Coventry's Ikea store will never open again, the store has confirmed.
CoventryLive reported in February a consultation had begun - and earlier this week we showed the store was being stripped out.
Now, the Swedish furniture giant has confirmed it will never open again - in the latest blow to 350 workers in the city.
The company previously said the Coventry store would close in summer 2020, but retailer has confirmed it will not reopen to customers, as other stores across England and Northern Ireland begin to reopen from June 1.
Marsha Smith, Area Manager Ikea UK and Ireland said: “The decision not to reopen our Coventry store to customers and to close it permanently in the summer, has not been an easy one.
"It has been an honour to be part of this community and we would like to thank our co-workers for their enormous contribution, and our loyal customers for their support, over the last 12 years."
IKEA’s Coventry store, one of 22 IKEA stores in the UK, was built in 2007 in the city centre and was one of the retailer’s earliest examples of testing a new format to meet its customer’s changing needs and expectations.
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Co-workers will shortly return to work in the store, in a safe manner, as preparations take place for a permanent closure.
