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NOTES
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19. Arun S., “IKEA to invest € 1.5 b in 2 stages,”
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20. Manu Kaushik, “Home Run,” http://
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22. Amit Bagaria, “Why IKEA will opt for
standalone suburban stores in India,” http://www.
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23. Nidhi Dutt, “Ikea makes steps in
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24. Tuhina Anand, “IKEA, Carrefour welcome
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25. Amol Sharma, “IKEA Remains Wary of
Entering India,” http://online.wsj.com,
January 24, 2012.
26. Bindu D Menon, “Govt retains sourcing
clause for single brand retailers,” http://www.
thehindubusinessline.com, April 10, 2012.
27. Ibid.
28. “IKEA set to enter India with Euro 1.5 billion
investment,” http://articles.timesofindia.
indiatimes.com, June 22, 2012.
29. Arun S., “IKEA to invest € 1.5 b in 2 stages,”
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com,
June 22, 2012.
30. Amol Sharma and Jens Hansegard, “IKEA
Says It Is Ready To Give India a Try,” http://
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31. “Ikea’s India plans hit snag over sourcing
issue,” http://www.thelocal.se, July 8, 2012.
32. “IKEA files fresh application to start retail
operations,” http://www.thehindubusinessline.
com, October 8, 2012.
33. “IKEA to tweak product design for India,” http://www.
thehindubusinessline.com, October 11, 2012.
34. Manu Kaushik, “Ikea to comply with riders
on its India investment proposal,” http://m.
businesstoday.in, December 23, 2012.
35. Ibid.
36. “CCEA paves way for IKEA’s Rs 10,500-crore
investment plan in India,” http://articles.
economictimes.indiatimes.com, May 3,
2013.
37. Rajesh Roy, “Indian Clears IKEA’s $1.95
Billion Investment Plan,” http://online.wsj.
com, May 2, 2013.
38. Raghavendra Kamath, “What IKEA brings to
the table”, http://www.business-standard.
com, July 13, 2012.
39. Manu Kaushik, “Home Run”, http://
businesstoday.intoday.in, July 22, 2012.
40. Rajesh Roy, “Indian Clears IKEA’s $1.95
Billion Investment Plan”, http://online.wsj.
com, May 2, 2013.
41. Bindu D Menon, “IKEA’s India foray, a
boost for single-brand retail”, http://www.
thehindubusinessline.com, June 22, 2012.
42. Nivedita Mookerji, “Asian Fabricx gears up
for IKEA’s India operations”, http://www.business-
standard.com, June 11, 2013.
43. “Our Business Idea”, http://www.ikea.com/ms/
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44. Raghavendra Kamath, “What IKEA brings
to the table”, http://www.business-standard.com,
July 13, 2012.
45. Amit Bagaria, “Why IKEA will opt for
standalone suburban stores in India”,
http://www.dnaindia.com, February 8, 2012.
46. Raghavendra Kamath, “What IKEA brings
to the table”, http://www.business-standard.com,
July 13, 2012.
47. Bindu D Menon, “IKEA may have to
overcome infrastructure bottlenecks”,
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com,
November 20, 2012.
48. Ibid.
49. Jason Burke, “Food fight complicates Ikea’s
entry into India”, http://www.guardian.co.uk,
December 28, 2012.
50. Matthew Stych, “IKEA Sets Sights on India”,
http://www.stores.org, August 2012.
51. Manu Kaushik, “Home Run”, http://
businesstoday.intoday.in, July 22, 2012.
52. “One size doesn’t fit all: IKEA goes local
for India, China”, http://in.reuters.com/
article/2013/03/07/ikea-expansion-india-
china-idINDEE92603L20130307, March 7, 2013.
53. Ibid.
54. Rasul Bailay and Chaitali Chakravarty, “IKEA
ready to wait for years for perfect locations:
CEO,” http://articles.economictimes.
indiatimes.com, May 16, 2013.