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And it’s no reason to not expand freeways.

correct... but expanding freeways, just to expand them isn't a reason to do so

Could we please stop dragging traffic/freeways into every single thread about new development?

Thanks.

Could we please stop dragging traffic/freeways into every single thread about new development?

Thanks.

While I agree with you in principle, traffic is a part of every development. But there does need to he a central thread about traffic, rather than cluttering each single thread.

While I agree with you in principle, traffic is a part of every development. But there does need to he a central thread about traffic, rather than cluttering each single thread.

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=44979

Can confirm IKEA has not dropped plans to expand to OKC.

They are still talking to local developers, just taking their sweet time.

Can confirm IKEA has not dropped plans to expand to OKC.

They are still talking to local developers, just taking their sweet time.

awesome to hear. thanks Pete! do you know if they are still talking about the Chisholm Creek area?

awesome to hear. thanks Pete! do you know if they are still talking about the Chisholm Creek area?

I believe they are only considering the Memorial corridor.

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=44979

Thank you, sir! I appreciate this board a lot, and hopefully an IKEA will make it's way to OKC!

I believe they are only considering the Memorial corridor.

makes sense, I think that's the best area for them considering how they build/locate in other metros. ..

Just got off the phone with IKEA about replacing a damaged item. When the operator from Maryland said I see the nearest store is Frisco I jokingly added you need to build in Oklahoma City. She then responded “that’s what I hear actually, there was talk from the inside that they are wanting to expand there”. Pretty good sign if someone residing in a Maryland working for ikea has heard rumors on the inside right???

They are still considering it but are in no rush.

I believe they are only considering the Memorial corridor.

#facepalm

Pete, if you get a chance ask your contact if they know anything about a location off the turnpike in Jenks. I heard some important people with Ikea are talking with Jenks about the new Simon outlets.

My folks are in San Antonio and told me that a salesman in the IKEA there told them that IKEA was about to announce a location in OKC by Chisholm Creek

Pete PLEASE say it’s so?!?

My understanding is they are still interested but no decision is imminent.

Lol, the boys at Ikea aren’t idiots. We’re sitting on $50 oil and the front-end of a business recession. There’s zero chance that Ikea sites a location in OKC under these circumstances.

Lol, the boys at Ikea aren’t idiots. We’re sitting on $50 oil and the front-end of a business recession. There’s zero chance that Ikea sites a location in OKC under these circumstances.

why does Ikea care about oil prices (it isn't going to affect the incentives they might receive) and front-end of a business recession? are you talking about the extremely strong retails numbers as of late??? cause it seems like it would be an ideal time...

Lol, the boys at Ikea aren’t idiots. We’re sitting on $50 oil and the front-end of a business recession. There’s zero chance that Ikea sites a location in OKC under these circumstances.

IKEA is a retailer not an oil business. ...

Lol, the boys at Ikea aren’t idiots. We’re sitting on $50 oil and the front-end of a business recession. There’s zero chance that Ikea sites a location in OKC under these circumstances.

It seems that a company selling cheap furniture would seek do well in an an area where wages are down due to low commodity prices. They’re much cheaper than Mathis Brothers and they’ve been expanding.

Wonder if this will have impact on OKC ever getting a store?

Ikea is closing its only US factory and moving production to Europe
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business
Updated 1:29 PM ET, Tue July 16, 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/business/ikea-us-factory-closing/index.html

Any news on Ikea coming to OKC?

Any news on Ikea coming to OKC?

That ship seems to have sailed.

That ship seems to have sailed.

given all we've been through in 2020, i say this actually helps me, lol

now I can let go and just move on.

Recently OKC has been determined to be the 22nd biggest city in the USA. I would think that could be a factor. OKC is growing with MAPS and new businesses. OKC is not sitting and becoming stale. It is always looking for improvement and a better quality of life. Now if we could get the schools in-line.

here here

Any news on Ikea coming to OKC?

Yep. Right after Buc-ees.

Yep. Right after Buc-ees.

I believe Pete has mentioned Buc-ees as looking to potentially build at I-35 and Highway 9, a few times. So there's that.

Maybe they’ll build an in&out next to it too

I believe Pete has mentioned Buc-ees as looking to potentially build at I-35 and Highway 9, a few times. So there's that.

That would really surprise me looking at their current locations, I don't think anyplace in Oklahoma is close to the density of their other stores.

