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FIPB has been slashing categories that IKEA can sell in India
Hope comes alive after retail vote, but no quick gains likely
Real action likely after a year
Though international biggies are already in India, they are yet to formalise plans for front-end multi-brand retail
Three foreign single-brand majors apply in the past one month
Agenda for FIPB meeting on Jan 18 doesn't mention its application
At the Dec 31 meeting of FIPB, the IKEA proposal was deferred till the next meeting, now scheduled for Jan 18
Others like IBM, Coke and Pepsi also lobby for foreign markets
Lobbying is integral to business, its legality a matter of perception: Experts
Carrefour is the second-largest retail chain in the world after Walmart
Much of phase-2 of India's e-commerce boom will be automatic
Interview with Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Fight is really for signature caf¿, restaurant and Swedish meat ball that IKEA is known for
FIPB likely to allow cafs and restaurants in its review of conditional approval on December 31
Eighteen of 30 product categories proposed by Swedish furniture major struck off