World's largest IKEA opens in the Philippines as shoppers prepare for Christmas

The world's largest IKEA store, and the first of its kind in the Philippines, has opened to the public on November 25, just before merrymakers do their Christmas shopping.

The sprawling store with an area of 65,000 square metres made its debut in Pasay City in the Philippines' economic centre. Spanning five floors inside a mall complex near Manila Bay, the branch will feature some 8,000 products in its show halls. Shoppers can also buy Swedish food products like ice cream, hotdogs, and IKEA's famous meatballs.