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IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to the City of Glendale, Arizona for a store that would increase the Swedish company’s U.S. presence with its second store in the state (and in the Phoenix area). Pending approvals, construction of IKEA Glendale could begin in Fall 2018 with an opening in Spring 2020. Until then, customers can shop at the East Valley’s IKEA Tempe (which opened in 2004) or online at IKEA-USA.com.
Located 16 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix in the City of Glendale, the 348,000-square-foot proposed IKEA store and its approximately 1,100 parking spaces would be built on 29 acres at the southeast corner of Loop 101/Agua Fria Freeway and Bethany Home Road. Store plans for IKEA Glendale reflect the same unique architectural design for which IKEA stores are known worldwide. IKEA also will evaluate potential on-site power generation to complement its current U.S. renewable energy presence at nearly 90% of its U.S. locations.
“We are thrilled with the reception afforded us after entering Arizona nearly 13 years ago, so we are excited about submitting plans for IKEA Glendale to extend our Phoenix-area reach,” said Lars Petersson, IKEA U.S. president. “This proposed Glendale store would complement our Phoenix-area presence established in Tempe and bring the unique family-friendly shopping experience closer to customers in the West Valley and beyond.”
