Health and safety remain the top priority for
the retailer with enhanced measures throughout the shopping
experience
WINNIPEG, MB, Jan. 23, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, IKEA Canada is
pleased to safely welcome customers back to its Winnipeg store
location. Working in line with new regulations from the province of
Manitoba, the retailer will open
with a limited capacity of 250 visitors. The IKEA Restaurant and
Bistro will remain closed.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, IKEA has implemented enhanced,
preventative health and safety measures across the shopping
experience and operations to ensure co-workers and customers feel
safe to work and shop. These include strict physical distancing
guidelines, limited capacities in all stores, frequent cleaning and
sanitization, preventative hygiene methods, mandatory masks for
co-workers and customers and separation screens around customer
service points.
"Our top priority continues to be the health and safety of our
co-workers, customers and communities," said Jennifer Allen, Market Manager, IKEA Winnipeg. "As we re-open IKEA Winnipeg, our
in-store capacity will be very limited. We encourage all customers
who are able to do so, to continue shopping with us online at
IKEA.ca through our Curbside Click & Collect service or
contactless home delivery."
During these first weeks, IKEA asks customers to be mindful of
limits to store capacity when they plan a visit to IKEA Winnipeg.
This includes planning their specific purchase in advance, checking
stock availability on IKEA.ca, considering a non-peak time or later
date to shop if the need isn't immediate, and shopping in groups of
two or less. If possible, customers should also consider
shopping online at IKEA.ca with options for contactless Curbside
Click & Collect pick-up or home delivery. Customers that do opt
to shop in-store may encounter a wait to get in and are asked to
respect physical distancing parameters while in line. A face
mask - covering both the mouth and nose - is mandatory while
customers are in store. IKEA also encourages customers to take
advantage of its 365-day return policy and return products at a
later time.
"We believe that health and safety is our shared responsibility
and we thank our customers for doing their part," said Jennifer Allen, Market Manager, IKEA Winnipeg.
IKEA Winnipeg ceased cash and carry operations in mid-November
to support the immediate public health concern in the province of
Manitoba. All IKEA store locations
in Ontario and Quebec remain temporarily closed to customers.
For the latest updates and important information on opening hours
and health and safety protocols, please see
IKEA.ca/Stores.
ABOUT IKEA
CANADA
Founded in 1943 in Sweden, IKEA is a leading home furnishing
retailer, offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home
furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as
possible can afford them. IKEA Canada is part of Ingka Group which
operates 374 IKEA stores in 30 countries, including 14 in
Canada. Last year, IKEA Canada
welcomed 22.9 million visitors to its stores and 178.4 million
visitors to IKEA.ca and the IKEA app. IKEA Canada operates business
through the IKEA vision - to create a better everyday life for the
many people and does so through its local community efforts and
sustainability initiatives. For more information on IKEA Canada,
please visit IKEA.ca.
SOURCE IKEA Canada