"IKEA is working on plans for a linear store that would depart from the Swedish home-furnishings retailer's usual labyrinthine layout, Dezeen can reveal.

Planned for an unconfirmed site, the proposed outlet will stretch to almost two kilometres in length to accommodate all the necessary showrooms and warehouse space.

An architectural rendering obtained by Dezeen shows a long, narrow volume in IKEA's signature blue and yellow colours.

The move is a response to increasing concerns about shoppers getting lost inside IKEA stores, which have long been associated with a meandering one-way floorplan."