Nitori to open first India store at Mumbai's R City Mall in December 2024

Japanese furniture and home furnishing chain Nitori plans its India debut with a store at R City Mall, Mumbai, entering a home furnishing market increasingly contested by IKEA and domestic players.

— Filed Mon, 29 Jun, 2026, 22:26 IST · Source Mint · Updated

Japanese furniture and home furnishing retailer Nitori plans to open its first India store at R City Mall, Mumbai, in December 2024, marking its entry into the Indian home furnishing market.

Why this matters

Nitori's India debut marks its entry into a home furnishing market already contested by IKEA and domestic players, signaling expanding international competition in the segment.

Store-opening activity is steady with 351 signals in the past 90 days.