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IKEA is growing in India. India is a prioritized market for the Ingka group for future growth. The firm has online presence in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Gujarat, and Bengaluru. Two big format IKEA stores are operational in Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai. A city center store opened in Mumbai in Dec 2021 and another one will open in 2022. Along with Retail, IKEA Purchasing, IKEA Foundation, IKEA investment, Ingka centres, Global Business operations (GBO) and other entities are investing in India to create an even bigger impact as ONE IKEA. IKEA has been sourcing from India for over 35 years, working with around 60 suppliers, 45,000 direct employees and 400,000 people in the supply chain in India producing for IKEA stores worldwide. Ingka Group, the largest IKEA franchisee operates 465 IKEA stores, shops, and planning studios in 32 countries, 47 Ingka Centres meeting places. With over 4.6 billion visits online and 657 million IKEA store visits. The Ingka revenue for FY21 is 39.8 billion euros. The firm expects to be climate positive by 2030 and has committed EUR 6.5 billion as an investments in renewable energy. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. Vodafone Idea Ltd (Vi) proposes to infuse a total equity of ₹14,000 crore in the near term as part of its business revival plan, said people with knowledge of ongoing discussions. This will see existing promoters Aditya Birla Group (ABG) and UK’s Vodafone Group Plc infuse half the overa...

The maze-like store design of Ikea is renowned throughout the world for trying to lead customers down planned paths and exposing them to a large array of ready-to-assemble products. The Swedish meatball dish at their restaurant serves as the traditional end to the frequently all-day long shopping experiences. "We have a long-term commitment to Karnataka to create a positive impact on the local economy through our business. With our growing retail presence, IKEA India will be a strong contributor to increase the overall home furnishing market. It will give opportunities for a growing eco-system for the whole industry, including growing people and skills, we continue to stand by our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people," IKEA India Chief Executive Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer Susanne Pulverer said. IKEA has employed 1,000 co-workers with 72 per cent local co-workers and plans to hire more people from the local neighbourhood. IKEA truly believes that it will create the best work environment for its many co- According to the company, which also promotes women's empowerment, women are now filling positions previously held by men, such as forklift driving, power stacking, assembly, and installation services.

New Delhi: Ikea, the Swedish furniture retailer opened its first outlet in Bengaluru on June 22. Since then, residents haven't been able to keep calm and have turned up at the store in hundreds. The store, located in the city's Nagasandra area, witnessed long, meandering queues on the weekend. People had to wait in queue for around three hours and it became difficult for the security to manage the crowd. By 6 pm on Saturday, the footfall was so high that the store had to make an announcement on Twitter. "Bengaluru, we are overwhelmed by your response. Current wait time at Nagasandra store is 3 hours. Please plan accordingly or shop online," Ikea India wrote on its official Twitter. Bengaluru, we are overwhelmed by your response❣️ Current wait time at Nagasandra store is 3 hours. Please plan accordingly or shop online. For latest wait time updates, visit: Videos and photographs of the long queues at Ikea Bangalore have flooded social media. Memes making fun of those waiting in the queue are also generating quite a buzz. Harsh Goenka, the chairman of RPG Enterprises, shared a clip on Twitter and wrote, "It's not MLAs queuing in Maharashtra to form government, It's not an immigration queue to enter our country, It's not a vaccination queue to avoid Covid wave, It's not pilgrims queueing in Tirupati for darshan, It's the opening of IKEA store in Bangalore!" It's not MLAs queuing in Maharashtra to form government, It's not an immigration queue to enter our country, It's not a v...

By India Today Web Desk: IKEA, a leading Swedish home furnishings retailer, opened the doors to its largest store in India so far, at Nagasandra in Bengaluru today. The Nagasandra Store in Bengaluru is IKEA's fourth store in India. The IKEA store in Nagasandra is spread over 12.2 acres, the 4,60,000 sq. Ft. The three other IKEA stores are located in Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, and Worli City Store, respectively. With a planned investment of Rs 3,000 crore in Karnataka, IKEA is expecting to attract close to 50 lakh visitors this year in Bengaluru, the company said. The store will also house one of the largest children’s play ‘area ‘Småland’ along with a 1,000-seater restaurant and a bistro serving a mix of Swedish and Indian delicacies IKEA’s newly-opened store will be connected to the Nagasandra metro station in the northwest part of Bengaluru. This big-box format facility was supposed to open in 2020 but got delayed due to the pandemic.

