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IKEA was supposed to open in SF. Somehow I thought it was supposed to be coming up in Westfield, but its somewhere else: https://sf.eater.com/2023/5/19/2372988

IKEA was supposed to open in SF. Somehow I thought it was supposed to be coming up in Westfield, but its somewhere else: https://sf.eater.com/2023/5/19/23729883/ikea-livat-mall-market-steet-food-hall-delayed https://sf.eater.com/2023/5/19/23729883/ikea-livat-mall-mark... Anyway, a big blow for SF to lose Westfield.

vlovich123 3y ago
Is it? I feel like it’s mostly tourist traffic. I don’t know if natives shop there all that much. In terms of revenue and tax basis maybe.
- 49erfangoniners 3y ago
  Yeah this mall is terribl
- JoeyBananas 3y ago
  "Nobody wants to visit our town anymore because it is no longer worth visiting, but it's OK because that doesn't effect the locals."
whalesalad 3y ago
IKEA tenderloin? That is a horror movie and I need to see it.
- delfinom 3y ago
  I wonder if they'll be smart and not put fake toilets in the mockups....
- mc32 3y ago
  They have to put something similar to pigeon spikes on all furniture which would kind of defeat the purpose of having floor samples. The only way this could work is if they charged people a refundable entrance fee of like $1000 or something. Otherwise I could see it turning into a squatted living space with druggies hanging out getting in the way of potential customers. Or posing health risks to customers (needles in cushions, unsanitary personal hygiene, etc.)
  - simoncion 3y ago
    > The only way this could work is if they charged people a refundable entrance fee of like $1000 or something. I guess you'll be shocked to hear that shops with furnishings inside of them (including, but not limited to the Macy's department store) have been operating for decades without installing anti-homeless spikes on the floor samples, _or_ charging an entrance fee. Having a human posted at the entrance whose job is to bounce away hobos is (based on my personal, first-hand observations) more than sufficiently effective.
    - mc32 3y ago
      Nordstrom's is moving out, so is Anthropologie... but that's beside the point. IKEA's layouts are notoriously labyrinthine, the perfect kind where "associates" cannot scan to see what's going on a whole floor with a glance.
      - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
        Ya, the IKEA near an art university in Beijing China used to have a problem with art students using it for nude photo shoots.
        Gunnerhead 3y ago
        That’s hilarious.
      - simoncion 3y ago
        > IKEA's layouts are labyrinthine, the perfect kind where "associates" cannot scan to see what's going on a whole floor with a glance. You (intentionally?) missed the part where hobos get bounced out at the front door. You've also pretty clearly not been in either of the Macy's buildings. [0] They, -too- (just like the other large department stores that have been operating in the area for decades) are so large that the employees on the floor cannot see what's going on across the entire floor with a glance. [0] Well, they _used_ to have two. Since a year or two ago, they closed their menswear building and consolidated in a single building.
- jshprentz 3y ago
  You can read the novel Horrorstör [1]. As of 2020, the film rights have been optioned by New Republic Pictures. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrorst%C3%B6r https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrorst%C3%B6r
8f2ab37a-ed6c 3y ago
Giving it 18 months before it gets shut down, but if it doesn't, I'd be curious to see how they pull it off.

vlovich123 3y ago

Is it? I feel like it’s mostly tourist traffic. I don’t know if natives shop there all that much. In terms of revenue and tax basis maybe.

49erfangoniners 3y ago
Yeah this mall is terribl
JoeyBananas 3y ago
"Nobody wants to visit our town anymore because it is no longer worth visiting, but it's OK because that doesn't effect the locals."

whalesalad 3y ago

IKEA tenderloin? That is a horror movie and I need to see it.

delfinom 3y ago
I wonder if they'll be smart and not put fake toilets in the mockups....
mc32 3y ago
They have to put something similar to pigeon spikes on all furniture which would kind of defeat the purpose of having floor samples. The only way this could work is if they charged people a refundable entrance fee of like $1000 or something. Otherwise I could see it turning into a squatted living space with druggies hanging out getting in the way of potential customers. Or posing health risks to customers (needles in cushions, unsanitary personal hygiene, etc.)
- simoncion 3y ago
  > The only way this could work is if they charged people a refundable entrance fee of like $1000 or something. I guess you'll be shocked to hear that shops with furnishings inside of them (including, but not limited to the Macy's department store) have been operating for decades without installing anti-homeless spikes on the floor samples, _or_ charging an entrance fee. Having a human posted at the entrance whose job is to bounce away hobos is (based on my personal, first-hand observations) more than sufficiently effective.
  - mc32 3y ago
    Nordstrom's is moving out, so is Anthropologie... but that's beside the point. IKEA's layouts are notoriously labyrinthine, the perfect kind where "associates" cannot scan to see what's going on a whole floor with a glance.
    - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
      Ya, the IKEA near an art university in Beijing China used to have a problem with art students using it for nude photo shoots.
      - Gunnerhead 3y ago
        That’s hilarious.
    - simoncion 3y ago
      > IKEA's layouts are labyrinthine, the perfect kind where "associates" cannot scan to see what's going on a whole floor with a glance. You (intentionally?) missed the part where hobos get bounced out at the front door. You've also pretty clearly not been in either of the Macy's buildings. [0] They, -too- (just like the other large department stores that have been operating in the area for decades) are so large that the employees on the floor cannot see what's going on across the entire floor with a glance. [0] Well, they _used_ to have two. Since a year or two ago, they closed their menswear building and consolidated in a single building.
jshprentz 3y ago
You can read the novel Horrorstör [1]. As of 2020, the film rights have been optioned by New Republic Pictures. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrorst%C3%B6r https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrorst%C3%B6r

8f2ab37a-ed6c 3y ago

Giving it 18 months before it gets shut down, but if it doesn't, I'd be curious to see how they pull it off.