The retailer has announced plans to open stores in Abu Dhabi, Cairo and Muscat.
A second IKEA store was expected to open in July, but with the effects of the ongoing coronavirus the opening has been delayed and is now expected to open in the fourth quarter of this year. The store is located in Al Wahda Mall and will cover around 2100sq m on the first floor of the mall.
Vinod Jayan, Managing Director of Al-Futtaim IKEA also revealed that a second store will open in Cairo at the end of March next year and a store in Muscat,Oman is currently under construction and is due to open towards the end of next year or beginning of 2022.
Jayan commented: “We have expansion plans. The UAE is a very important market for us. This is a market we trust, a market we believe in and we believe there is a lot more potential.”
