![]() ![]() Total floor area 32,000 square meters (or 33,000 sq m according to advertisements announcing opening on 15 March 2011), sales floor area 19,150 square meters,.Yas Island IKEA groundbreaking announced in 03 February 2010 press release.We will be investing Dh26 million in stocking the store and Dh30 million towards internal furnishings," Mile Franicevic, Al Futtaim retail group director was reported in the Gulf News 04 February 2010 as saying " The Yas Island store is expected to be up and running 12 months from now. Yas Island IKEA opening date expected to be before February 2011.Opening hours 1000-2200 Sunday-Saturday, restaurant closes 2130 (15 March 2011 press release). Store area 33,000 sq meters (3x larger than the Abu Dhabi Marina Mall store), sales area 19,150 sq meters, 1,450 car parks, 35 cash tills, restaurant area 2,000 sq m, ![]() Yas Island IKEA opening date 15 March 2011.Abu Dhabi Marina Mall - relocated to Yas Island as part of the Yas Island Shopping Mall, opening date 15 March 2011.Dubai, Karama, Zabeel Road - open 1991, closed 1995.Dubai Festival City (DFC) - difficult to miss, just head for DFC and it should be obvious.Dubai, Deira City Center - open 1995, closed 2005.Ibn Battuta Mall Dubai - under consideration (news reports 21 March 2012).There is also a large Ikea store in Abu Dhabi on Yas Island, relocated from Abu Dhabi Marina Mall as of 15 March 2011. A larger store opened in Deira City Center when the new mall opened in 1995, and an even larger store opened in Dubai Festival City when DFC opened in 2005. The first Ikea store in Dubai was a small shop in Karama on Zabeel Road. Ikea is well-known for good value furniture that is easy to transport and frustrating to assemble, but the popularity of the furniture is obvious, as anyone who has been stuck in an Ikea queue at Festival City on a Friday night knows. Ikea is a well-known Swedish furniture and home accessories store with outlets around the world, including the UAE and other Middle East countries. ![]()
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