Swedish furniture brand IKEA is set to set up a global office in the Karle Special Economic Zone in Bengaluru. IKEA is owned by Ingka Group.
The company said that already have a huge network in India which has over 60 suppliers with 45,000 direct and nearly 400,000 people indirectly involved in the supply chain. The company said that they are opening the office in Bengaluru because of the attractive workforce.
In a statement, the company said, “The availability of a large talent pool in India is one of the key reasons behind selecting the global office. The office will operate from the Karle Special Economic Zone in Bengaluru.”
The statement also said, “The company will also open smaller format city centre stores and expand its online presence in other Indian cities in the future. Recently, the company launched Click & Collect Services in Hyderabad, which is safe and contactless. The aim is to reach approximately 100 million consumers in India over the next few years through a multichannel approach.”
The Bengaluru office will be a part of a global network of offices that operate in Poznan (Poland), Shanghai (China) and Baltimore (US).
