Anyone who has been to the West Quay shopping centre in Southampton must have noticed the large blue building lurking in between the West Quay car parks and the back of John Lewis. This huge big blue building is the site for the new Ikea superstore in Southampton.
The new store is set to create at least 500 new jobs in Southampton, is 4 storeys high, will have a 600 capacity restaurant and over 800 additional car parking spaces. The cost to build and open the new store has cost Ikea around £75 million but they believe it to be a good investment.
Many local people are happy for the south of England to finally have their own Ikea as the only other 2 are in Bristol and London, both of which are a bit out of the way. The store is likely to bring in shoppers from Dorset, Wiltshire and other Home Counties near to Southampton.
The new Ikea Southampton store opens on February 12th.
