The company was accused of plagiarism.
And in 1994, the media asked him to come clean about his Nazi past.
Kamprad was also a shrewd businessman.
His practices even launched an official EU investigation.
But Ingvar Kamprad was a modest man.
He called his employees “co-workers,” flew economy class, and stayed in cheap hotels.
He even bought cheaper supermarket booze to restock his room’s mini-bars.
The whole family, they are just not interested.
There are no fancy cars or watches even.
The company is the passion.
And yes, he was a friendly person."