Memphis has an Ikea and that market is in par with OKC in terms of population. Nashville, which is larger and about the same distance as OKC to DFW, does not have one.

Memphis has an Ikea and that market is in par with OKC in terms of population. Nashville, which is larger and about the same distance as OKC to DFW, does not have one.

I was surprised the new orleans didn't have one

That would really surprise me looking at their current locations, I don't think anyplace in Oklahoma is close to the density of their other stores.

Norman is approximately 6 times larger than Ennis, TX.

I believe Pete has mentioned Buc-ees as looking to potentially build at I-35 and Highway 9, a few times. So there's that.

If you were refrencing the BUC-EEs thread in the Norman subsection it was a poster other than Pete mentioning this concept.

If you were refrencing the BUC-EEs thread in the Norman subsection it was a poster other than Pete mentioning this concept.

Nope, talking about Pete directly.

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=44124&page=4&highlight=Bucc-ees


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And I'm not saying he absolutely said one is being built. But he seems to feel halfway strongly about it, so it can't be simply a rumor. Gotta be more to it than that.

OKC actually passed Memphis, first in metro a while ago and recently in city population as well. OKC is now a better peer for Nashville which is still a little bit bigger.

It is interesting that Memphis and Milwaukee have IKEA yet OKC and Nashville (both of which are larger than the former) don't.

My guess is tax incentives got the one in Memphis more than the market. Can't comment on Milwaukee.

maybe overflow from Chicago?

Anyway - OKC definitely should get one. We're inbetween DFW and KCMO and the store would have the entire Oklahoma and S Kansas market area. Memorial Road corridor would be perfect location.

I vote Moore :)

no doubt, but I was just think of the catchment argument where we'd more easily pick up S KS if it you didn't have to go through the city first. ...

no doubt, but I was just think of the catchment argument where we'd more easily pick up S KS if it you didn't have to go through the city first. ...

Definitely North OKC somewhere. That would be closer for those from Wichita and Tulsa.

I made several trips to IKEA in Frisco and Grand Prairie in the past 3-4 months. I always see cars upon cars with Oklahoma plates. It's about damn time, IKEA. Nashville not having one is a head scratcher. They were slated to get one; had a location picked and everything, but IKEA cited a change in business model and such.

They have a lot to work to do, though. Their e-commerce strategy is piss poor for a worldwide company like they are.


Ikea’s e-commerce was already pretty bad. During COVID-19, it absolutely fell apart (https://www.fastcompany.com/90547486/ikeas-e-commerce-was-already-pretty-bad-during-covid-19-it-absolutely-fell-apart)

I’ll tell you what I went to at home by Quail Springs Mall and it was better than IKEA in my opinion

I just don’t see this ever happening. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The furniture is fine for college kids, but I certainly wouldn’t be caught dead in an IKEA.

I just don’t see this ever happening. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The furniture is fine for college kids, but I certainly wouldn’t be caught dead in an IKEA.

Yeah, a lot of people feel they are too good to be seen in ikea, but lots of people appreciate the value

I just don’t see this ever happening. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The furniture is fine for college kids, but I certainly wouldn’t be caught dead in an IKEA.

They have $2000 leather sofas (among many other most-likely long lasting products), they're not just cheap particle board things for dorm rooms. And we've had two CD/DVD/Blu-ray storage cabinets that have lasted through 3 moves from Chicago to Seatlle to OKC in 15 years, just a few dings in the black areas that have been covered up by a Sharpie and nobody notices.

I just don’t see this ever happening. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The furniture is fine for college kids, but I certainly wouldn’t be caught dead in an IKEA.

I was in one in Houston several years back. Unless something has changed I don't see a reason to ever go back.

I don’t get the IKEA hate. A lot of it is pretty cheap college furniture, but they also have a lot of decent furniture at good prices. I have several pieces going on 5 years now with not a problem, a few other random pieces I have had for 7 years and have survived multiple cross country moves.

I love IKEA just to go in and browse, I love the decorating and they have great ideas for spaces.

IKEA is great to buy furniture to simply throw away when you move apartments. I know it’s bad for the environment, throw away culture, but I see so much of that in LA it’s crazy. I also see people drive around at night picking up furniture items, I'm assuming to up cycle.

To any IKEA fans and I'm certainly one for some of cool lights they have, At Home by Quail Springs is much better than IKEA IMO and if you haven’t been it is definitely worth checking out. It’s huge.

