IKEA confirms May Day opening for its Oxford Street store

IKEA has announced that its new Oxford Street store will open on May Day, some 18 months later than originally planned when it bought the former Top Shop building.
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IKEA bought the Grade II listed building in January 2022 and had expected to open in the middle of 2023, but the conversion work was beset by delays and complications including water ingress into the basement.
The IKEA will only occupy three floors of the seven-storey building, comprising the ground and two lower ground floor