IKEA Canton Will Open June 7, 2006
“PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 30, 2006–IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced that its future Canton, MI store will open on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. IKEA Canton will be the Swedish company’s first store and restaurant destination in Michigan, fourth in the Upper Midwest, and 28th in the U.S. (The closest IKEA stores are in the Chicago area and in greater Toronto.)
“Due to the significant progress made before Winter and the accomplishments so far this year, we are confident our remaining milestones and interior build-up process will be complete by early June,” noted Mark McCaslin, store manager of the future IKEA Canton. McCaslin added, “right now our primary objective is to continue hiring and training the almost 400 Michiganders who will be joining the IKEA coworker family before we open.”
Located on 21 acres at Ford and Haggerty Roads off I-275 in Canton, MI, the 311,000 square-foot IKEA store created 500 construction jobs and in June will welcome 400 coworkers into the IKEA family of more than 10,000 coworkers in the U.S. and 90,000 globally. In addition to 10,000 exclusively designed items, IKEA Canton will present 50 different room settings, three model homes, a supervised children’s play area, and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties such as meatballs with lingonberries and 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…”
[Thanks for the tip Chris!]
