One chain, Lifestyle's Home Centre, which is controlled by Dubai's Landmark Group, has 12 home-furnishing superstores across India that sell most of the same items as IKEA, including sofas, bedroom sets, and kitchen and bathroomitems.
After "savagely and persistently" beating Mr Coates to death and dragging him into the bathroom, the court heard how Baker's "final selfish act" was to steal items from his victim's flat including an Xbox and a tablet computer.