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Chicagoans have to drive all the way out to Schaumburg or Bolingbrook and somehow take the furniture back with them. It’s a big hassle. I think what is usually

Chicagoans have to drive all the way out to Schaumburg or Bolingbrook and somehow take the furniture back with them. It’s a big hassle. I think what is usually regarded as a downside of IKEA, user assembly, will be an advantage in cities where it’s hard to arrange for the transportation of furniture. In Chicago I think a place like State St. would be perfect for IKEA. It’s the “second” shopping boulevard (with the main one being Mag Mile) where rent is cheaper and the businesses attract more locals as opposed to tourists. It’s also centrally located in the Loop where it will be more equidistant to the various neighborhoods. They would be well advised to sell a greater selection of office furniture being so close to millions of square feet of office space.

padseeker 6y ago
It would be neat to have something downtown on State street. IKEA has stuff that isn't as big as say furniture, and could be hauled on the CTA. However my thoughts were more along the lines of the very near suburbs, where there's a fair amount of vacant properties. I don't know how well things are going at the Lincolnwood mall, on Touhy and McCormick Ave, just on the border of the city. Carson's just closed, and the Room Place furniture store has moved in. There are a handful of underperforming malls on the outskirts of the city, and it would putting an IKEA would definitely drive of traffic and make it more attractive.
- keenmaster 6y ago
  Millennials value convenience a lot. I think they would consume more IKEA, and more furniture/decor in general, if there was an IKEA downtown. IKEA would really have to narrow down its SKUs for that to work though. Alternatively, they can take the approach you suggested (near suburb) but also use that IKEA as a warehouse-like hub for cheaper and faster deliveries to Chicago with a greater selection.
rjsw 6y ago
Do IKEA deliver in the US ?
- keenmaster 6y ago
  They have expensive delivery for a limited selection of items.
  - dhosek 6y ago
    If you go to the store instead of the website, you can arrange delivery of anything. I think it's cheaper than the website delivery as well. You still need to gather your purchases, whether that's picking from the first-floor warehouse or waiting for the fetching from the closed stock part of the warehouse and then move it to another part of the store for delivery.

padseeker 6y ago

It would be neat to have something downtown on State street. IKEA has stuff that isn't as big as say furniture, and could be hauled on the CTA. However my thoughts were more along the lines of the very near suburbs, where there's a fair amount of vacant properties. I don't know how well things are going at the Lincolnwood mall, on Touhy and McCormick Ave, just on the border of the city. Carson's just closed, and the Room Place furniture store has moved in. There are a handful of underperforming malls on the outskirts of the city, and it would putting an IKEA would definitely drive of traffic and make it more attractive.

keenmaster 6y ago
Millennials value convenience a lot. I think they would consume more IKEA, and more furniture/decor in general, if there was an IKEA downtown. IKEA would really have to narrow down its SKUs for that to work though. Alternatively, they can take the approach you suggested (near suburb) but also use that IKEA as a warehouse-like hub for cheaper and faster deliveries to Chicago with a greater selection.

rjsw 6y ago

Do IKEA deliver in the US ?

keenmaster 6y ago
They have expensive delivery for a limited selection of items.
- dhosek 6y ago
  If you go to the store instead of the website, you can arrange delivery of anything. I think it's cheaper than the website delivery as well. You still need to gather your purchases, whether that's picking from the first-floor warehouse or waiting for the fetching from the closed stock part of the warehouse and then move it to another part of the store for delivery.