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As far as man-friendly stores go, we think Ikea is pretty up there—but an Ikea in Australia seems to think that men need a separate place to hang out while their partners shop. Our sister site Curbed National writes: "They're testing out Manland, which is, as one local newscaster describes it, 'basically a creche for husbands and boyfriends with short retail attention spans, a place to hang out while their wives and girlfriends run the aisles of Ikea.' Think ultimate man-cave stuff such as video games, foosball tables, free hot dogs, and pinball machines." [Curbed National]