Somewhere in Ikea HQ, someone is putting together a massive instruction leaflet to help the Northern Ireland builders assemble their new East Belfast store in the empty units in Holywood Exchange, just up the road from Belfast City Airport.At last, B&Q and Secret Sainsbury’s (“secret” because so few people shop there) will be lonely no more, but will be joined by a 25,800 square metre store full of Swedish kitsch.
Some essential IKEA facts:
- “IKEA” is a composite of the first letters in the founder’s name in addition to the first letters of the names of the property and the village in which he grew up: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd.
- Last year IKEA’s 221 worldwide stores had over 453 million visitors.
- A massive 453 million vistors. China’s first IKEA opened in Shanghai in 1998.
If you're looking for a job, Ikea Belfast are recruiting (summer 2007) at www.ikea.co.uk/belfast.
1 comment:
Yes it will be a real shame to lose Secret Sainsbury's to the masses once Ikea arrives - I love the fact that whenever I go in, it's like having your own personal Sainsbury's store.
As the dual carriageway is also on my drive to work, I am somewhat concerned that the road will become a gridlock and my commuting time will double...
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