ZaventemLike all non-essential stores, IKEA will also reopen the doors of its eight stores in our country tomorrow. After the previous lockdown, it immediately took a long time to queue at the branches of the Swedish furniture giant. That is why IKEA is now asking to follow the national call. “If there are a lot of people waiting, come back later.” In addition, only one customer per 20 square meters is welcome in the stores. A stricter measure than that of the federal government.
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During Friday’s Consultation Committee, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open Vld) announced that non-essential stores may reopen their doors on Tuesday, December 1. Important measure: only one customer is allowed per 10 square meters. At IKEA they go one step further. “To ensure safety, we choose to allow only one customer per 20 square meters,” said spokeswoman Julie Stordiau. “The surface area is calculated per store and we therefore know exactly how many people are allowed to be present at the same time. At the entrance and exit, digital eyes measure how many people walk in and out of the store. ”
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Quote We ask our customers to follow the national call with the federal government asking to come back at a later time when you notice that there is a queue
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Stickers
At IKEA, according to Julie Stordiau, people have been preparing for a safe reopening since Saturday morning. “For example, stickers are applied in the shops, but also in places where there may be queues. In addition, we ask our customers to follow the national call whereby the federal government asks to come back at a later time when you notice that there is a queue. ”
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Finally, IKEA also urges its customers to consult the app or the website in advance to check whether the desired products are still in stock. It is also clearly stated where the products are, so that customers immediately know where in the store they should be.
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First lockdown
With all these measures, the Swedish furniture giant hopes to avoid situations like after the first lockdown and just before the start of the second series of stricter measures. For example, at the end of October, hundreds of customers lined up in the parking lot of the IKEA store in Zaventem. At peak time, the queue even reached the Weiveldlaan. According to the furniture giant, office supplies were especially popular at the time, in view of the obligation to work from home. IKEA even urged its customers not to go to the stores to exchange previously purchased items.
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