Ikea India Expands Same-Day Delivery, Goes All-Electric

By By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi
Aug 20, 2024 13:54
Ikea India is scaling up same-day delivery across all markets and achieving 100% EV-powered deliveries in key cities. Learn about their sustainability goals and expansion plans.
Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Swedish furniture retailer Ikea on Tuesday said it is piloting same-day delivery in Hyderabad and has plans to scale it up across all its markets in the coming year.

Besides, it has also achieved the milestone of 100 per cent deliveries through EV-powered vehicles across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune, as per its commitment for a sustainable value chain, said a statement from Ikea India.

The company also plans to achieve the same at its Mumbai operations, where it expects to reach carbon-free goal in a few months, it said.

Now Ikea as per its sustainability approach will enter all new markets, including Delhi-NCR where its next store is coming, with an EV-first approach, it added.

Currently, Ikea stores are operational in Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, and Bengaluru and two city stores in Mumbai.

Ikea India CEO Susanne Pulverer said: "For Ikea, a sustainable value chain is an essential part of our growth journey. This is just the first of the many milestones in that effort and we are proud to lead the EV journey from our foundational years in India. We strongly believe that profit and planet can be co-created and will continue to lead with this mindset."

Ikea India's transition to 100 per cent electric last-mile delivery began in 2019. Initially, the store deployed 3-wheeled tuk-tuks delivering thousands of orders a month. To accommodate larger furniture deliveries, the company also incorporated retrofit trucks into its operations and established in-house infrastructure for charging these electric vehicles.
Source: PTI
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