[berntb]

You might like IKEA, or not.

There is an easy argument to make that they are a net destroyer of taste and destroy culture. I am not certain, personally.

But as a business, IKEA is as serious as a heart attack and is a competitor that seems unbeatable; an inspiration for all.

IKEA builds and manage an incredible amount of stores everywhere -- without any serious security problem. I've never read any article that IKEA complain about bribes in other countries.

Be grateful that the company risks billions of dollars by becoming unpopular among violent criminals like Russian politicians. It is bettering your country; economists claims that corruption destroys a country.

You don't help your suffering country by defending your politician-thieves, which even makes the politicians of my home country seem mild.

(Sorry for wasting space by beating a dead horse.)

[ilyak]

I don't think it would have any noticeable consequences for anyone except IKEA itself.

[ks]

I think it will have noticable consequences when IKEA has to go, because this is not an isolated case. What kind of a signal does that send to other investors?

[berntb]

Point was, if IKEA had as little reason to complain in Russia as most everywhere else, it would be really good for Russia.

Let us just hope that the Kamprad family (which owns IKEA) aren't Polonium poisoned, like Litvinenko.

(The last few months, I've seen quite a few people like you on discussion forums that defend Iran, Putin, etc. Strange.)