IKEA set to open stores on High St
Town centre boost.. but no meatballs
IKEA is to launch smaller stores on British high streets in a world first, the Swedish company has revealed.
The move is a welcome boost to city centres as the furniture firm outlined plans for a raft of “more personal” stores across the UK over the next three years.
Its first mini-Ikea will open in Central London this autumn, with a “capsule collection” of furniture and fittings.
But there won’t be room for restaurants serving the famous meatballs. The retailer said the new-look stores would offer a “tailored service” for families planning dream kitchens and bedrooms on a budget.
Ikea’s UK retail manager Javier Quinones said: “The opening of this new city-centre shop marks an exciting development for the Ikea business as we continue to innovate and transform to better meet the needs of our customers.”
The project is a boost to the Mirror’s High Street Fightback campaign as it could take over premises left empty by firms which have gone, such as Poundworld and Maplin.