IKEA has opened a 3,000 m\u00b2 store in Pune, marking its sixth location in India and reinforcing its expansion in the local home furnishings market.<\/p>\n
The Pune unit integrates retail, interior planning services and food, in line with IKEA\u2019s established store format. It follows earlier openings in Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and New Delhi, as the company continues to scale its physical presence.<\/p>\n
India is a key growth market for IKEA, with more than \u20ac900m invested so far. According to the company, the domestic home furnishings sector is projected to grow by around 50% in value by 2030, supported by urbanisation and rising household incomes.<\/p>\n
Ingka Group plans to open 25 small and medium-sized stores across the country over the next five years, complementing its existing large-format approach. At the same time, larger developments are under way near New Delhi, including projects in Gurugram and Noida.<\/p>\n
The expansion is expected to generate several hundred jobs and improve access to organised furniture retail in additional regions.<\/p>\n
Alongside store openings, IKEA is extending its digital reach. Online delivery has recently been introduced in Tamil Nadu, expanding access to around 10 million potential customers.<\/p>\n
Company executives said the focus remains on adapting product ranges and store formats to local living conditions, while maintaining price accessibility.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n