![Fresh blow for struggling Oxford Street as Ikea delays opening new shop until NEXT YEAR - as shopping district goes from famed destination to 'national embarrassment' beset by rising crime and tacky Fresh blow for struggling Oxford Street as Ikea delays opening new shop until NEXT YEAR - as shopping district goes from famed destination to 'national embarrassment' beset by rising crime and tacky](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/24/18/74692387-12442169-image-a-1_1692898419921.jpg)
Fresh blow for struggling Oxford Street as Ikea delays opening new shop until NEXT YEAR - as shopping district goes from famed destination to 'national embarrassment' beset by rising crime and tacky
![Curson Sowerby on X: "New Ikea Tottenham Court Road store looks as fantastic as we imagined. First UK city centre store and a change of direction for Ikea @lukesowerby #retail #property #dealmaking # Curson Sowerby on X: "New Ikea Tottenham Court Road store looks as fantastic as we imagined. First UK city centre store and a change of direction for Ikea @lukesowerby #retail #property #dealmaking #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dpib3_YWwAIYse6.jpg:large)
Curson Sowerby on X: "New Ikea Tottenham Court Road store looks as fantastic as we imagined. First UK city centre store and a change of direction for Ikea @lukesowerby #retail #property #dealmaking #
![Fresh blow for struggling Oxford Street as Ikea delays opening new shop until NEXT YEAR - as shopping district goes from famed destination to 'national embarrassment' beset by rising crime and tacky Fresh blow for struggling Oxford Street as Ikea delays opening new shop until NEXT YEAR - as shopping district goes from famed destination to 'national embarrassment' beset by rising crime and tacky](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/24/18/74692387-0-image-m-19_1692899253292.jpg)