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Headline: IKEA Finalises Safety Measures Ahead Of Reopening Across England And Wales

Caption: Home-furnishing retailer IKEA prepares for the reopening of stores across England and Wales on Monday 12th April, along with Click and Collect in Northern Ireland. This follows the reopening of its stores in Scotland on Monday 5th April. The health and safety of co-workers and customers remains our top priority. Based on Government guidance and our experience of reopening IKEA stores safely in a number of countries around the world, as well as in the UK, IKEA has made extensive plans for its reopening. Ahead of welcoming customers back once again, IKEA will continue to implement a series of stringent and enhanced safety measures to ensure the safety and comfort of co-workers and customers wanting to shop in-store. These measures include: · On-site temperature checks for co-workers · Enhanced social distance guidance and signage throughout · A staggered entry system and limited numbers of customers granted entry in store at any one time. · Social distance wardens to help customers and ensure everyone is following social distancing measures. · Additional hand sanitiser facilities and more frequent deep cleaning routines for bags, trolleys, bathrooms, rest areas, equipment and touchscreens · Face coverings for co-workers and customers · Screens at key areas such as checkouts, service points and customer returns, to enable social distancing · In-store planning services to resume with screens and social distancing · Cashless payments, by card and contactless, preferred · All play areas and the customer restaurant to remain closed In line with Government guidelines, IKEA restaurants will remain closed until May 17th, although Bistros, which operate a contact-free takeaway service will remain open to help sustain hungry shoppers – as will Swedish Food Markets, so that much-loved food items can still be made at home. Peter Jelkeby, UK&IE Country Retail Manager and CSO, says: “We’ve always believed that home is the most important place in the world. Over the past year, we've placed more demands on our homes than ever before, needing them to be spaces where we can live, work and play; fulfilling both our physical and emotional needs. “Knowing that some of these shifts in our lifestyles, such as working from home, will become increasingly permanent over the coming years, our homes will need to become even more versatile and adaptable. As such we’re really looking forward to welcoming customers safely back into our stores, inspiring people to live a better and more sustainable everyday through our range of affordable home furnishings.”

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