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In this December 17, 2018, photo, two men transport chairs purchased from a shop at the Nampally furniture market in Hyderabad, India. Such furniture markets, where customers haggle over prices and work with carpenters to design made-to-order housewares, is the competition Swedish giant Ikea faces in tackling the $40 billion Indian market for home furnishings, which is growing quickly along with the country’s consumer class. Ikea declined to break out India revenues, but Forrester Researcher analyst Satish Meena said that within five years the company hopes to capture $4 billion annually _ or 10 percent of India’s furniture and home goods market. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)
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