Ikea to Close

[Lex]

1 less reason to go to Coventry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51369413

[rebbonk]

To be fair, whenever I've visited I've often been the only one in there.

But, they will be missed.

[Lex]

This kind of smacks of desperation to me - the Council couldn't think of anything else to do with the building (they've had no luck attracting a 'major retailer'): https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventrys-ikea-building-could-transformed-19842739

[rebbonk]

O'Boyle again!

I'd be far more impressed if he'd said that the council would put all our treasures in the building so we can see them. At present they are scattered around the city in various industrial units and unseen.