I am trying to find a place to buy Swedish Food in the Bay area that is not IKEA?

I am trying to find a place to buy Swedish Food in the Bay area that is not IKEA Asked by Kayj 36 months ago Similar questions: find place buy Swedish Food Bay area IKEA Food & Drink > Food.

Similar questions: find place buy Swedish Food Bay area IKEA.

You may have to travel a bit. Not far from the Burlington Mall is Doran's Greenhouse in Lexington. They have a section of Swedish goods.

There's stuff there year round - but they have a lot of goods besides food for Christmas. Here's a link. I have not been to these twoin Auburn, The Gift Chalet -

IKEA is a privately-held, international home products retailer that sells flat pack furniture, IKEA is a privately-held, international home products retailer that sells flat pack furniture, accessories, and bathroom and kitchen items in their retail stores around the world. The company, which pioneered flat-pack design furniture at affordable prices, is now the world's largest furniture manufacturer.1IKEA was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden and it is owned by a Dutch-registered foundation controlled by the Kamprad family. IKEA is an acronym comprising the initials of the founder's name (Ingvar Kamprad), the farm where he grew up (Elmtaryd), and his home parish (Agunnaryd, in Småland, South Sweden).2INGKA Holding B.V. is the parent company for all IKEA Group companies, including the industrial group Swedwood, which commissions the manufacturing of IKEA furniture coming from any manufacturer worldwide (outsourcing), the sales companies that run IKEA stores, as well as purchasing and supply functions, and IKEA of Sweden, which is responsible for the design and development of products in the IKEA range.

INGKA Holding B.V. is wholly owned by Stichting INGKA Foundation, which is a non-profit foundation registered in Leiden in the Netherlands. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. in Delft, also in the Netherlands, owns the IKEA concept and trademark, and there is a franchising agreement with every IKEA store in the world. The IKEA Group is the biggest franchisee of Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is not owned by INGKA Holding B.V., but by Inter IKEA Holding S.A. registered in Luxemburg, which in turn is part of Inter IKEA Holding registered in the Netherlands Antilles.

The ownership of the holding companies has not been disclosed.3In August 2008, IKEA also announced that it had created IKEA GreenTech, a €50 million venture capital fund. Located in Lund (a university town in Sweden), it will invest in 8-10 companies in the coming five years with focus on solar panels, alternative light sources, product materials, energy efficiency, and water saving and purification. The aim is to commercialise green technologies for sale in IKEA stores within 3-4 years.45General overviewFlags at the store in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe company distributes its products through its retail outlets.As of March 2009, the chain has 296 stores in 36 countries, most of them in Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia and Australia.

2006 saw the opening of 16 new stores. A total of at least 12 openings or relocations are planned for 2009. Citation needed IKEA is one of the few store chains to have locations both in Israel and in other Middle Eastern nations.

In most languages, "IKEA" is pronounced something like i?ke. A, but in English it is generally /a? Ki?.?/, similar to the word "idea.

" As such, IKEA brought action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia successfully preventing a competitor in Victoria from using the name "Idea." Its Chinese name is "yíji? " (?), which literally means "fit for home" in written Chinese and sounds like the phrase "right now" in Cantonese pronunciation.

The IKEA Website contains about 12,000 products and is the closest representation of the entire IKEA range. There were over 470 million visitors to the IKEA websites in the year from Sep. 2007-Sep.2008 6. IKEA has shown leadership in adopting more environmentally friendly measures in its manufacturing processes.In 1990, IKEA adopted The Natural Step framework as the basis for its environmental plan (see "Environmental performance," below).7IKEA has been an inspiration to MEDes .

Edit IKEA storesThe first IKEA store in the world. The store is located in Älmhult in Sweden, not so far from the place where the founder of IKEA was born. Main article: List of IKEA storesThe first IKEA store was opened in Sweden in 1958.

The first stores outside Sweden were opened in Norway (1963) and Denmark (1969). The 1970s saw the spread of stores to other parts of Europe, with the first store outside Scandinavia opening in Switzerland (1973), followed by Germany (1974). During the same decade, stores were opened in other parts of the world, including Japan (1974), Australia and Hong Kong (1975), Canada (1976) and Singapore (1978).

Germany, with 44 stores, is IKEA's biggest market, followed by the United States, with 36. IKEA now has 296 stores in 36 countries. However, the company has thus far not shown much of a presence in the developing countries.8 Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA .

1 Look in the telephone book for Swedish restaurants! This user has been banned from Askville.

1 Look in the telephone book for Swedish restaurants! .

Look in the telephone book for Swedish restaurants!

Kayj replied to post #1: 2 Sorry, expressed my self poorly... I am Swedish so that is probably my excuse :-) I meant "Swedish Groceries". Thanks for the reply though.

Sorry, expressed my self poorly... I am Swedish so that is probably my excuse :-) I meant "Swedish Groceries". Thanks for the reply though.

3 I'm told that here in DC, most of the people at the Swedish consulate go to IKEA to pick things up.

I'm told that here in DC, most of the people at the Swedish consulate go to IKEA to pick things up.

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