Which city will get an IKEA first? (better, largest, place)

[fltonc12]

IKEA requires a minimum of 2 million people within a 40-60 mile radius of a new location.

Although none of these metros meet the requirements yet, which do you think will first and land an IKEA?

[MilehiDenver]

I bet Indy has 2 million within 40-60 miles. In fact I am sure it does! Who gets the Ikea? Who knows!

[phillies2011]

saddest topic on citydata outside of the politics section? i vote yes.

[fltonc12]

Originally Posted by MilehiDenver

I bet Indy has 2 million within 40-60 miles. In fact I am sure it does! Who gets the Ikea? Who knows!

Market Areas That Might Stand a Chance (but not now)

• Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis has a current metro area of about 1.7 million. It’s only about 2 hours from the store in West Chester, OH, and in my opinion is not high up on the list of possibilities for an IKEA store. Maybe in 8-10 years?

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I voted Raleigh because it's already the largest of the four and because of how fast their metro is growing.

Originally Posted by phillies2011

saddest topic on citydata outside of the politics section? i vote yes.

Something obviously influenced you to take the time to share your opinion.

[FlyMIA]

Raleigh with all the colleges I'm surprised it doesn't have one already.

[phillies2011]

Originally Posted by fltonc12

Something obviously influenced you to take the time to share your opinion.

well i'm currently in raleigh on business and so i'm bored out of my mind and commenting on citydata far more often than I usually do. 8 more days left

i hope it comes here. this way next time i come here i can escape the boredom with some delicious horse meat meatballs. yum yum.

[Metro Matt]

Ikea...lol

[HtownLove]

Don't see the fascination with ikea. You could probably get better furniture at your local bigbox super market.

Ikea has bottom of the line furniture at top of the line prices.

[Bluefox]

Not really sure why an IKEA opening in a metro area is significant, lol. Is it some sort of bizarre rite of passage? Do only the cool metros have IKEAS? I feel that to really be considered cool, you'd have to have at least TWO IKEAS. Maybe that's my pseudo-elitism coming through though :O

Lol. Regardless, I could see Indy getting one. Hamilton County has exploded in population. I wouldn't be surprised to see an IKEA pop up in the next 5-10 years. I know nothing about the other contenders though, so I abstained from voting.

[Metro Matt]

Ikea is cool if you're just decorating an apartment & move around a lot where stuff can get broken & easily replaced. A permanent home that adds value? Never.