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03 Aug 2021 12:09 AM

IKEA will hire 50 per cent women at all levels.

IKEA India to create 10000 jobs in Maharashtra

IKEA will offer many co-worker friendly policies to support life situations for women and men.

02 Nov 2018 10:22 AM

Swedish home furnishings retailer Ikea would commence its e-commerce operations in the country by March next year, Ikea India Chief Executive Officer Peter Betzel said on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Ikea to launch e-commerce operations in India by March 2019

Betzel said Ikea was looking at total integration of both platforms.

11 Oct 2018 7:20 PM

IKEA has issued an apology to a customer in Hyderabad after he reported finding a caterpillar in his food at the store and posted a photograph of it on Twitter. (Photo: AFP)

IKEA apologises after customer reports caterpillar in his food

During the inspection, it was determined that the store was not complying with waste segregation norms.

03 Sep 2018 9:31 PM

Food safety and health officials visited the IKEA store and collected food samples on Saturday. (Photo: File | AFP)

Worm found in vegetable biryani at IKEA store in Hyderabad, notice issued

GHMC also imposed fine of Rs 11,500 on IKEA store for 'flouting' norms related to dry and wet waste segregation and use of plastic covers.

02 Sep 2018 7:26 PM

On its opening day, the store witnessed a stampede like situation as scores of people were waiting impatiently to take a sneak peek of the store. (Photo: Screengrab | ANI)

Watch: IKEA opens store in Hyderabad and there was almost a stampede

Around 40,000 people visited IKEA's Hyderabad store on the day it was open for public.

10 Aug 2018 1:54 PM

Staff arrange furniture inside India’s first IKEA store ahead of its opening in Hyderabad on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

As IKEA tackles India, furniture and food go ‘desi’ at Hyderabad store

Hyderabad store is the first of 25 outlets the Swedish furniture giant hopes to open by 2025 across the country.

09 Aug 2018 3:09 PM

IKEA, famous for its self-assembly products, faces a tough challenge in India where people are not used to having to put together assemble furniture themselves, analysts say. (Photo: AFP)

‘Saare jahan se achcha’, plays Army band as IKEA opens store in Hyderabad

The store in Hyderabad is first of 25 outlets the Swedish furniture giant hopes to open by 2025 across country of 1.25 billion people.

09 Aug 2018 12:15 PM

The home goods retailer has already spent close to $750 million procuring Indian sites for four stores.

Five challenges IKEA will face in India

Prising Indians away from local furniture makers that they trust is going to be difficult for IKEA.

09 Aug 2018 10:52 AM

Out of the total outlay of Rs 10,500 crore, the company has so far invested Rs 4,500 crore in its different projects in India. (Photo: AFP)

Swedish home furnishings major IKEA opens first India store

Company plans to hire 15,000 in the coming years as it expands operations in India.

09 Aug 2018 10:45 AM

IKEA has already spent close to USD 750 million procuring Indian sites for 4 stores, including the massive, new 400,000-square-feet outlet in Hyderabad. (Photo: AFP)

As IKEA opens first store in India, here are 5 major challenges it will face

IKEA is spending USD 1.5 bn in India but analysts reckon it is going to be several years before it starts seeing significant returns.

09 Aug 2018 10:40 AM

Meanwhile, the Swedish firm, which has ambitions to launch 25 stores across 40 cities by 2025, may have revise its investment figures upwards as its ramps up its presence across the country. (Photo: AFP)

Ikea bets India to be one of top sourcing nations

Despite the long history, India, which supplies almost a fifth of Ikea’s global goods, lags behind China, Poland and Italy.

09 Aug 2018 6:35 AM

IKEA will do things differently in India after it opens its first store in the nation on Thursday, as it deals with higher taxes on imported goods and looks to woo cost-conscious shoppers unaccustomed to the company’s DIY furniture assembly style. (Photo: AFP)

Undeterred by taxes, IKEA puts together cheap India pricing

IKEA had initially planned to open 25 stores across the nation by 2025.

08 Aug 2018 12:46 PM

Ikea gears up to launch its first India store on July 19

The company officials said that the store would cater to every segment of customer and cover all price points.

05 Jul 2018 7:40 AM

Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Swedish multinational furniture retailer IKEA. (Photo: AP)

A shopping jaunt like none other

For instance, say you are in IKEA to pick up a double bed and a matching mattress.

10 Feb 2018 3:16 AM

Founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91

Kamprad died on Saturday at his home in Smaland, in southern Sweden, the chain's Swedish unit, IKEA Sverige, said on Twitter on Sunday.

29 Jan 2018 11:31 AM

The ad uses technology similar to what's in an at-home pregnancy test, according to Ad Week. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ikea wants women to pee on magazine ad to avail discount

Apparently, once the woman urinates on the ad in Amelia magazine, a discount is revealed, only if she is pregnant.

12 Jan 2018 10:11 AM

Ikea to open second store in Navi Mumbai

The store will be opened in January 2019 with an investment of around Rs 1,000 crore.

18 May 2017 12:34 PM

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