IKEA opens it's doors at Churchill Square, Brighton on Thursday 14th August.
Shoppers will be welcomed from 10am at the Churchill Square shopping centre until 8pm.
The new store is located in the former Debenhams unit in the centre and spans 6,695 square metres across two floors.
The Ingka Group, which owns Ikea, confirmed it would open a store in Brighton city centre after buying Churchill Square Shopping Centre for an estimated £145m.
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