Pictures show long queues at Lakeside Ikea this morning.
The chain store re-opened today and people were wasting no time at all.
Distant - customers appear to be adhering to social distancing measures
The pictures show hundreds of people adhering to two-metre social distancing guidelines outside the superstore.
In line - shoppers waiting outside the store today
When did Ikea close?
The Swedish flat-pack chain shut the doors at all its 22 stores in the UK and Ireland back on Friday, March 20.
Popular - the queues were forming from early this morning
Did they stop online orders?
No - shoppers have still been able to buy products online at Ikea.co.uk and have them delivered to their homes.
The chain has also offered customers the opportunity to request contact-free deliveries.
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