I know of groups on Facebook where people bundle their purchases and split the shipping cost. My sister lives in Raleigh and the closest IKEA is Charlotte. It

I know of groups on Facebook where people bundle their purchases and split the shipping cost. My sister lives in Raleigh and the closest IKEA is Charlotte. It's a 3 hour drive and they are willing to make it once or twice a year when they can. But if they could buy online and have it appear in their local grocery store I'm sure their spending would increase dramatically. It seems like there is an opportunity for IKEA, or someone else to help get product to these people. And as I showed above, it's not only people in small towns. Raleigh is a big city and yet people have to drive 3 hours to get to the nearest IKEA. Interestingly, while checking to make sure IKEA hadn't launched in Raleigh, I came across this little biz http://www.ncmodernfurniture.com/ikea-delivery/ http://www.ncmodernfurniture.com/ikea-delivery/