Leading Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA opened their doors to the public to their largest store in India so far, at Nagasandra in Bengaluru on June 22. Credit: Reuters Photo
Built with a planned investment of Rs 3,000 crore in Karnataka, IKEA is expecting to attract close to 5 million visitors this year in Bengaluru. Credit: DH Photo/BH Shivakumar
Spread over 12.2 acres, the 4,60,000 sq ft IKEA Nagasandra store will feature more than 7,000 well-designed home furnishing products along with 65-plus room sets. Credit: DH Photo/BH Shivakumar
The fourth IKEA store in India, the Nagasandra store will be an iconic landmark in the city, providing home furnishing solutions that cater to diverse needs. Credit: DH Photo/BH Shivakumar
The store will also house one of the largest children's play areas, ‘Smaland', along with a 1,000-seater restaurant and a bistro serving a mix of Swedish and Indian delicacies. Credit: Reuters Photo
IKEA India Chief Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Susanne Pulverer said:
The furniture maker is betting big on home furnishings in Bengaluru, where rental spaces are more affordable and bigger than Mumbai where IKEA has two stores. Credit: DH Photo/BH Shivakumar
IKEA sources about 25-27% of its products locally with five suppliers in Karnataka and aims to get at least half of its sourcing done locally in the long term. Credit: Reuters Photo
IKEA India welcomes its first customer at its first large format store at Nagasandra. Credit: Special Arrangement
Susanne Pulverer, CEO & CSO, IKEA India and Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai with Murugesh R Nirani, Minister for Large and Medium-scale Industries, Govt of Karnataka and Anje Heim, Market Manager, IKEA Karnataka. Credit: Special Arrangement
Published 22 June 2022, 07:28 IST