{"id":1004132266,"date":"2015-11-25T04:05:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T12:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004132266"},"modified":"2025-02-19T00:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:17:29","slug":"ikea-memphis-store-one-step-closer-to-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ikea-memphis-store-one-step-closer-to-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"IKEA Memphis Store One Step Closer to Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ioana Neamt, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Rendering<\/a>

Rendering of IKEA’s future Memphis store<\/p><\/div>\n

The 271,000-square-foot IKEA<\/a> Memphis store that has been in the planning stages for months is now one step closer to fruition. The Swedish retailer has hired contractors for the development of its future store, to be located just 15 miles of downtown Memphis, Tenn. Pending remaining development permits, the store is scheduled to break ground in late 2015 and open its doors to customers in the fall of 2016.<\/p>\n

IKEA has selected Linkous Construction Co.<\/a> of Memphis to act as construction manager for the site work and store development project. The team working on the project also includes CBRE<\/a>, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz<\/a>, Burch Porter & Johnson<\/a>, Kimley-Horn & Associates<\/a>, Pangean CMD Associates<\/a>, Brophy-Heineke & Associates<\/a>, and GreenbergFarrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IKEA\u2019s future Memphis store will incorporate close to 10,000 exclusively designed items, 50 room settings, three model home interiors, supervised children\u2019s playground, nearly 1,000 parking places, and a 350-seat restaurant serving both Swedish and American dishes. The project will create more than 500 construction jobs and 225 permanent jobs following completion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a contractor onboard, plans can proceed towards opening the future IKEA Memphis,\u201d Lars Petersson, president of IKEA U.S., said in a statement. \u201cThis store will provide a more convenient IKEA shopping experience for current and potential customers throughout Tennessee and the Mid-South, growing our IKEA presence in the Southeastern U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Swedish retailer\u2019s U.S. presence currently includes stores in Atlanta, Ga., Frisco, Texas, and a St. Louis, Mo. store that opened this September.<\/p>\n

Image courtesy of IKEA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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