<p>New Delhi: Swedish furniture retailer <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ikea">Ikea </a>will begin online sales in Delhi-NCR and nine other markets this week in the run-up to opening full-size physical stores in Gurugram and Noida in next few years.</p>.<p>Besides, Ikea India plans to open small city centres in Delhi-NCR ahead of the stores, which will be catered through a 1.8 lakh sq feet Customer Distribution Centre (CDC) opened at Gurugram.</p>.Dozens of misplaced Polish anti-tank mines recovered near IKEA warehouse.<p>The nine other markets where Ikea is entering through online sales are Agra, Prayagraj, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, and Varanasi.</p>.<p>Ikea is entering Delhi-NCR and North India after six year of operation with stores in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru.</p>.<p>"We have very exciting times here. We have prepared ourselves well to open the biggest market in India, the North India, Delhi-NCR," said Ikea India CEO Susanne Pulverer.</p>.<p>North India is undeniably India’s largest home furnishings market and Ikea aims to unlock this opportunity, the company said.</p>.<p>Ikea will have a store app to complement more different formats and 2 full-size stores in Delhi-NCR. The store in Gurugram will open in 2026 and in Noida in 2028.</p>.<p>Now Ikea, which has adopted a hybrid omni-channel strategy for India, starts online sales first before entering into any market with physical stores. Online sales contribute around 30 per cent to Ikea India's sales.</p>.<p>When asked about the contribution of online sales from the nine cities and Delhi-NCR, Ikea India e-commerce head Bhavana Jaiswal said:“Temporarily, we will see an increase in the number till the time the store comes through in Delhi-NCR, the biggest market in the country.” </p><p>“The Delhi online market is as big as Bengaluru and we do expect a good spike in sales.” </p>
<p>New Delhi: Swedish furniture retailer <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ikea">Ikea </a>will begin online sales in Delhi-NCR and nine other markets this week in the run-up to opening full-size physical stores in Gurugram and Noida in next few years.</p>.<p>Besides, Ikea India plans to open small city centres in Delhi-NCR ahead of the stores, which will be catered through a 1.8 lakh sq feet Customer Distribution Centre (CDC) opened at Gurugram.</p>.Dozens of misplaced Polish anti-tank mines recovered near IKEA warehouse.<p>The nine other markets where Ikea is entering through online sales are Agra, Prayagraj, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ludhiana, and Varanasi.</p>.<p>Ikea is entering Delhi-NCR and North India after six year of operation with stores in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru.</p>.<p>"We have very exciting times here. We have prepared ourselves well to open the biggest market in India, the North India, Delhi-NCR," said Ikea India CEO Susanne Pulverer.</p>.<p>North India is undeniably India’s largest home furnishings market and Ikea aims to unlock this opportunity, the company said.</p>.<p>Ikea will have a store app to complement more different formats and 2 full-size stores in Delhi-NCR. The store in Gurugram will open in 2026 and in Noida in 2028.</p>.<p>Now Ikea, which has adopted a hybrid omni-channel strategy for India, starts online sales first before entering into any market with physical stores. Online sales contribute around 30 per cent to Ikea India's sales.</p>.<p>When asked about the contribution of online sales from the nine cities and Delhi-NCR, Ikea India e-commerce head Bhavana Jaiswal said:“Temporarily, we will see an increase in the number till the time the store comes through in Delhi-NCR, the biggest market in the country.” </p><p>“The Delhi online market is as big as Bengaluru and we do expect a good spike in sales.” </p>