How Furlenco Is Empowering Indians to Live Without the Ownership Baggage
For India’s urban millennials and Gen Zs, especially renters in the 22–35 age group, ownership no longer aligns with their fast-paced, flexible lifestyles.

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Sharmila Das has been a writer and editor with experience of covering Retail, E-commerce majorly in her 17 long years of experience. Previously she headed Inc42 Media, led The Economic Time’s ETRetail besides writing long format retail pieces for ETV Bharat. She joined The Financial Express in April this year.
How Furlenco Is Empowering Indians to Live Without the Ownership Baggage
For India’s urban millennials and Gen Zs, especially renters in the 22–35 age group, ownership no longer aligns with their fast-paced, flexible lifestyles.
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