When IKEA stores will reopen in England - and new Covid rules explained

Across England non-essential retail will be able to welcome customers once again from mid April.

One of the most highly anticipated reopenings is home store IKEA - this is everything you need to know about when stores will reopen and what new rules will be in place for customers.

When will IKEA reopen?

IKEA will reopen its doors to customers in England and Wales on Monday 12 April.

In Scotland, the retailer has had its stores open since Monday 5 April, and it has a less specific date of simply May for Northern Irish branches.

In Scotland, stores are open from 10am to 8pm, so it’s likely that branches in England and Wales will operate under similar opening hours, however IKEA has not confirmed opening hours for English and Welsh stores.

In England, the Government announced that longer opening hours would be permitted for non-essential retail shops in a bid to help those businesses “reopen and recover”.

Businesses will be allowed to stay open until 10pm from Monday to Saturday.

Is delivery and click and collect still available?

IKEA has remained open online for contact free home delivery services, as well as for click and collect for all UK stores, except from Belfast branches.

IKEA states that all its deliveries are contact free and as a result, some products may potentially be temporarily unavailable.

For parcel deliveries to your home, your order will be delivered to your doorstep, and for larger deliveries, you will be contacted an hour prior to the delivery. Your order will then be delivered contact free to either your doorstep or a selected room of your choice, depending on what the Government guidelines are at the time.