That, and not everybody can just afford to drop a few thousand on good quality furniture at Mathis Brothers or whatever. I'd love to get something made of real wood and not particle board that will last for decades, but I've never been in a financial place where I can do that. Spending a few hundred every few years to replace furniture as it wears out is a lot more doable when you don't make a lot of money, even if it costs more in the long run. IKEA stuff at least looks nicer than what you can get for the same amount of money at Walmart (and Walmart doesn't have much of a furniture selection anymore).

Definitely North OKC somewhere. That would be closer for those from Wichita and Tulsa.



And Stillwater and Enid.

Everyone keeps saying IKEA is cheap throwaway furniture - and sure they have that, made to a higher level of quality than your Walmart special flat-pack furniture to boot - but that's not all IKEA is about... some of their furniture lines are designed to really last, and carry long warranties too. Plus they carry WAY more than just furniture - they've got all sorts of stuff like kitchen cabinets, major appliances, cookware, faucets & sinks, bedding and other linens, storage bags and boxes, even light fixtures, smart home products, and food, too. I really think they would be well-received and successful if they opened a store here.

Everyone keeps saying IKEA is cheap throwaway furniture - and sure they have that, made to a higher level of quality than your Walmart special flat-pack furniture to boot - but that's not all IKEA is about... some of their furniture lines are designed to really last, and carry long warranties too. Plus they carry WAY more than just furniture - they've got all sorts of stuff like kitchen cabinets, major appliances, cookware, faucets & sinks, bedding and other linens, storage bags and boxes, even light fixtures, smart home products, and food, too. I really think they would be well-received and successful if they opened a store here.

I've had 3+ moves and some of my IKEA furniture has held up nicely over the past 8-9 years. Recently had to replace all my furniture because of a fire at my complex, so they would've lasted longer had that not happened.

Someone mentioned At Home having better quality products. I challenge that as someone who recently bought furniture from both places. I ended up returning what I bought from At Home because of how poor the quality was. I think people are just too familiar with their cheap product line such as the Lack (https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/lack-series-09063/) and base their opinion of IKEA off that. I recently got a few pieces from a newer line called Lommarp. (https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/lommarp-series-45237/) Probably as solid as anything I've bought from Ashley or other big-time furniture makers. Friends and family were surprised to learn it was IKEA after seeing it in my living room.

I really like what you mentioned beyond the furniture at IKEA. I have been able to find really neat light fixtures to light up cabinets that would cost way more elsewhere. I also bought a nice IKEA/Sonos speaker lamp that sounds awesome. Heck, I found a salad spinner that was just $4.99 at IKEA. Returned the one I bought from Costco for $24.99 that was essentially the same product and quality.

I think many of those who come on to disparage IKEA don't really know much about them or their products. They have no clue why they've been so successful.

Rover, which posters are you referring to? The overwhelmingly majority of posts in this thread has been about wanting an IKEA and some guy claiming they were to tulsa first. So who is disparaging IKEA?

Rover, which posters are you referring to? The overwhelmingly majority of posts in this thread has been about wanting an IKEA and some guy claiming they were to tulsa first. So who is disparaging IKEA?

Those talking about the cheap stuff and they wouldn't be seen in IKEA.

Those talking about the cheap stuff and they wouldn't be seen in IKEA.
The great thing about IKEA is they have quality products that aren’t cheaply made and will last if you don’t abuse it.

Those talking about the cheap stuff and they wouldn't be seen in IKEA.

Sorry guys, it's just not my style. Go ahead and knock yourself out with it.

One thing I have noticed about this thread (and the internet in general) is if you don't like something / aren't interested in something, then why do you have to post to tell us that? I'm not interested in model trains, but I don't spend my time posting that I am not interested in them. It's very frustrating to see new posts in a thread I am interested in only to find out someone took the time to tell us they aren't interested. Or the thread gets hijacked......

One thing I have noticed about this thread (and the internet in general) is if you don't like something / aren't interested in something, then why do you have to post to tell us that? I'm not interested in model trains, but I don't spend my time posting that I am not interested in them. It's very frustrating to see new posts in a thread I am interested in only to find out someone took the time to tell us they aren't interested. Or the thread gets hijacked......

While, in general, I agree with you. You do realize the irony of your post, right?