Re: IKEA may be coming to Merriam Village
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:44 pm
Why not? Just curious.KCPowercat wrote:Not liking that location.
Why not? Just curious.KCPowercat wrote:Not liking that location.
Probably not as much as you would think. NFM offers a somewhat higher quality in more traditional styling with financing. IKEA does neither. We had Ikea furniture in college. It was cheap. Quality ranged from poor to just OK. Our BILLY bookcases were made of cheap particle board covered in laminate. The shelves would sag in a few months due to the weight of the books placed upon them...we had to remove all books and invert the shelves, place them back on the shelves, watch them sag...repeat. The laminate would chip and peel revealing the particle board underneath. On the other hand, I had an Ikea bed frame made completely of steel that lasted me throughout both college and professional school. Very well made. However, it (just like much of Ikea's stuff) looked better in lofts and bachelor pads than in the home we now live in.Highlander wrote:Wonder how IKEA would impact NFM?
depends on the stuff. we bought from the Minneapolis Ikea back in May and they have some decent stuff no one else doeskboish wrote:I always viewed NFM as the Ikea of the suburbs (or Ikea could be the NFM for the city...i was just familiar with Ikea 1st...so when i visited NFM that was my thought). NFM's items seem generally bulkier and made to fit in 2500+ sq ft houses. While Ikea is made for people living in more restricted sqft areas.
EDIT: i'd also agree Ikea stuff seems to be a bit cheaper in quality as well
So you're saying there's a chance?earthling wrote:For KC, the Ikea official said,
"Ikea’s Roth said “we have not committed to a time frame for the Kansas City area.”
Oversimplification, pharmd.pharmd wrote:Probably not as much as you would think. NFM offers a somewhat higher quality in more traditional styling with financing. IKEA does neither. We had Ikea furniture in college. It was cheap. Quality ranged from poor to just OK. Our BILLY bookcases were made of cheap particle board covered in laminate. The shelves would sag in a few months due to the weight of the books placed upon them...we had to remove all books and invert the shelves, place them back on the shelves, watch them sag...repeat. The laminate would chip and peel revealing the particle board underneath. On the other hand, I had an Ikea bed frame made completely of steel that lasted me throughout both college and professional school. Very well made. However, it (just like much of Ikea's stuff) looked better in lofts and bachelor pads than in the home we now live in.Highlander wrote:Wonder how IKEA would impact NFM?
I don't see that as a big deal. There a lot of people who won't drive hours for furniture.kcjak wrote: I hope there's more truth to the KC rumors than those about St Louis - I just can't see the company opening two new stores so close to one another.
I'm going be honest. I don't like the location because it's in Kansas I don't remember seeing alcohol at the IKEA's I've been to, Portland, OR and Covina, CA. But if they did sell alcohol, Kansas is so puritanical when it comes to alcohol it's embarrassing. Didn't they just lift a "Happy Hour" ban? They outlawed Happy Hour!!!KCPowercat wrote:Why don't I like that location? Not sure really...I think the traffic Ikea produces will suck in that area....does Ikea serve package beer? That would be another downside of a KS location.
supastudio wrote:They outlawed Happy Hour!!!KCPowercat wrote:Why don't I like that location? Not sure really...I think the traffic Ikea produces will suck in that area....does Ikea serve package beer? That would be another downside of a KS location.
I don't really care if they decide to go North, but I don't understand how that can be considered an ideal location. Are people really flying into Ikea-KC?supastudio wrote:I'm going be honest. I don't like the location because it's in Kansas I don't remember seeing alcohol at the IKEA's I've been to, Portland, OR and Covina, CA. But if they did sell alcohol, Kansas is so puritanical when it comes to alcohol it's embarrassing. Didn't they just lift a "Happy Hour" ban? They outlawed Happy Hour!!!KCPowercat wrote:Why don't I like that location? Not sure really...I think the traffic Ikea produces will suck in that area....does Ikea serve package beer? That would be another downside of a KS location.
Anyways, back to IKEA. A location in the Northland would be ideal IMHO. The IKEA in Portland is right next to their airport, the Denver IKEA is also near an Airport, Minneapolis IKEA is close to the airport. Elizabeth, NJ IKEA is next to the airport. Isn't our major airport in the Northland???
And I hate to bring it up, but IKEA is big box retail. I don't see it going DT, the Crossroads or the Urban Core really due to the negative connotation the words "Big Box" brings. Northlanders are not as snobbish and welcome every Big Box retail they can get Where I really see the IKEA going is OMAHA... next to their airport
Ideal as in IKEA's tend to gravitate close to airports. I don't think actual airport traffic has to do with it. The Denver IKEA is not near the new Airport but near the old airport it replaced. Maybe it's due to close accessibility to transportation and space availability. I'm just seeing a pattern with IKEA's and Airports, that's all.WSPanic wrote: I don't really care if they decide to go North, but I don't understand how that can be considered an ideal location. Are people really flying into Ikea-KC?
I meant "snobby" as in Urban Core residence despise big box retail and think they are better than big boxes:) But being a Northlander for more than 25 years, I've had to endure the "you live up north, there's nothing up there" for the longest time. When I was younger I always had to go south of the river or JoCo for entertainment, shopping,etc. Well not anymoreWSPanic wrote:As an aside about the "snob" factor - I would say that most Northlanders are about as snobby as JoCo folks. Maybe just not as self aware about it. Most Northlanders don't even acknowledge the existance of KCK, South KC or East KC suburbs. It's always JoCo vs Northland.
Metro North redevelopment option. No new parking space needed, it's off a highway and it's easy to get to from across the city, 169 intersects downtown.supastudio wrote: If traffic congestion is another factor for location for IKEA's, the Northland probably has the best traffic in the Metro, best as in hardly any congestion. Compared to I-35 and south loop of I-435 in JoCo and I-70 and I-470 in Eastern KC, Northland traffic is a breeze. Since IKEA will draw crowds, regardless of the location in the Metro area, wouldn't it be best (trafficwise) to be located up north? There's hardly any traffic on the north loop of I-435.