Swedish furniture and home furnishing retailer Ikea inaugurated its first store in India on August 9 in the southern city of Hyderabad and will soon have two more. The 400,000 square foot facility in Hyderabad has the biggest Ikea restaurant anywhere in the world, with seating for 1,000 people. In India,...
Qualcomm to Set Up Campus in India
Semiconductors and telecom major Qualcomm will invest $400 million to set up its largest facility outside its headquarters at San Diego, CA., at Hyderabad in India's southern state of Telangana. Phase-1 of the project will include a built-up space of 1.7 million square feet to house 10,000 employees. Qualcomm already...
Benelli to set up R&D, Assemble, Manufacture Motorcycles in India
Italian motorcycle brand Benelli, that is now a part of China's Qjian Jiang Group, has partnered with Hyderabad, Telangana-based Mahavir Group's subsidiary, Adishwar Auto Ride International. The partnership entitles the Indian entity to assemble and manufacture motorcycles, as also import an exclusive range of motorcycles from Italy and Southeast Asia. Dante...
OnePlus to Set Up R&D Center, HQ in India
Shenzhen, China-headquartered smartphone manufacturer OnePlus is set to establish an R&D center in India this year, as well as establish its global hub (outside China) in the country. The second global headquarters in India will help the company "decentralize the operations." The Chinese company first entered the Indian market in...
Indium Corporation to Expand to India
Clinton NY-based Indium Corporation and Chennai, India headquartered MEL Systems and Services Limited (MELSS) have formed a strategic partnership to expand accessibility to Indium Corporation soldering materials throughout India. MELSS will sell all of Indium Corporation’s soldering materials, such as low-voiding solder paste and solder preforms for bottom termination components,...
Zara India Reports 70 Percent Rise in Profits
Driven by strong sales and lower price points, fashion retailer Zara's net profit went up more than 70 percent in India in 2017. Spain-based Inditex has two joint ventures with India's Tata Group’s retail arm Trent: one for Zara and the other for luxury label Massimo Dutti. The joint venture...