IKEA to open its Navi Mumbai store on December 18 with full health and safety measures

IKEA (part of the Ingka Group), the Swedish brand and the world’s leading home furnishings retailer has announced it will open the doors to its Navi Mumbai store on December 18, 2020.

IKEA wants to create a better everyday life for many people with big dreams and thin wallets. The home is the most important place in the world and IKEA’s unique and affordable range is created to improve life at home. The 5 lakh+ sq. ft IKEA store will inspire people with more than 7000 well-designed, affordable, good quality, and sustainable home furnishing products along with ideas and inspirations for every home. It is located on the Thane-Belapur Road, approximately 600 mts from the Turbhe Station. Customers will now be able to test, try and purchase some of IKEA’s iconic products such as BILLY Bookcase, MALM Bed, EKTORP Sofa, among others.

IKEA stated that the Safety of customers and co-workers is its first priority. To provide a safe shopping experience during COVID times, it is taking a number of extra precautions from its global best practices and relevant learnings from its Hyderabad operations. To ensure good social distancing, IKEA will initially have a cap on the number of visitors to the store through prior registration on its website, by which customers will be allotted a day and time slot to visit the store. The company is putting together a whole process that will be released soon to the public.

IKEA‘s presence in Navi Mumbai is expected to boost employment opportunities for the local community. The store in Navi Mumbai store will be employing close to 1200 coworkers out of which 50% are women.  40% of its staff are from the Navi Mumbai area and 70% of its support staff – mainly housekeeping & security are from in and around Turbhe and Ghansoli. IKEA has been actively supporting many vulnerable families in the nearby community during the pandemic. It has also partnered with MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) to provide
community relief support.

IKEA continues to develop its omnichannel presence with e-commerce, physical stores, and additional services like Click & Collect, Click & Deliver and remote planning. After the Navi Mumbai store, two more city center IKEA Stores will open during 2021 to reach many more people in Mumbai. IKEA is present online in Hyderabad and Pune with over 35 million online visitors so far and it has the ambition to reach 100 million Indian customers by 2022.

PS: Store visits will be by registration only.

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