The Al Futtaim Group is to open the UAE's first Ikea "destination" store at Dubai Festival City, officials said.
"This stand-alone store, linked to Dubai Festival City's Festival Centre retail hub, will serve as a destination in its own right," said Mile Franicevic, general manager of Ikea UAE.
"It will be the first and biggest of its kind in the UAE."
With an area of 273,405 square feet, the Dubai Festival City Ikea is expected to be a major pull for the waterfront destination's Festival Centre, officials said.
"Other Festival Centre retailers will also benefit from the attraction of this global furnishing giant from Sweden," said Phil McArthur, director of leasing and marketing for the Dubai Festival City.
"This Ikea store will have ample car parking, both underground and in areas serving the Festival Centre," he said.
The Dubai Festival City Ikea, set to open this autumn, is over three times the size of the existing Ikea at Deira City Centre, officials said.
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