Ikea coming to Winnipeg
 

For the residents of southern Manitoba.

As reported on CBC Radio news this morning, Ikea has confirmed it is coming to Winnipeg between 2011 and 2013.

Winnipeg Sun report: http://www.winnipegsun.com/news/winn...6/7766146.html

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I hate Ikea, not because of the reason some people hate Walmart, but because of the of stores' layout. Up until a few years ago, supposedly, all stores around the world were designed to be identical in layout. Once one was inside it was almost impossible to pickup what was wanted and head directly for checkout. The layout had you cover almost the whole store before locating checkout, if indeed it could be located. It became a contentious issue between customers and the company. A new store was built in Toronto perhaps 3/5 years ago with a new layout that allowed for quicker exit. It's still not my favourite place but my imprisonment fear factor has decreased considerably.

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I had not realised the layout was designed to make you go everywhere but now you mention it I can see that, I feel the power of advertising and business and the men in grey suits clutching at my heart....

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Oh boo hoo why won't they come to Nova Scotia...PLEASE IKEA come here, please please PLEASE :thumbsup:

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[QUOTE=Steve_P;7076039]As reported on CBC Radio news this morning, Ikea has confirmed it is coming to Winnipeg between 2011 and 2013.

Are you "reporting" this for information purposes to Manitobans only or would you countenance driving 1300km from Calgary to Winnipeg to shop at an Ikea store?

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I wouldn't, Calgary already has one. I think the percieved market is Southern Saskatchewan, MB, North Dakota, Northwest Ontario and North Minnesota, a potential market of over 3 million.

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Do you never see the "shortcut" signs on doors?

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I thought I was being good in letting that go. The IKEA at the bottom of the 427 has always had a shortcut and the one at Leslie and Shepherd has had one since I've being going there, 1982 or so.

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Same, they're not secret and they're pretty well marked, even on storemaps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfbyte/2266410321/

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I guess I'm shopping/Ikea challenged. Notwithstanding, I still hate the place.

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I don't mind them coming, it can only be good for Manitoba. A nice cooked breakfast for 99 Cents. There are early rumours though that a "super" walmart will be built in the same development, which i hope doesn't happen. How many wal-marts does one need?

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Less than zero.

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What do you think?

Get over yourself.

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So that's a yes then.....:rofl:

Pick me up some Dime Bar like things whilst your there will you :wub:

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IKEA has a policy of only opening stores where the demographic is overwhelmingly immigrant, hence the lack of stores in the fly-over portion of the US. Does this mean that Winnipeg is now a cosmopolitan metropolis; the Paris of the Praries?

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The crazy thing is though people will be more than happy to drive those distances to IKEA. They've created an almost hypnotic marketing campaign which people go crazy for.

Personally I can take it or leave it, I don't particularly enjoy assembling sub-average furniture with an allen key for hours on end.

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Talking of immigrants, I was somewhat surprised to read this morning that the largest immigrant group coming to Canada last year was Filipinos.

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Although on the one hand that also surprises me, on the other hand it doesn't.

A large number of my nurses and nursing assistants over the last week in hospital were Filipino. Most of my nurses were new to the hospital (within three months) some from outlying communities some from other parts of Canada and some immigrants.

I only heard what might be called a new UK accent once and never had that person as one of my nurses.

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It's similar around Vancouver. We also tend to see a lot of Filipino women working as nannies and housekeepers.

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That's probably nothing new and not unique to Canada. When my son was born in (forgets year) in South London, the staff in the maternity unit were almost all Jamaican. And wonderful.

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And this is newsworthy because............?:ohmy:

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They are building the frikin thing on the most congested street in the Peg for F@@@ sake,,vis avis Walmart, Cosco, and the rest. The roads there cant handle the volume as it is,does Canada never do enviromental impact studies before granting planing permission ?????

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That's an oxymoron isn't it? Canada and "environmental impact studies" in the same sentence?

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Apparently it's the only plot of land left in city limits to build such a development. (1.5 Million Sq. Ft).

Widening of Route 90 has been on the agenda for a while, and I see in the paper this morning further monies has been added.

Not that adding more lanes solves the problem of congestion.

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If you don't know, why the hell should I tell you? :mad:

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Good to see your well on the mend !:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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I can only imagine it's because it's a dull in your neck of the woods as it is here. Of course it could be because Canadian furniture is so hideous - :blink:

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This has until now only applied to GTA and ON in general,,bad habbits are spreading:p

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Just joined...12 posts and you're about to hit my ignore list.

Well done.

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Where's "here"?

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Calm down old fella,you only just got a new pump,dont blow a valve allready:rofl:

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Not just in Canada, you say.

From today's Evening Times:-

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 2500 homes on one of Scotland's most contaminated sites have been given the go-ahead.

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Oh, what a shame. Why? Because I don't happen to agree with you? I'll try to live without you but it'll be a struggle :D

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The Dark Side of Ontario

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In Canada, AFAIK, an EIS is typically done for a road project, new engineering infrastructure but not a single building.

Believe me, Canadians can, when they want to, hold up a project for a multitude of reasons.

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People are SO excited here, its like Winnipeg suddenly became a real City, we'll be getting the Jets back next.:rofl:

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I'd love to see IKEA in Halifax too..
Have you signed the petition yet? if not, please do...
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2343163940

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All signed! I took a pic of the one in Quebec (or was it Montreal - I forget) on our travels over here, as I was so sad I wouldn't get to see one for a while ha ha. I'm a marketing mans dream :)

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Darker than this bit? Are you in Elliot Lake?

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In fact there used to be an Ikea store in Dartmouth, in Burnside. It closed about 15 years ago because of a lack of support. It seems that efforts have been made to get them to come back, to Dartmouth Crossing, but to no avail. All they got was the cheap immitation whose name escapes me at the moment. JYSK or something similar. Good luck with the petition.