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<\/p>\nIKEA is to takeover an empty Debenhams store in a major city centre as it eyes up more high street locations.<\/p>\n
The retailer is looking to move away from its big warehouse stores into smaller sites and now it has revealed plans for its latest shop.<\/p>\n
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Ikea is to open a new branch in the former Debenhams store in Churchill Square in Brighton.<\/p>\n
The site has remained empty since the former high street giant collapsed into administration in 2021, resulting in the closure of all of its stores.<\/p>\n
Fans have taken to social media to share their excitement as the store's opening. <\/p>\n
Posting in the Hove Seafront Residents Association Facebook group, one shopper said: "Oooh exciting!! That\u2019ll definitely get people in to Brighton."<\/p>\n
Another said: "That's brilliant!"<\/p>\n And a third simply added: "Will be great to have an Ikea so close. Finally!"<\/p>\n The new Ikea store in Brighton will be the homeware retailer's 23rd store in the UK.<\/p>\n It offer a wide array of the brand's most loved products, 6,000 items on display and 3,000 available for immediate purchase.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The full range will be available for delivery. <\/p>\n There will also be in-store planning services to support customers' planning their new kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. <\/p>\n There will also be a Swedish Deli in the two-storey store serving the retailer\u2019s iconic meatballs.<\/p>\n Peter Jelkeby, chief executive and chief sustainability officer at Ikea UK said:"We\u2019re delighted to continue expanding and investing throughout the UK to make it easier and more sustainable for people to shop at IKEA. <\/p>\n "Sussex has long been an area of interest to us, and we really look forward to bringing IKEA closer to where our customers live, work and socialise and becoming a part of this vibrant community.\u201d<\/p>\n Ikea is yet to confirm the date that the store will open.<\/p>\n Ikea's first city centre shop opened in Tottenham Court Road, London, in October 2018. <\/p>\n It closed in July 2021, but it wasn't the end of Ikea's expansion on the high street.<\/p>\n A new Ikea store in Oxford Street, London, is set to open in autumn 2024.<\/p>\n It will take over the old Topshop space on Oxford Street and should create more than 600 jobs.<\/p>\n Several major high street brands have announced that they will be opening new locations across the country this year.<\/p>\n Among the brands set to expand their portfolios are bakery chain\u00a0Greggs\u00a0and discount store\u00a0B&M.<\/p>\n Avon, historically known for its door-to-door salespeople, will start opening its first shops within the next two months.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nintchdbpict000406961057.jpg\")
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