PHOENIX — A new IKEA location is opening in Phoenix next week — and the community is invited to join the grand opening.
The 75,000-square-foot building is in the Village Square II shopping center on the southwest corner of Tatum Boulevard and Cactus Road.
The grand opening will begin at 8 a.m. on April 8. There will be giveaways, including coffee and cinnamon buns for those who get there early.
The store will open for business at 9:30 a.m. Those who want to be some of the first to explore the store can access “special surprises,” according to the Swedish furniture and home furnishings giant.
“We designed IKEA Phoenix to feel like part of the neighborhood — warm, accessible and full of inspiration that reflects how people here truly live,” store manager Tony Ramos said.
Regular store hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
“Whether customers are stopping in for a quick accessory, planning a full room makeover or simply grabbing a Swedish meatball and exploring, we want this to be a place where everyone feels supported in creating a better home, made simple with IKEA solutions,” Ramos said.
New Phoenix IKEA is part of company’s emphasis on new formats
A company announcement shared on Thursday described it as a “small-format store” designed to offer those in metro Phoenix affordable home furnishings.
IKEA U.S. interim CEO Rob Olson said this comes as the company is exploring new retail formats, offering new services like home delivery and remote planning, adding more pick-up points, expanding e-commerce and more.
“The opening of IKEA Phoenix represents an exciting next step in our commitment to make shopping with IKEA easier, more convenient and more accessible for the many people,” Olson said in the announcement.
Last year, the brand opened its first appointment-based showroom concept in Arizona at The Promenade Scottsdale.
The new stores have smaller footprints and serve different needs than the full-size IKEA in Tempe.
“Across the United States, we’ve been expanding with new formats and investing in innovative ways to meet customers where they are — whether through smaller, more flexible store designs or enhanced digital services that simplify the shopping journey,” Olson said.
