Rascacielo
Senior Member
The second floor showroom looks ready (as seen from street-facing windows on both Yonge and Gerrard). The store should be open soon.
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BB ON
Active Member
Fencing down, signage up:
Kyle Alexander
New Member
Check out area on Gerrard. Last pic at corner entrance.
nfitz
Superstar
Still not open? I guess all that furniture in the check-out area is harder to assemble than it looks ... 
Northern Light
Superstar
Ikea at Aura opens May 25 (one week from tomorrow)
Towered
Superstar
...and Torontonians will happily line up for 5 hours just to get in!
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Rufus8
Active Member
with a side of meatballs
Bayer
Senior Member
Well I am not going to line up to buy the very last Billy bookcase I can get before running out of wall space.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Isn't that the *real* reason why we go to Ikea in the first place?
And who doesn't have a Billy bookcase? I know I can use another 3...
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elcorrerador
Active Member
I went through the Ikea website yesterday. Billy bookcases are not available at that location. Same for patio sets, sofa beds; even folding chairs like the gunde. Most things I'm looking at are not available at that location.
My excitement level has gone from a 10 to a 4. Will definitely go check it out.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
This location is basically going to be a showroom plus knckknack. I don't expect any serious furniture to be available there at all. I have heard that Ikea is having some supply chain issues right now with a lot of items unavailable anywhere.
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elcorrerador
Active Member
I get that. What I had in mind, something like this:
Use the space to showcase the furniture for small spaces then provide you with the option of getting it shipped to your location. Will find out next week.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Ideally (hopefully?) in time they can reclaim the entire podium/basement and have a least some stock on site for popular items (like Billy!!!).
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Northern Light
Superstar
Retail-insider has a new story up that features a tour of the new store as well as an assortment of facts; I'll let people follow the link for the pics, but I will bring forward a factoid or two..
retail-insider.com
From the above:
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For the rest............and the pics, follow the link!
Inside IKEA’s Downtown Toronto Urban Format Store [Photos]
The store opens Wednesday of next week and is unlike any other in Canada, with natural light flooding through windows and a unique model that is a mix of product and food.
retail-insider.com
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For the rest............and the pics, follow the link!