First look: Inside Ikea’s highly anticipated Oxford Street store

Ikea is opening the doors to its long-awaited Oxford Street flagship this week, 18 months after initially scheduled.
The Swedish furniture giant has spent the last three years transforming the 5,800sqm space that was once home to Topshop into a mecca for home decor lovers.
The inner city store – a relatively new concept for the retailer – is housed inside the Grade II-listed building at 214 Oxford Street and spans across three floors.
Ikea UK chief executive Peter Jelkeby says the gr