IKEA is well-known for selling furniture in flat-packed boxes that customers assemble at home. If IKEA were to start selling already assembled furniture delivered to customer's homes, you could expect that IKEA would need to increase prices on the furniture it sells.

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Assembling furniture in-house and delivering it assembled would increase IKEA's costs in terms of labor, storage, and transportation, which could lead to higher prices for the end consumer.

IKEA Is Well-Known for Selling Furniture in Flat-Packed Boxes That