CITY TO GO IKEA CRAZY! Tens of thousands of shoppers expected to flock to ground-breaking store.Byline: By Helen Thomas IT'S being hailed as the biggest store opening in Coventry for over 60 years. In eight days, tens of thousands of shoppers will descend on the city's huge Ikea store. And yesterday the Telegraph got a sneak preview sneak preview n. A single public showing of a movie before its general release. Noun 1. sneak preview - a preview to test audience reactions of the new venue which has seven floors, 50 room sets and three fullsize homes showcasing an astonishing 9,500 products. It is the first Ikea to be built in a city centre in Britain and on Sunday, December 16, shoppers from across the region are expected at the opening. More than 14,000 people have been invited to a preview the day before. Special security teams will be on standby to try to cope with the crowds following chaos at the opening of other major Ikea stores. And with just 800 car park spaces on the site, there are fears of traffic gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. . Plans have been made to close junction close junction one of the complex structural alterations between adjacent cells. In contradistinction from tight junction the two cells are separated by 20 nm of intercellular space; composed of hexagonal subunits, the connexons. seven of the city's ring road, forcing drivers to approach the store via The Butts. CAPTION(S): ALMOST READY...And plans are in hand to cope with the traffic next weekend. |
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