North Korea opens knock-off Ikea store in 'luxury' mall as Swedish firm issues threat

It's just Ikea, you might think. A Kalax room divider and a pair of Årstids lamps aren't enough to make a headline. But when they're on sale in a sparkling new mall in North Korea's capital...

North Korea opens knock-off Ikea store in 'luxury' mall as Swedish firm issues threat

Set in a high-end shopping mall in central Pyongyang, the fake Ikea outlet comes complete with a huge collection of furniture – and Ikea’s exact logo on its entrance

Kim Jong-un opens knock-off IKEA in North Korea but didn’t bother to change name

KIM Jong-un has opened up a knock-off Ikea store in the middle of a luxury North Korean shopping mall. The brazen dictator made no attempt to disguise the fake store, even using exactly the same name and logo as the Swedish retail giant. The Sun’s impression of Kim Jong-un putting up a flatpack furniture kit What seemed to be an Ikea store appeared in a North Korean mall tour, prompting the company to clarify it has no legitimate branches thered…

IKEA' Finally Opens In North Korea—But There's A Catch

North Korea has opened a brazen imitation of an IKEA store within a lavish shopping mall, defying international sanctions and exploiting Western brands for propaganda. Kim Jong-un has unveiled an unabashed Ikea knock-off within an opulent North Korean shopping mall in a brazen display of disregard for intellectual property. The dictator did not attempt to disguise the counterfeit store, brazenly appropriating the Swedish retail giant's name and …