IKEA TO OPEN NEW 416,000 SF STORE IN SOUTH FLORIDA

SWEETWATER, FLA. — IKEA will open a new 416,000-square-foot store on Wednesday, Aug. 27 in Sweetwater, approximately 14 miles west of Miami. The store, dubbed IKEA Miami, will be the Swedish company’s second store in South Florida, fourth in the state and 39th in the United States. According to Selwyn Crittendon, IKEA Miami’s store manager, the new store will employ roughly 350 individuals. The property will feature 1,500 parking spaces and South Florida’s largest rooftop solar array. The store will offer 10,000 designed items, 44 room settings, three model home interiors, a children’s play area, 600-seat restaurant and baby care rooms.