HYDERABAD (India) -- For Ashu Jain, a 47-year-old mother of two teenage children in India's southern Hyderabad city, Ikea has probably arrived at just the right time.
"I'm looking for furniture for my new house which is under construction," an excited Jain, who was among the first customers to arrive at Ikea's first Indian store on Thursday, told the Nikkei Asian Review. Customers were given a big welcome by Ikea Group's top management, including Chief Executive Jesper Brodin and Chief Financial Officer Juvencio Maeztu.
