| Your IKEA story reminded me of our recent October visit to Shanghai. After being very sick I swore off Chinese food for several days. We walked to the nearby IKEA store for their western cafeteria food. I particularly enjoyed the Swedish meatballs. Once we were through the doors of the store, we could have been back in Canada. The store layout and products must be standardised around the world? The only possible difference may have been a slight tendency for customers to linger longer as they tested the chairs and the beds. One father and son were fast asleep on a sofa. I wonder if they bought it? After a few days, I was back to enjoying Chinese food, and we went to IKEA no more. |
IKEA, Xuhui Store in Shanghai