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Ikea is reopening 19 stores on June 1st including Manchester
It’s happening!
If you’ve been missing your Swedish flat-pack furniture fix we’ve got some good news for you.
Ikea is set to reopen 19 stores across the country and the Manchester branch is on the list.
The stores will open across England and Northern Ireland from June 1st, Belfast Live reports.
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There’ll be strict new safety measures in place to ensure social distancing, according to the retailer.
Ikea says social distancing wardens will patrol the stores and the number of customers will also be limited.
Unfortunately, play areas and the legendary restaurants will remain closed, but you can grab some meatballs from the food market to make at home.
The full list of stores that are reopening on June 1st:
- Croydon
- Greenwich
- Lakeside
- Wembley
- Tottenham
- Norwich collection point
- Birmingham
- Nottingham
- Belfast
- Manchester
- Warrington
- Gateshead
- Leeds
- Sheffield
- Milton Keynes
- Reading
- Southampton
- Bristol
- Exeter
Sites in Scotland and Wales will continue to remain closed, in line with their regional government’s coronavirus advice.