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05-31-2018, 02:30 AM
Even IKEA stores are succumbing to e-tail death
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Apparently, not even all the cutesy indie dates (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNEkwcY7OI0) in the world could inundate IKEA from the growing threat of e-commerce.
On Tuesday, the Tennessean (https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/05/29/developer-denies-reports-ikeas-rethinking-planned-nashville-store/651825002/) reported that Ikea had nixed its plans to open a superstore in Nashville. The decision apparently was due to Ikea's desire to "align with current online shopping trends," and not the Nashville economy.
Ikea also has plans in the works for new stores in Georgia, Colorado, California and Texas, according to the Tennessean. Mashable has reached out to Ikea to ask whether it has changed its plans for any of these new developments, and will update this story when and if we hear back. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/ikea-nixes-nashville-store-ecommerce-trends/)
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Apparently, not even all the cutesy indie dates (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNEkwcY7OI0) in the world could inundate IKEA from the growing threat of e-commerce.
On Tuesday, the Tennessean (https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2018/05/29/developer-denies-reports-ikeas-rethinking-planned-nashville-store/651825002/) reported that Ikea had nixed its plans to open a superstore in Nashville. The decision apparently was due to Ikea's desire to "align with current online shopping trends," and not the Nashville economy.
Ikea also has plans in the works for new stores in Georgia, Colorado, California and Texas, according to the Tennessean. Mashable has reached out to Ikea to ask whether it has changed its plans for any of these new developments, and will update this story when and if we hear back. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/ikea-nixes-nashville-store-ecommerce-trends/)
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