The Spanish fashion retailer is adapting to the new normal of lockdowns and remote working, and is set to extend its product range into the home linen and home decoration categories in Q2.

Ikea India saw its net loss widen to Rs 720 crore ($97.5 million) in the financial year ended March 2020, as against Rs 685 crore it had reported in the financial year 2019.

Textiles business The Pure Concept has launched its first flagship store for The Pure Concept Home in Mumbai, to retail its selection of fabrics and homeware. 

Homeware business Ikea plans to invest over Rs 10,500 crore ($1.58 billion) in its Indian operations, seeing the market as a global priority. 

​H&M Group has soft-launched an interesting new venture with Singular Society, a first-of-its-kind members brand that gives those who sign up “access to uncompromised life essentials at the price they cost to make”.

​Swedish retailer Ikea is planning to invest Rs 6,000 crore ($815.7 million) for its expansion in the state of Maharashtra and plans to open as many eight stores of different formats over the next 10 years.

On December 18, Swedish retailer Ikea will open its second India store in Navi Mumbai. The business plans to open two further stores in 2021. 

Ethnic wear retailer FabIndia has launched a ‘White Glove Service’ to ameliorate its online shopping experience for customers, as well as other home-shopping initiatives.  

Multi-brand fashion exhibition Design One will hold an online shopping festival titled ‘All Seasons Edit’ from December 15, following a positive response to its first-ever online event earlier in the month. 

Men’s and women’s loungewear and sleepwear brand Dandelion has stepped into homewares and released a new product line ‘Dandelion Living’ to respond to changing consumer demand during the ongoing pandemic.

Lomax will lead the brand's global design strategy, provide creative direction across all areas of the business and will be responsible for defining and strengthening all product categories, among other responsibilities.

​As many global consumers continue to be confined to their homes and want to make those environments as comfortable as possible, H&M’s Home unit has announced a collab with US fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. 

The Sicily-born, Milan-based stylist is taking charge with immediate effect as design consultant, but his first collection for Roberto Cavalli will be unveiled in January 2021.

Supima, in a smart response to the pandemic, staged its annual celebration Design Lab entirely online on Thursday, as the organization looked forward to its next participation at this month’s Hyères Festival.

Ikea sees sales returning to growth this year after the coronavirus crisis boosted shoppers' interest in spending more on their homes, a trend the world's biggest furniture retailer believes is here to stay.

Fashion and lifestyle brand Nicobar has responded to shoppers staying home by expanding its homeware product line, and launching a range of whimsical and sustainable tableware.