IKEA Bengaluru sees 3-hour wait as store witnesses huge weekend rush

A huge crowd was witnessed at IKEA on Saturday, the Swedish furniture conglomerate, which opened its first outlet at Nagasandra in Bengaluru on June 22. People had to wait around three hours at the Nagasandra store and it became difficult for the security guards to manage the crowd. Similar scenes are expected on Sunday as well.

IKEA, a leading Swedish home furnishings retailer, on Tuesday said it will open the doors to its largest store in India so far, at Nagasandra in Bengaluru.

With a planned investment of Rs 3,000 crore in Karnataka, IKEA is expecting to attract close to 5 million visitors this year in Bengaluru, the company said.


The Nagasandra Store is IKEA's fourth store in India, it said in a release, adding that the store will be an iconic landmark in the city, providing home furnishing solutions catering to the diverse needs of the family.

Spread over 12.2 acres, the 4,60,000 sq. ft IKEA Nagasandra store will feature more than 7,000 well-designed home furnishing products along with beautifully designed 65+ room sets for ideas and inspirations to live a better life at home.
The store will also house one of the largest children's play areas, ‘Smaland', along with a 1,000-seater restaurant and a bistro serving a mix of Swedish and Indian delicacies with many vegetarian and vegan food options to choose from, it added.