Ikea Sets Utah Store Opening

March 5, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on March 2007 Ikea has set a May 23 opening date for its new store in Draper, Utah, the Swedish home furnishings retail giant’s 30th U.S. location and its first in the Mountain West region.

“Due to the progress made during the fall and the snowy winter, we are confident the remaining construction milestones and interior build-up process will be complete by late May,” said Paul Janzen, store manager of the future Ikea Draper in a release. “Now our primary objective is to continue hiring and training the nearly 350 Utahns who will be joining the Ikea coworker family before we open.”

In addition to 10,000 exclusively-designed items, the 310,000-square-foot Ikea Draper will present 50 different room settings, three complete model homes, a supervised children’s play area, and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with lingonberries or salmon plates, as well as American dishes. Other family-friendly features include a “Children’s IKEA” area in the showroom, baby care rooms, preferred parking and play areas throughout the store.