goods. The company says it will be able to ship the equivalent of 60 trucks a day via IKEA Rail while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 70 percent. Environmental protection is reportedly a priority for Kamprad and his fellow board members; for example, their reliance on wood in their products is in part due to its renewable qualities. 
That concern for the environment doesn't always help IKEA avoid the "bad corporate monolith" tag that dogs other large retailers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot. Some communities balk at the company's offer to put a store in their area because of concerns about traffic snarl and the fact that IKEA's stores typically occupy more than 300,000 square feet of space, larger than an average Wal-Mart. 
However, similar to the frenzy that surrounds American doughnut maker Krispy Kreme, IKEA also attracts a rabidly loyal customer base. Fans flock to new store openings, and sales remain steady even after the initial euphoria wears off (which offsets some of the local community protest by creating jobs and tax revenue). Last month, a marriage was held at a store in Canada; in addition to joining in matrimony, the couple were awarded a US $3,500 gift certificate. (According to news reports, the lucky couple seemed more interested in the IKEA gift certificate than the wedding ceremony.) 
As other companies with solid brand communities know, all they have to do is nurture their customer base and their fans will spread the news through word-of-mouth. In fact, thanks to the enthusiastic crowds, IKEA usually garners plenty of newspaper coverage every time it opens a new store, amounting to free advertising. 
However, IKEA is not invincible. There is a certain amount of brand fatigue in countries like Sweden where the brand has furnished entire houses for generations. It also faces stiff competition from furniture close-out stores and even the cheap knock-off designs offered by larger retailers. Here IKEAs competes on price, but it is hoped that discerning customers will choose IKEA for its stylish design and higher quality materials. 
As long as the furniture retailer can convince shoppers to keep discarding furniture and replacing it with IKEA products, the brand will continue to furnish our lives.  [4-Aug-2003]
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

I believe the "slow" pace of IKEA outlet expansion in China might have something to do with the franchising license arrangement. As far as I know in some Asian countries, take South Korea and Taiwan for example, IKEA stores are run in licensing format. Dairy Farm, which runs Wellcome supermarkets and Giant hypermarkets in East Asian countries, is the franchisee of IKEA in South Korea. 
If it is a similar situation in China, it is likely that the current franchisee  has the right for limited geographic areas, Beijing and Shanghai at case...Like 7-Eleven, Dairy Farm has the area license in Guangdong, while 7-Eleven Japan/Ito-Yakado is given the right in Beijing and Shanghai.
Anyway, only guesswork since IKEA is a private company, difficult to know for sure unless you have insider information.
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

沙发和椅子的案例可惜了
环球企业家最近一期上说, 最近商业周刊说世界首富是Ingvar Kamprad 家族的某某, 而财富则嘲笑对方搞错了, 如果按市值看该是巴菲特....但不管怎样,对于IKEA来说, 这是个绝好的公关机会, 能让全世界的人从这场误会中知道IKEA的名字...
它在中国的扩张真是license所致?
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

在欣赏了宜家的诸多精彩表演之后,可能他的一些如“特许经营”,“供应链管理”等能力尚未凸显出来,不妨期待看看~~
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

