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IKEA West Sacramento, CA.

After much anticipation…

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this simple webpage arrives. The opening
of an IKEA store have become huge celebrations around the world.

We dedicate this page to documenting the road to that special day in West Sacramento, California. Watch this space for updates.

Related link: IKEA West Sacramento page.

Update: 11.17.05
Daily Business News

IKEA West Sacramento Right on Track as Blue and Yellow Appear; Swedish
Retailer’s West Sacramento Store Progresses toward Spring 2006 Opening

SACRAMENTO — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today noted
that exterior painting now is complete for its future store opening next spring
in West Sacramento, CA. Reflecting the unique architectural design for which
IKEA stores are known worldwide, the 265,000 square-foot future IKEA West
Sacramento is under construction on 20 acres at the Reed Avenue exit off I-80
and will include 1,150 parking spaces.

IKEA West Sacramento will present 50
different room settings, four model homes, a supervised children’s play area and
a 250-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with
lingonberries or salmon plates, as well as American dishes. Other
family-friendly features will include a Children’s IKEA area in the showroom,
baby care rooms, preferred parking and play areas throughout the store. In
addition to 500 construction jobs, approximately 400 coworkers will join the
IKEA family when the new store opens.

“Now with our walls up and painted, we are on track to be fully
enclosed before the rainy season begins,” observed Doug Greenholz, IKEA real
estate manager. “Once we have completed construction of the building, we can
begin the process of turning the shell into what our customers have come to
appreciate as an IKEA store. We know there are many shoppers anxious for us to
open.” The closest IKEA stores are in Emeryville and East Palo Alto, CA, in the
San Francisco Bay Area.

IKEA currently has more than 225 stores in 33 countries, including 26
in the U.S., where other stores are being planned in: Brooklyn, NY; Canton, MI;
Dublin, CA; Portland, OR; Round Rock, TX; and Somerville, MA.

Since its 1943 founding in Sweden, IKEA has offered home furnishings
and accessories of good design and function, at low prices so the majority of
the people can afford them. For three consecutive years, IKEA has been named to
Working Mother magazine’s annual list of the “100 Best Companies for Working
Mothers” and Training magazine’s annual “Top 100″ ranking of companies that
excel at human capital development – as well as to this year’s FORTUNE’s “100
Best Companies to Work For” list. IKEA incorporates environmentally friendly
efforts into day-to-day business and continuously supports initiatives that
benefit causes such as children and the environment. To visit the IKEA Web site,
please go to http://www.ikea-usa.com. For information about working at IKEA,
please visit http://JobsAt.IKEA-usa.com.

If you are lucky enough to live in the area, we’d like to hear from you.

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Reminder: We are getting lots of emails inquiring about jobs at
IKEA. Wish we could help but Positive Fanatics is not officially
affiliated with IKEA. Please direct your applications to their corporate site/offices. Good luck!

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Update: 2.24.06

Volunteer Correspondents Wanted for IKEA West Sacramento Opening

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It looks like we can’t personally cover the West Sacramento opening due
to *cough* financial constraints *cough* so we are calling on all our
friends in the area to share their first hand stories and PHOTOS of
this huge event. No application forms to fill up. Simply go to FLICKR and tag your photos “ikeawestsacramento“. We will feature the best images here on Positive Fanatics. Onward!!