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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Opening of Ikea’s Oxford Street store put back to spring 2025

A hoarding on the building in the shape of an Ikea Frakta carrier bag
The hoarding that was removed this month for cleaning of the site’s exterior. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Ikea has pushed back the opening of its Oxford Street store to spring 2025 – about 18 months later than initially planned – after problems with water leaking into the basement.

The site, previously occupied by Topshop, had been scheduled to open this autumn and that date had already been put back by a full year.

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