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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/02/24/ikea-5-s.jpg"/><figcaption>Ongoing construction of the IKEA building in Pasay City on February 24, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Swedish furniture maker IKEA on Tuesday gave a preview of its massive facility in Pasay City as its officials toured Ambassador Harald Fries and his wife Susan inside its facilities.</p><p>In a Facebook post, IKEA Philippines said it welcomed Ambassador Fries &quot;for a quick tour&quot; of IKEA Pasay City.</p><p>&quot;Today, we welcomed Ambassador of Sweden to the Philippines and his wife, Harald and Susan Fries, for a quick tour of IKEA Pasay City! From our offices where we just moved to from Makati, to our huge warehouse, our store which is still under construction, and of course a little fika at our co-worker restaurant,&quot; it said in post.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/IKEAPhilippinesOfficial/photos/pcb.2011280405679838/2011280059013206/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>IKEA&#x27;s Philippines outlet, located at the Mall of Asia Complex, is the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/20/18/ikea-building-words-largest-store-in-philippines-sets-2020-opening">world&#x27;s largest</a> branch with 65,000 square meters of floor space or roughly the size of 150 basketball courts.</p><p>Massive storage racks with crates were shown in photos with the Swedish Embassy and IKEA Philippines officials. The store proper is still under construction, the company said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-1.jpg"/><figcaption>A peek into IKEA Philippines in Pasay City. <em>Photo: IKEA Philippines</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Amb. Fries taking a photograph of the facility. <em>Photo: IKEA Philippines</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Aside from the warehouse, IKEA also gave a peek of its office, &quot;co-worker restaurant&quot; and other areas in the facility.</p><p>The opening of the Swedish furniture maker&#x27;s first outlet in the Philippines is widely anticipated, especially when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted home-based Filipinos to reorganize and improve their homes.</p><p>Eager Filipinos stormed the company&#x27;s website during the launch of its rewards program <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/01/21/ikea-ph-membership-july-7-free-home-makeover">IKEA Family</a> on July 7 causing its website to crash.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/07/21/ikea-ph-website-crashes-as-it-opens-loyalty-club-sign-ups">IKEA PH website crashes as it opens loyalty club sign ups</a></li></ul><p>IKEA Philippines country manager Georg Platzer earlier said the store would open in the 4th quarter but its e-commerce platform would be going live online ahead of time.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/03/20210803-ikea-philippines-ikea-8.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>IKEA Philippines gave Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries and his wife Susan a tour of its facility in Pasay City. <cite>Photos: IKEA Philippines</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>IKEA Philippines gave Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries and his wife Susan a tour of its facility in Pasay City. <cite>Photos: IKEA Philippines</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>IKEA Philippines gave Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries and his wife Susan a tour of its facility in Pasay City. <cite>Photos: IKEA Philippines</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>IKEA Philippines gave Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries and his wife Susan a tour of its facility in Pasay City. <cite>Photos: IKEA Philippines</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>IKEA Philippines gave Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries and his wife Susan a tour of its facility in Pasay City. <cite>Photos: IKEA Philippines</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>IKEA Philippines gave Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries and his wife Susan a tour of its facility in Pasay City. <cite>Photos: IKEA Philippines</cite></p></div></div></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/24/21/look-iconic-ikea-logo-now-up-at-flagship-store-in-ph">LOOK: ‘Iconic’ IKEA logo now up at flagship store in PH</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM OUR ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1666422" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Swedish furniture maker IKEA on Tuesday gave Filipinos a preview of its massive warehouse in Pasay City as its officials toured Ambassador Harald Fries and his wife Susan inside its facilities.</p>

Swedish furniture maker IKEA on Tuesday gave Filipinos a preview of its massive warehouse in Pasay City as its officials toured Ambassador Harald Fries and his wife Susan inside its facilities.