Disclaimer: All dates and info in this article are as per the knowledge from April 2019 and should only be used as a guided reference. This is India- things are subject to change without any notice– so verify yourself before ordering or booking. To bust all the questions around this topic, I have flown to IKEA Hyderabad from Bangalore and will share my experiences, tips, and tricks. IKEA is expanding in India with its first store opening in Hyderabad last year (2018). Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi are next to follow. The latest info says that IKEA Bangalore is likely to open in mid-2020 in the northern part of the city (unverified). For those who can’t deal without their favorite Swedish furniture and want to pay a visit to Hyderabad IKEA, this is how it works. IKEA HYDERABAD– WHAT IS IT LIKE? I have to admit – you feel like roaming around in Europe if you visit the IKEA store in Hyderabad. It looks and feels the exact same. • The collection of products is very similar with a few adjustments, e.g. the bedsheets sizings are Indian standard and not EU standard. • Everything can be found • Food-wise they have a lovely restaurant with the famous salmon, but also local specialties such as Hyderabadi Biryani (see restaurant menu • At the takeaway bistro, you will find the soft-serve ice cream, Swedish chicken balls and a veg option, no hot dogs and doughnuts but an amazing collection of freshly baked Fikas, the Swedish pastries. • Like all IKEA stores there is also aSMÅLAND, the ...

BENGALURU: The store will be connected to the Nagasandra metro station making the store accessible for the many people of Bengaluru. CEO of Ingka Group, of which IKEA is a part, Jesper Brodin on Wednesday met Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai at the World Economic Forum Meet in Davos, Switzerland, and held discussions in the backdrop of the store-opening. The India head office of IKEA is in Bengaluru and issues related to extensive use of bamboo and other locally available raw materials in making of furniture came up for discussion during the meeting, it said. Industries minister Murugesh Nirani, IT, BT minister C N Ashwath Narayan, additional chief secretary in the department of industries E V Ramana Reddy, chief minister's principal secretary N Manjunath and commissioner in the department of industries Gunjan Krishna were present. The company had earlier said the store in Bengaluru would be IKEA's third in the country after Mumbai and Hyderabad. The Bengaluru store is spread over five lakh sqft, and would employ 800-1000 direct workers and another 1,500 indirectly providing services such as assembly and delivery, it had said, adding that the IKEA-Bengaluru store is expected to attract more than 70 lakh visitors a year.

At present, the average daily footfall at Nagasandra station is around 13,000. Ikea is also constructing a foot overbridge (FOB) from its store to the station located on Tumakuru Road. The FOB, which will give direct connectivity between the station and the Ikea store, is expected to be ready in a few months. In 2017, BMRCL had generated Rs 251 crore by leasing 13 acres to Ikea India Pvt Ltd near Nagasandra on Tumakuru Road for 60 years. BMRCL managing director Anjum Parwez said the utility is happy to be a facilitator in bringing Ikea to the city. “It is a win-win situation. Metro is a convenient and faster mode for those visiting Ikea since it is located next to Nagasandra station. We are expecting more footfall once the store is open.” BMRCL charges Rs 30 per piece for baggage that weighs more than 15 kg or which exceeds 60 cm x 45 cm x 25 cm in dimension. "We will allow all furniture items/ products that pass through the baggage scanner at the station,” said Parwez. This is the third IKEA outlet in the country after Hyderabad and Mumbai. Spread over 12.2 acres, the 4.6 lakh sq ft IKEA Nagasandra store will have more than 7,000 home furnishing IKEA products. At present, BMRCL has not taken up much commercial development at stations and depots like Byappanahalli (25 acres) and Peenya (100 acres). New depots are coming up in Kadugodi, Challaghatta, Hebbagodi, Kothanur, Anjanapura and Shettigere. BMRCL’s non-farebox revenue comes mainly from licence fees of retail outlets,...