Thousands line up for IKEA grand opening in Dartmouth Crossing

Thousands of keen shoppers – and meatball lovers – lined up for hours as IKEA opened its first Atlantic Canadian store Wednesday morning in Dartmouth Crossing.

The Halifax-area store boasts an environmentally-friendly design and is roughly the size of four football fields.

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Some eager people had camped outside the store as early as Tuesday afternoon.

There’s well over 1,000 people currently waiting for #IkeaHalifax to open #Dartmouth #DartmouthCrossing @globalhalifax pic.twitter.com/q2IG8JEHMW

— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) September 27, 2017

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: There's well over 1,000 people currently waiting for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IkeaHalifax?src=hash">#IkeaHalifax</a> to open <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dartmouth?src=hash">#Dartmouth</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DartmouthCrossing?src=hash">#DartmouthCrossing</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/globalhalifax">@globalhalifax</a> <a href="https://t.co/q2IG8JEHMW">pic.twitter.com/q2IG8JEHMW</a></p><p>— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaPace/status/912971304688586752">September 27, 2017</a>