Guess I was wrong. IKEA China is practically a subidiary of IKEA Hong Kong, which set up two separate entities in Shanghai (SHANGHAI SWEDE FURNISHING CO LTD (IKEA SHANGHAI STORE))and Beijing (BEIJING BEI RUI FURNISHINGS CO.,LTD (IKEA)) for the trading and retailing business in China.
More info you can glean from the two articles below
Ikea outlines mainland expansion plan 
BEIJING, April 23 (CEIS) -- Ikea, the world's leading furniture brand and one of the top choices for Chinese in Beijing and Shanghai, will expand its presence throughout the mainland, it has been revealed. 
Ian Duffy, president of Ikea China, said the group will have 10 Chinese outlets in the next four to five years, including the two stores that were established in Shanghai and Beijing in 1998 and 1999, respectively. 
An outlet is under construction in Wangjing, a newly established large residential community in northern Beijing. It should be open next year. 
"We will look for two additional locations in Beijing," Duffy told China Daily. 
Ikea is investigating 14 different cities, such as Chengdu, Dalian, Nanjing and Qingdao, as possible locations for new stores. 
"We will begin quite soon to look outside of the major cities and look to establish stores outside of the major cities in the next two years," said Duffy. 
When it arrived in China, Ikea was regarded as an expensive Western brand. It soon lowered prices. 
"Our business idea in China is to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them," said Duffy. 
The strategy change was based on China's huge market potential and Ikea's cost saving efforts. 
"We needed time to learn and change in the (Chinese) market to become a success," said Duffy. 
Although prices dropped about 10 per cent, sales rose by 35 per cent last year and 50 per cent during the first three month of this year. 
"We hope 8 million people will visit Ikea in China this year and that half of them will buy our goods," said Duffy. Ikea believes that the number of people coming to its stores is increasing. 
Ikea International has a presence in 43 nations and regions around the world. Its combined sales volume hit 11.3 billion euros (US$14.41 billion) in the 2003 fiscal year. Germany is Ikea's largest market, making up 20 per cent of the combined sales volume. 
"We have operated in Germany for over 30 years, while only entering China in 1998," said Duffy. 
"We expect Ikea China will be among the top five before 2020, taking into account the rapid economic development of the nation, its surging gross domestic product (GDP) and people's increasing living standards." 
Sources from Ikea also revealed that China was the top purchasing choice for the multinational in the 2003 fiscal year, as 18 per cent of Ikea's purchasing fund was pooled into China. 
"We purchased raw materials, including glass, timber, hardware and textiles from China. It, of course, will further increase in the coming years," said Duffy. According to the president, every company needs to have a name and a personality that people will recognize, and every company needs to separate itself from others so customers can clearly recognize the differences. 
Ikea's identity revolves around offering products that are designed differently. 
And the environment of its stores is different from traditional Chinese retailers. 
In addition, Ikea offers home furnishing ideas to its visitors and customers. Ikea gives away shopping brochures and arranges its outlets with a home style, which offers practical and creative suggestions. 
"We bring positive difference to the lives of the customers," said Duffy. 
So far, Ikea has not met powerful rivals in the home furnishing market in China. 
In relation to British B&Q, the world's leading home furnishing chain retailer, Duffy says they are more complimentary than competitive. 
"We regard B&Q as a hard decoration provider, while we offer soft decorations," said Duffy. 
People go to B&Q for renovation materials and services and then to Ikea for furniture and maybe design. 
Due to its unique style, Ikea China believes it will not face any threats, in spite of more leading foreign groups entering the market. 
As China will fully liberalize its retail market by the end of December, all restrictions on foreign operators will be lifted. Duffy, who started with Ikea 17 years ago and has been working and living in China for the past two years, says he is confident about Ikea China's prospects. To date, the biggest challenge facing many foreign retailers is "uncertainty" surrounding government policies. "But I believe that won't be a problem in the future as the Chinese Government has decided to liberalize the market and strive to create a fair, open and transparent competition environment," said Duffy.
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IKEA vows 12 pct price cut in China in fiscal year 2004 on lower costs
- Swedish home furnisher Ikea AB has decided to slash the prices of its products sold in China by 12 pct in fiscal year 2004, starting from Sept 1, 2003, Xu Lide, public relations manager with IKEA China told XFN. 
Xu said the price cut was mainly attributed to Ikea's increased procurement in China amid the company's rapid development in recent years, which reduced procurement costs and led to lower production costs. 
Ikea's procurement in China ranked first among all countries in the fiscal year 2002, accounting for 15 pct of its global purchasing. 
Ikea is also targeting middle- to low-income consumers which also explains the price cuts, Xu added. 
Prices for Ikea's products in China were also down 12 pct year-on-year in the fiscal year 2003, with a sofa set listed at 2,999 yuan in 1998 selling for 995 yuan in 2003, Stella Wang, PR officer at Ikea's Shanghai outlet, said last August. 
Ikea, currently operating outlets in Shanghai and Beijing, entered the Chinese market in 1998. 
It recorded a turnover of 713 mln yuan in China in the fiscal year 2003 ending August 16, up 24 pct from a year earlier, and targets a 50 pct rise for 2004.
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

宜家的表演的确精彩,在中国市场,上演了不少好戏,从产品定价,到品牌的推广,一种生活方式的演绎,能够看出对本地市场把握后的举动.
但多少总有些受众不明朗的感觉,即使在上海,北京,总体上缺乏足够的具有"流动性"消费观的人口.
用授人之渔的态度无论是讨好消费者还是对付竞争者,宜家显得太过好心肠了.
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

自古,中国建立在自耕的小农经济上,而今,虽有庞大的城城,城乡间流动,却远无法支付创自宜家的生活方式,无论从经济承受力上还是置家观念上,宜家卖的是更象是个解决方案.
文中宜家人士自评在中国的业务发展是迅速的,而另有旁观者仍嫌不满足,要求"宜家,快跑",我以为,宜家还是一步一个脚印的为好,先讲上海,北京(或再考虑深圳)市场整合成全球市场的一份再做打算.
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

真希望 宜家能给我100平米的地方 做户外店啊~
人气族 有特色 档次协调 另据风格哦~~~~
那位是宜家的 呵呵 帮忙问问可以不:)
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

“曾经发生过这样一件事情:有顾客向报社投诉宜家的沙发中用的是破棉絮和废纸。其实,所谓的破棉絮是目前在中国还无法生产的高弹性防火棉絮,其形状如同打烂的棉絮一般,而特意用来隔开棉絮的再生纸又看上去有如手纸。宜家没有充分进行事件营销,引导舆论,把负面影响变为正面影响,而是纠缠在顾客是否有发票证明这是宜家的沙发上。这表明营销部门对产品的质量特性并不熟。”
“沙发和椅子的案例可惜了”
从我一个媒体人的眼光看,加入这个反面因素,倒是成了一篇绝佳的软文。
就像国营单位年底的干部民主评议:我们这位领导什么都好,就是做事太较真、对自己关心太少云云。
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

很想知道宜家中国的营业额按不同品类到底各占多少:卧室用品,厨具,办公用品,卧室,厅类家具等等?
大额消费和小额消费(譬如200元下)的比例各占多少?
也不知道宜家有没有顾客情况的database?
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

感觉上, 小额消费(譬如200元下)要多于大额消费
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RE:宜家,快跑!Run!Ikea! (ZT)

菜菜的想法很好啊
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