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Ikea India on Tuesday also announced its second price cut, which is 16-39% across its products
The Ikea showroom here has landed in an alleged racial controversy after senior journalist Nitin Sethi tweeted that his wife, hailing from Manipur was frisked while others before were not, with senior Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday describing the incident as "appalling." Sethi further alleged that the person who checked his wife's shopping bags, even sniggered at the fact that she had bought everything and didn't even care to reply why she was singled out. "Racist treatment at @IKEAIndia store in Hyderabad. Only my wife, from Manipur got frisked for goods she bought. No one else before us. And then all supervisory staff came to defend the racism. Great show from an 'international store'. Cheers to another usual day," Sethi tweeted on Sunday. "And the supervisors said, yeah call police if you want, we will deal. And it didn't end there. Daily racism that our people face," he said in another tweet. Responding to Sethi's allegation, Ikea India in a tweet said it believes tha
In India, IKEA has opened smaller stores within city limits as it aims to be closer to the customer
'We have done some adjustments where it's possible, and we have protected (price points) to be affordable at lower prices'
The company is providing relocation support to its employees, who opt to move to a Bengaluru under the "relocation policy"
In a Q&A, Susanne Pulverer says the Swedish firm aims at 5 mn footfalls at its new mega store in Bengaluru this year
IKEA India (part of the Ingka Group), Swedish home furnishings retailer, said it will launch its first store in the city, on June 22
Ikea also intends to add more stores in Mumbai as it calls out Maharashtra as an important market
Local sourcing through partnerships will make a positive impact on the economy and society not just in retail but also in all allied sectors and services, she said
This will be the third stint in India for Pulverer, who had joined IKEA in 1997 and worked across different roles within the Ingka Group firm, IKEA said in a statement
In an interview with Business Standard's Sharleen D'Souza, Peter Betzel, chief executive officer and chief sustainability officer of Ikea India, shares the company's expansion and investment plans
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In a Q&A, Peter Betzel, CEO and chief sustainability officer of Ikea India, talks about the company's expansion plans in India
IKEA's malls business said it was building two centres in Gurugram and Noida
The Swedish furniture giant is set to launch the store at Worli
After announcing its plans to enter Gurugram, Sweden-based Ingka Group's home furnishings brand Ikea plans to have stores in Delhi as well as Noida.
Managing Director Cindy Andersen says company expected to complete the centre, which will besides an IKEA store also house office space, in late 2025
Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA on Tuesday said it is going to open its first-ever city store in India at Mumbai, which would be more accessible to its customers in the city
The app will be available on both Android and iOS platforms and will offer 7,000 products at competitive price points