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Ikea has launched online delivery in Delhi-NCR and nine other North Indian cities, allowing customers to shop via its website, app, and Shop by Phone service ahead of its store openings

Expands in North India with central distribution centre in Delhi-NCR

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea, which is starting online sales in Delhi-NCR and nine other markets this week, is looking for next round of investments in India and will move to profitability after expansion, said its India CEO Susanne Pulverer. Ikea is planning to have 2 full-size stores in Delhi-NCR -- at Gurugram in 2026 and Noida in 2028. It also plans to open physical stores in Chennai and Pune in the next phase after having operational stores in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru. After entering these six key metro markets, Ikea will work on its next phase of journey for the country, where it will expand with smaller stores and an omni-channel strategy. Pulverer did not specify any timeline for Pune and Chennai stores but said Ikea would be there in a couple of years. In Pune, Ikea is already available through online sales. "The physical expansion has to complement e-commerce at Pune, and Chennai is the market we have not opened. These are together with the continuing Bangalore

Ikea's offline presence in Delhi-NCR will follow soon, with two stores under construction in Gurugram and Noida

Ikea India, a leading Swedish furniture and home furnishing retailer, expects to achieve operational profitability in a couple of years, Susanne Pulverer, Ikea India CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer, said on Friday. In a media interaction here, she said that after overcoming the impacts of Covid 19, subsequent inflation hikes, and disruptions in supply chains and raw materials, Ikea is preparing for the next phase while focusing on stabilisation and affordability. "It (operational profitability) will take a couple of years, but we have a very clear plan to achieve it," she said. Ikea India reported a widening of losses to Rs 1,299.4 crore in FY24, according to an RoC filing by the company, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Ingka Holdings. Its revenue from operations stood at Rs 1,809.8 crore, marking a 4.5 per cent increase in the financial year ending March 31, 2024, according to financial data accessed through the business intelligence platform Tofler. According to the compa

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Ikea India, a leading furniture and home furnishing retailer, reported widening of losses to Rs 1,299.4 crore in FY24, according to an RoC filing by the company, a step-down unit of Netherlands-based Ingka Holdings. Its revenue from operations was at Rs 1,809.8 crore, up 4.5 per cent in the financial year that ended on March 31, 2024, according to financial data accessed through business intelligence platform Tofler. Total income of Ikea India Pvt Ltd was also up 5.12 per cent to Rs 1,852.7 crore in FY24. Ikea India reported a loss of Rs 1,133 crore and its revenue from operations was at Rs 1,731.6 crore a year earlier. According to the company, the increase in loss is largely due to investments towards expansion towards omnichannel growth. "IKEA India maintained solid sales growth despite no price increase and lowering the prices on certain products in FY24. Our losses largely reflect the investment we are making towards our omnichannel growth," said an Ikea spokesperson. Ikea .

Ikea's net loss widens by 15% to Rs 1,303 crore between August 2023 and September 2024 due to significant investments in infrastructure and store expansion

Global furniture retailer Ikea is looking for the next round of investments in its priority market India as it enters the second phase of growth, its India CEO Susanne Pulverer said. Ikea will open small-format stores with a retail area of 30,000 to 70,000 square feet, in the adjacent markets of its existing and coming large-format stores besides growing its online presence here, she added. "We have done phase one, where we invested in the three first markets in four stores. We have taken the learnings. We have seen and learned even more from the Indian consumers, and now we take that to the next phase of the investment and expanding in India," Pulverer told PTI. Ikea's next destination is Delhi-NCR, where it will first start online sales in the first quarter of 2025 and then open its first physical store at its first 'Lykli' centre, which would come up in Gurugram in 2026. Currently, Ikea has large format stores in India at Hyderabad (4.8 lakh sq ft), Navi Mumbai (5.3 lakh sq ft)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday virtually laid the foundation stone for the IKEA store in Noida from Lucknow, an official statement said. During his address, he said that in the past seven and a half years, Uttar Pradesh has gained the confidence of both domestic and international investors, with IKEA India being a key example. Adityanath said that the state has now become the preferred investment destination in India. It has embarked on a new era of growth. Since 2017, UP has been actively promoting infrastructure development, fostering new investment opportunities, skill development, and promoting traditional products, all of which are now yielding tangible results. He underscored the state's ODOP (One District One Product) scheme as a pioneering initiative nationwide, and its leading position in ease of doing business, bolstered by its robust law and order environment. "Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, currently contributes 9.2 per cent to the

Ingka Centres, a part of Ingka Group that operates IKEA retail, will invest 607 million euros (about Rs 5,500 crore) to set up its second meeting place in India at Noida under the Lykli brand, taking its overall investment in the country to a 1 billion euros, according to the company's Global Expansion & Development Director Sebastian Hylving. It is betting big on the Indian market and is looking at expanding where IKEA plans to open its outlets in the country, although the opening of its first meeting place in Gurugram -- Lykli Gurugram -- has been pushed to 2026 from the originally planned opening in late 2025. The company on Monday unveiled the second IKEA-anchored meeting place in India at Noida which will offer a blend of retail, dining, hospitality, co-working spaces, entertainment, and cultural experiences tailored to the needs of modern urban residents. "It (Lykli Noida) is at an investment of 607 million euro...that investment is purely for the Noida project, and then we .

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Hinting at a positive demand scenario for home furnishing solutions, a survey by Swedish major Ikea has found that seven of ten Indians are optimistic about their 'life at home' over the next two years. According to the 10th Life at Home report by the Swedish furniture retailer Ikea, 71 per cent of Indians hold a positive outlook for the next two years, significantly surpassing the global average of 47 per cent. The survey findings, Ikea says, help it develop home furnishing solutions that suit people's needs, wants, and dreams. Ikea in its latest edition of 'life at home', has found for 50 per cent of Indians, home is their favourite place to be The report also adds that 56 per cent of Indians are planning to move in the next two years, and an additional 18 per cent are planning to stay in their current home but renovate. Ikea India CEO and CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer) Susanne Pulverer said though there have been common threads in experiences and aspirations for a better li