India, Aug. 4 -- Swedish furniture retailer IKEA, which recently opened its eighth store in India at DLF Avenue in Saket, South Delhi, plans to expand aggressively, targeting 30 stores by 2030, focusing on locations near metro stations and other public transport hubs, 'where not everybody has to drive,' Patrik Antoni, CEO India, told Hindustan Times Real Estate.

"We have opened eight stores since launching our first outlet in Hyderabad in 2018. We hope to have another 22 stores over the next four years," he said.

"We always try to be close to public transport. It is a sustainable way of bringing both customers and co-workers to our stores so that not everybody has to drive," Antoni said.

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