Ingka Group, which handles retail operations of Swedish furniture IKEA, has firmed up plans to open a global office at Bengaluru, Karnataka.
It will operate within the areas of Global Business Operations, Digital and Centres of Expertise.
The move will help to streamline, simplify and standardise ways of working and operations, while diversifying overall digital footprint.
Besides Bengaluru, Ikea Retail has GBO in Poznan, Shanghai and Baltimore, USA. The office will operate from the Karle Special Economic Zone in Bengaluru.
The GBO is a key partner for group functions such as finance, digital, procurement, people and culture to transform, operate and continuously improve ways of working.