In the next 40 years,the number of stores went up to over 150 in 29 countries.
In 2005, there were a record 18 new stores-15 in Europe and three in North American,and then IKEA 35 entered the Japanese market with two stores in 2006.
That years in February, it also opened a new store in London.
Six thousand customer arrived for the midnight opening.
There were not enough security staff and police to manage the crowd,and some people hurt themselves in the rush to get into the store.
Sales for the IKEA Group rose steadily,year after year.
At the end of the financial year 2002, sales were at 11 billion euros.
At the end of 2006,they totalled 17.3 billion euros
The success story continues,and the group expects to add more stores to its existing network.