
Swedish furniture giant, IKEA has opened a new Plan & Order Point store in Stockport town centre’s Merseyway Shopping Centre.
The store, the second to open of three Plan & Order Points in the North-west, will allow customers to access IKEA’s design and planning expertise, and browse and order from the retailers kitchen and bedroom ranges. Despite being smaller than a standard IKEA store, customers will find a selection of different kitchens to browse, from a complete room with a combination of the METOD and ENHET ranges, to a kitchen with fronts featuring a foil made of recycled PET bottles. Additionally, IKEA will showcase all its kitchen fronts, worktops and a variety of appliances from the wider range. There’s also a space dedicated to the PAX wardrobe system, with doors, interior organisers, and knobs and handles to help customers build their dream storage solution.
Customers can book an appointment, free of charge, to start their design journey with one of IKEA’s planning specialists or use the handy in-store self-service tools to design their own solution.
The new style of store is part of the brand’s ongoing efforts to be more accessible to customers in the region. The Merseyway store occupies a 764 sq ft space and follows the a Plan & Order Point in Aintree, Liverpool which opened in Aintree in December 2022, with a Preston site set to come later this year.
Michael Parker, Area Manager, IKEA UK, said:
“Our investment in the North West is part of our long-term plan to transform our retail business, continuing to make it easier for people to enjoy what IKEA offers using a variety of convenient ways. The North West is a key region for us, being home to over seven million people, and also being the place that IKEA first opened a UK store, 35 years ago in Warrington.
“This new Plan and Order Point, along with one already open in Aintree, Merseyside, and another soon to open in Preston, will allow customers to get inspiration and expert advice in convenient locations closer to where they live. Together with our existing stores in Ashton-under-Lyne and Warrington, remote planning and different delivery and collection services, we’re enabling an IKEA that’s there for our customers, however they want to meet us.”
Cllr Malcolm Allan, Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources at Stockport Council, said:
“Whilst many high streets are in decline, businesses are seeing Stockport as a place that is growing and expanding, and a great place to be. That sort of recognition is something of an endorsement especially from an organisation of IKEA’s calibre and reputation. Our ambitious £1 billion regeneration programme is attracting a diverse mix of businesses to the Town and they will be followed by a wide range of customers who have increasing reasons to visit Stockport.”