Ikea to open its first city format store in Mumbai

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Dec 3, 2021

Swedish furniture brand Ikea will expand its presence in Maharashtra by opening its first city format store in the country at Worli in Mumbai on December 9.
 

The city store in Worli will be 80,000 square feet, whereas the traditional big Ikea blue box, is typically 400,000-500,000 square feet.
 
The new store will offer customers the entire Ikea range based on a well-integrated digital and physical shopping experience.

Commenting on the launch, Dawid Gałka, store manager at Ikea Worli city store, in a statement said: “I am very excited to be a part of the team. This is an important milestone in our Mumbai Journey. As the first city store in the country, we are coming near to more of the many people.”
 
“This is a new concept for customers to shop with Ikea. They can enjoy an omni-channel shopping experience at this store, browse and order our entire range through various digital tools,” he added.
 
Ikea, which is part of the Ingka Group, had entered the Indian market with its first retail store in Hyderabad in August 2018, followed by online stores in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Pune. Last year, it had opened its second retail store in Mumbai.