LOOK: IKEA opens world's largest outlet in the Philippines

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

Posted at Nov 25 2021 07:58 PM

After a year’s delay, Swedish furniture giant IKEA on Thursday welcomed shoppers as it opened its first store in the Philippines.

The outlet, boasting 65,000 square meters, is IKEA’s largest store in the world and houses retail operations, a restaurant, a market hall, a warehouse, and a call center for its e-commerce wing.

Even with its “no booking, no shopping policy” a considerable crowd still turned up at the grand opening of IKEA Philippines where health protocols were enforced to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Thunborg, Rep. Antonio Calixto, Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, IKEA Pasay Store Manager Georg Platzer, and SM Supermalls President Steven Tan attend the opening of the world's largest IKEA store in Pasay on November 25, 2021. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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