<P> Amid a high level of success , the company 's West German executives accidentally opened a store in Konstanz in 1973 instead of Koblenz . Later that decade , stores opened in other parts of the world , such as Japan ( 1974 ) , Australia , Canada , Hong Kong ( 1975 ) , and Singapore ( 1978 ) . IKEA further expanded in the 1980s , opening stores in countries such as France and Spain ( 1981 ) , Belgium ( 1984 ) , the United States ( 1985 ) , the United Kingdom ( 1987 ) , and Italy ( 1989 ) . The company later expanded into more countries in the 1990s and 2000s . Germany , with 53 stores , is IKEA 's biggest market , followed by the United States , with 48 stores . At the end of the 2009 financial year , the IKEA group operated 267 stores in 25 countries . The first IKEA store in Latin America opened on 17 February 2010 in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic . As of July 2013 , the company 's presence in developing countries remains minimal . </P>
<P> Amid a high level of success , the company 's West German executives accidentally opened a store in Konstanz in 1973 instead of Koblenz . Later that decade , stores opened in other parts of the world , such as Japan ( 1974 ) , Australia , Canada , Hong Kong ( 1975 ) , and Singapore ( 1978 ) . IKEA further expanded in the 1980s , opening stores in countries such as France and Spain ( 1981 ) , Belgium ( 1984 ) , the United States ( 1985 ) , the United Kingdom ( 1987 ) , and Italy ( 1989 ) . The company later expanded into more countries in the 1990s and 2000s . Germany , with 53 stores , is IKEA 's biggest market , followed by the United States , with 48 stores . At the end of the 2009 financial year , the IKEA group operated 267 stores in 25 countries . The first IKEA store in Latin America opened on 17 February 2010 in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic . As of July 2013 , the company 's presence in developing countries remains minimal . </P>
when did the first ikea store open in the uk
when did the first ikea store open in the uk
( 1987 )
( 1987 )