IKEA's Coventry store to close in first UK shut down
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LONDON (Reuters) - IKEA's British arm is to shut a loss-making store in Coventry, central England, its first big closure in the country, putting 352 jobs at risk, the world's biggest furniture maker said on Tuesday.The store in Coventry's city centre, which was built in 2007, is one of 22 the Swedish company operates in Britain.It said visitor numbers to the store had been substantially lower than expected and were continuing to fall as customers preferred to shop in retail parks and online...