Ikea later issued a terse press release stating that the information was incorrect, based on an evaluation of the entire Ikea Group.

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"IKEA would hereby like to inform this group and its organizers: Your behavior is affecting the normal operations of the IKEA cafeteria, " the notice said.

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Spokeswoman Yin Lifang said IKEA is attempting to find the group's organizers so that it can negotiate with them.

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"It doesn't take the pressure off the government, " Seema Desai, India analyst for the risk-advisory firm Eurasia Group, said of IKEA's investment proposal.

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IKEA, the stichting means that his control over the group is absolutely secure.

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Zhou Hong, the official IKEA card swiper, says she typically hands out an average of 500 coffee cups each time the group meets.

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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 bathroom items.

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