IKEA WARNING: SLEEPOVERS ARE TRESPASSING

copenhagen, denmark» Ikea, the leading home furnishings retailer, has warned that teenagers who have illegal sleepovers in their stores are guilty of trespassing.

Spokeswoman Johanna Iritz says Ikea has recorded about 10 such incidents in the past year in the United States, Canada, Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Australia and Poland.

Swedish media say the trend likely started when teenagers spent the night in an Ikea store in Belgium in August then posted a video of their exploits.

Iritz said trespassers have hidden in wardrobes when stores closed. She said Ikea takes the sleepovers seriously and that “we can’t guarantee safety.”

Iritz said the fun was overrated, adding a night at Ikea ends with “getting into trouble with the law.”

It was unclear whether anyone had been prosecuted.

Victor J. Blue, Bloomberg News Customers try out mattresses in the showroom of an Ikea store.