Godrej Interio

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Godrej Interio
TypePrivate
Industry Retail, Furniture
Founded1932
Headquarters Mumbai,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Swapnil Nagarkar (COO)
BrandsU&US Home Design Studio, Script Online, India Circus by Krsnaa Mehta
Parent Godrej & Boyce
Godrej Group

Godrej Interio is an Indian furniture company, headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company began manufacturing furniture in 1923 with the Godrej Storewel cupboard. [1] It is a furniture arm of Godrej & Boyce and a part of the diversified Godrej Group. [2] It is a brand in both the home and institutional sectors, with a market share of 15 percent. [3] Godrej Interio has more than 56 showrooms in 20 cities in India and 800 dealer outlets across India. [4] It has manufacturing facilities in Mumbai, Khalapur and Shirwal in Maharashtra and Haridwar and Bhagwanpur in Uttarakhand, with the central warehouse located at Mumbai, India. [5] [6]

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History

The company started manufacturing furniture in 1923, with the Godrej Storewel cupboard. [1] In the year 2006, Godrej Interio was established as a business unit of Godrej & Boyce, part of Godrej Group. [7] [8] [9]

In October 2015, Godrej Interio launched U&US Home Design Studio to expand its customized branded furniture business. [10] U&Us is the first Indian brand to have its specialised retail store format. It offers solutions[ buzzword ] for designing and building home interiors. [11] In January 2020, the company entered the E-commerce space after launching an eCommerce website of Godrej Interio. [4]

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