IKEA at Birstall to close as company shuts all UK stores due to Coronavirus

By Rebecca Marano
Published 20th Mar 2020, 10:34 BST
Updated 20th Mar 2020, 11:10 BST

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IKEA has announced that it will close all UK stores including the Leeds branch due to the Coronavirus.

Every store in the country will be shut down from 6pm today - including the branch at Birstall Retail Park and the branch in Sheffield.

The closure of all 22 UK sites has been described as "temporary".

However, a reopening date has not been announced.

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The Leeds IKEA opening day back in August 1995. Today, the company announced the store will close due to coronavirus.The Leeds IKEA opening day back in August 1995. Today, the company announced the store will close due to coronavirus.
The Leeds IKEA opening day back in August 1995. Today, the company announced the store will close due to coronavirus.

Peter Jelkeby, Country Retail Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer, UK and Ireland for IKEA, said: "These are extraordinary times and I know that, like all of us here at IKEA, many of you are concerned about coronavirus.