when did the first ikea open in the uk
IKEA Amid a high level of success, the company's West German executives accidentally opened a store in Konstanz in 1973 instead of Koblenz.[26] Later that decade, stores opened in other parts of the world, such as Japan (1974), Australia, Canada,[28][29] Hong Kong (1975), and Singapore (1978).[30] IKEA further expanded in the 1980s, opening stores in countries such as France and Spain (1981), Belgium (1984),[31] the United States (1985),[32] the United Kingdom (1987),[33] and Italy (1989).[34] The company later expanded into more countries in the 1990s and 2000s. Germany, with 50 stores, is IKEA's biggest market, followed by the United States, with 48 stores. At the end of the 2009 financial year, the IKEA group operated 267 stores in 25 countries.[35] The first IKEA store in Latin America opened on 17 February 2010 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[36][37] As of July 2013, the company's presence in developing countries remains minimal.
Build-A-Bear Workshop In 2006, the company acquired The Bear Factory from Hamleys and began operating in its flagship store in London.
Bill Knapp's By the end of 2002, the chain's last restaurant had closed.[7]
30 St Mary Axe After plans to build the 92-storey Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup Group.[12] It was erected by Skanska, with construction commencing in 2001.[3]