IKEA Enters Wisconsin Market
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Architectural rendering of the proposed IKEA Oak Creek store in Wisconsin
Milwaukee—Home furnishings retailer IKEA is continuing its Midwest expansion with the development of its first store in the state of Wisconsin. The Swedish-based company has submitted plans to the city of Oak Creek, Wis., to open a 295,000-square-foot store roughly 12 miles south of downtown Milwaukee.
Construction on IKEA Oak Creek could begin in the spring of 2017, pending necessary approvals, with delivery scheduled for the summer of 2018. The 29-acre project would incorporate 1,200 parking spaces, nearly 10,000 exclusively designed items, 50 room-settings, three model home interiors, a supervised children’s play area, and a 300-seat restaurant serving both Swedish and American dishes…
