mumbai the worlds largest furniture retailer ikea opened its second store in india in navi mumbai on friday and plans to invest around rs 6000 crore in maharashtra over the next 10 years the new store is its first big format store in maharashtra spanning over 53 lakh sq ft and situated near the turbhe local railway station and stocks over 7000 home furnishing products ikea also plans to set up two citycentre stores in mumbai a company official said the ikea city centre stores would be smaller than the navi mumbai flagship store which is a big format outlet with a planned investment of rs 6000 crore by 2030 ikea aims to meet 25 million people in maharashtra ikea will provide over 6000 jobs of which 50 per cent will be for women the company said advt ikea india part of the ingka group is also working on its third store in india at bengaluru followed by delhi though it did not share any timelines for these stores peter betzel ceo and chief sustainability officer at ikea india told reporters that mumbai is the first omnichannel market for the firm today marks a major milestone as mumbai is the first omnichannel market for ikea in india people can now visit our store shop online or buy their favourite and affordable products through our click collect service said betzel the new store will provide over 600 jobs of which 50 per cent will be for women the navi mumbai store will house the largest childrens area smaland for ikea globally along with one of its largest 1000seater restaurants with almost 100 per cent locallysourced food range the company said ikea opened its first retail store in india at hyderabad in august 2018 followed by online stores in mumbai hyderabad and pune talking about mumbai ikea india market expansion manager and maharashtra md per hornell said the city has good potential with good home furnishing interests we are at the moment working on two city stores which will be opened up during the coming year these stores would be in the size of around 80000 sq feet he said advt the company would also continue to invest in its ecommerce solutions strengthening the customer interface and develop logistical capacity under its omnichannel approach he added the next destination is bengaluru where we have bought land hornell said adding construction is ongoing and the company is trying to complete it as early as possible we are firming our plans for delhi as well he said but added that it is too early to share any timeline for that for delhi the company is presently going through discussions for land in noida and gurgaon as well ikea aims to reach 100 million indian customers by 2022 through its omnichannel approach he said adding that the company has a longterm commitment for the indian market ikea is not a company for a sprint but a company for a marathon and our engagement