IKEA's purchasing model is a global purchasing model. IKEA products are purchased from various trading areas (Trading Areas) and then shipped to 26 distribution centers around the world and then delivered to IKEA stores around the world. IKEA's purchasing philosophy and supplier evaluation mainly include four aspects, including continuous price improvement, rigorous supply performance/service levels, healthy and good quality products, environmental protection and social responsibility (called IWAY -The IKEA way of purchasing home furnishing products - IKEA's requirements for purchasing home furnishing products, that is, IKEA's policy for suppliers on environmental protection, working conditions, labor minors and forest resources).

IKEA has established 46 sales representative offices in 16 purchasing business areas around the world, spread across 32 countries. The sales representative office staff evaluates suppliers according to IKEA's best procurement concepts, coordinates between the headquarters and suppliers, implements product procurement plans, monitors product quality, and pays attention to suppliers' environmental protection, social security systems and safe working conditions. . Today IKEA has approximately 1,300 suppliers in 53 countries around the world.