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Ikea going bigger in Seattle
Ikea is expanding yet another of its older U.S. stores.
The home furnishings giant has begun demolishing a covered parking structure where it will construct a new, larger store in Renton, Washington, across the 29-acre parcel from its current Seattle-area store.
Razing the building will make room for construction of the new Renton store, slated to open in spring 2017.
Actual store construction likely will commence later this year after completion of the demolition and site preparation.
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Ikea to open its largest store in U.S. in 2016
Ikea will open the largest Ikea store in the United States in Burbank, Calif., next year.
The new store, on 22 acres along Interstate 5 in Burbank, be 456,000 square feet (the biggest Ikea in the world, at 594,000 square feet, is in Stockholm). Plans include parking for 1,700 cars, "improved access and parking and a larger warehouse space," plus "50 'inspirational room-settings,' three model-home interiors, a supervised children's play area and a larger restaurant for serving Swedish specialties."
