Karnataka: CM Bommai inaugurates IKEA’s Bengaluru store

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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated IKEA’s Nagasandra store in Bengaluru Wednesday. The Bengaluru store is IKEA’s third outlet in India after the ones in Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Spread over 4.6 lakh sq ft, the store is the largest IKEA outlet in the country and is located close to the Nagasandra station of Bengaluru Namma metro.
“The locals would get maximum employment opportunities in Ikea furniture and home furnishing outlet. In fact, the company heads have assured 75 per cent jobs for the local people,” Bommai said after the inauguration.
The preliminary talks with IKEA CEO were held during Bommai’s recent participation in the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos. “The company has decided to invest about Rs 3000 crore,” the chief minister said.
The launch of the IKEA outlet would create more opportunities for local artisans, carpenters, furniture designers and those engaged in other related vocations, the CM said.
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