In Pics | 3-hour wait at IKEA Bengaluru as crowds swell on weekend

Large crowds were seen at the IKEA's newly opened store in Bengaluru on its first weekend. Hundreds thronged the place to get their first glimpse of the Swedish furniture store. Spread over 12.2 acres, IKEA Nagasandra store features more than 7,000 well-designed home-furnishing products along with over 65 beautifully designed room sets. 

The newly-launched IKEA store in Bengaluru saw a massive crowd on its first weekend. Credit: Twitter/ShreejonBiyani

Hundreds of visitors were seen forming a long queue at the outlet which opened in Nagasandra. Credit: Twitter/ShreejonBiyani

It is said that visitors nearly waited for around three hours to enter the store. Credit: Twitter/ShreejonBiyani

Amazed by the response, IKEA tweeted,

A board has been put outside the IKEA store saying minimum waiting time is two hours. Credit: Twitter/rawnish

Netizens took to social media to share visuals of the overcrowded store over the weekend. Credit: Twitter/srinivasforyou

Hundreds of visitors are seen outside the newly-opened IKEA store in Bengaluru. Credit: Twitter/YRS2tweets

Reportedly, around 25,000 visitors visited the store on Saturday and similar scenes were seen on Sunday. Credit: Twitter/shabirgilkar

Visitors at the newly-opened IKEA store to catch its first glimpse. Credit: Twitter/aanandkrishna78