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A man and a woman have been stabbed to death at an IKEA store in Vasteras, in Sweden on Monday, the CNN reported.

A third person, a man, was "very seriously injured" and was sent to hospital, according to police.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said but did not provide further details on the possible motives of the attacker.

"The arrival of the Swedish furniture retailer Ikea to Serbia in important for the Serbian market," says State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade Vesna Kovac.

According to her, this is also important "for local companies that will be able to launch production for the renowned brand."

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Ingvar Kamprad, founder and owner of IKEA, discussed the opportunities for business development at a meeting in Sofia on Friday.

Kamprad introduced to Borisov the intentions of the Swedish company to increase its turnover from Bulgaria.

Swedish furniture giant IKEA's Bulgarian branch launched on Wednesday its online shopping service, allowing customers to make purchases from across the country.

The function can be used both from computers and mobile devices.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic stated on Wednesday that 58 construction permits have been issued in the course of one month.

Bulgaria's Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) fined House Market Bulgaria AD, holder of the IKEA retail brand, with BGN 347 505 for misleading advertising, said the anti-monopoly watchdog.

The sum is 0.5% of the income of the company for 2013.

Swedish furniture company IKEA is planning to open order and pick up centres outside of Sofia, reports Capital Daily. 

The company is also planning to offer online shopping through its website.

Currently IKEA, through its franchisee Fourlis, has one full size store in Sofia, which opened in 2012. 

Popularity Swedish furniture retailer IKEA, a byword for design and practicality throughout the Western hemisphere, is opening near Zagreb, Croatia, on 21 August.

The IKEA centre in Zagreb is the result of an investment of 91 million euro and is the first such store in the Western Balkans, where it is expected to act as a regional hub.