![General view of IKEA's first city centre store in Hamburg June 25, 2014. Sweden's IKEA, the world's biggest furniture chain known for its sprawling out-of-town showrooms, is opening its first city centre General view of IKEA's first city centre store in Hamburg June 25, 2014. Sweden's IKEA, the world's biggest furniture chain known for its sprawling out-of-town showrooms, is opening its first city centre](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2cyf66h/general-view-of-ikeas-first-city-centre-store-in-hamburg-june-25-2014-swedens-ikea-the-worlds-biggest-furniture-chain-known-for-its-sprawling-out-of-town-showrooms-is-opening-its-first-city-centre-store-as-it-responds-to-a-shift-in-shopping-habits-to-smaller-local-stores-and-the-internet-while-ikea-has-already-opened-a-few-stores-closer-to-city-centres-than-usual-in-countries-like-britain-and-japan-its-new-building-in-the-northern-german-port-city-of-hamburg-is-the-first-time-it-will-be-in-a-central-pedestrian-shopping-zone-reuters-fabian-bimmer-germany-tags-business-2cyf66h.jpg)
General view of IKEA's first city centre store in Hamburg June 25, 2014. Sweden's IKEA, the world's biggest furniture chain known for its sprawling out-of-town showrooms, is opening its first city centre
![People walk past IKEA's first city centre store in Hamburg June 25, 2014. Sweden's IKEA, the world's biggest furniture chain known for its sprawling out-of-town showrooms, is opening its first city centre People walk past IKEA's first city centre store in Hamburg June 25, 2014. Sweden's IKEA, the world's biggest furniture chain known for its sprawling out-of-town showrooms, is opening its first city centre](https://c8.alamy.com/zoomsfr/6/0d7e4835e46242bbacccafcaaa65a84c/2d065e5.jpg)
People walk past IKEA's first city centre store in Hamburg June 25, 2014. Sweden's IKEA, the world's biggest furniture chain known for its sprawling out-of-town showrooms, is opening its first city centre
![Hamburg-Altona, Germany. 30th June, 2014. People walk past the new Ikea branch during its opening in Hamburg-Altona, Germany, 30 June 2014. According to the company, the new branch is the world's first Hamburg-Altona, Germany. 30th June, 2014. People walk past the new Ikea branch during its opening in Hamburg-Altona, Germany, 30 June 2014. According to the company, the new branch is the world's first](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E3WD91/hamburg-altona-germany-30th-june-2014-people-walk-past-the-new-ikea-E3WD91.jpg)