Ikea to go online in Mumbai before launch of its second India store

People in Mumbai will soon be able to buy Ikea’s home furnishing products online as the Swedish retailer is taking a multi-channel approach to expand its India operations after its Hyderabad store completed its first year. 

Ikea’s officials and the company’s 800-strong Hyderabad team celebrated the first year of its first India store on Friday. 

Going online before opening the large-format store proposed in Mumbai comes as a slight change in the company’s plan. It had earlier announced that the e-commerce platform would be launched with the opening of a store in Mumbai this year. The company, however, is yet to announce