South Delhi has never really lacked shopping options, but it has lacked IKEA, at least in a walk-in format close enough to actually visit on a random Tuesday evening. That changes on July 30, when the Swedish retailer opens its doors inside DLF Avenue.

This isn't IKEA's first Delhi address, the brand already runs a city store in West Delhi. What makes Saket different is who it's built for. The company is explicitly targeting shoppers across South and Central Delhi, a stretch of the city that has been driving to West Delhi or ordering online until now.

The store spans roughly 30,000 square feet across two levels inside the mall. That's compact by IKEA's own historic standards, its full sized warehouse formats run many times larger, but the city store format was never meant to replicate that scale. It's meant to be the version you visit on your way home, not the version you plan a whole Sunday around.

Shoppers can expect close to 3,000 products physically stocked inside, with around 1,400 of those available to pick up and carry home immediately. Everything else, and IKEA's full catalogue runs past 6,900 items, remains a click away through the website, the app, or even a phone order. It's a hybrid model, part showroom, part instant-buy counter.

IKEA India's CEO Patrik Antoni framed the choice almost like a homecoming, describing Saket and DLF Avenue as a natural fit for the brand's next Delhi chapter. According to the company's Country Commercial Manager, teams actually spent time studying the neighbourhood itself, its cafe culture, its love for balconies, its habit of hosting frequent house parties and gatherings. That kind of ground level research usually shapes what actually ends up on display.

No IKEA visit is complete without the cafe, and Saket's version leans into both Swedish staples and local adaptations. Early visitors have flagged the meatballs and the lingonberry cheesecake as standouts, alongside more familiar comfort food like pasta and loaded hot dogs. For a mall in this part of Delhi, the pricing has apparently been kept reasonably approachable too.

Saket isn't a standalone bet, it's one piece of IKEA's wider expansion across the region. The brand entered Delhi NCR through e-commerce back in 2025, runs a central distribution centre out of Gurugram, and has larger, full-format stores already under development in both Gurugram and Noida through its Ingka Centres arm. Saket essentially bridges the gap while those bigger projects take shape.

DLF Avenue gains a genuine anchor brand, the kind that pulls footfall on its own rather than depending on the mall around it. For South Delhi residents, it also quietly changes weekend habits, home shopping trips that once meant a longer drive now become a stop on the way to dinner.

IKEA's new Saket store opens July 30 as the brand's second city-format outlet in Delhi, spread across 30,000 square feet inside DLF Avenue. With nearly 3,000 products on site and its full digital catalogue just a click away, the store is designed specifically for South and Central Delhi shoppers. Backed by a distribution centre in Gurugram and larger stores planned for Gurugram and Noida, this launch signals IKEA's steady, deliberate expansion across the wider Delhi NCR market.