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IKEA is Coming to Memphis

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Everyone’s favorite Swedish furniture store is coming to Memphis. That’s right. Pretty soon, Arkansas shoppers will only be a couple hours away from IKEA.

WREG in Memphis reports Tennessee’s first IKEA store will be off Germantown Parkway, behind Costco. It will be the company’s 41st store in the United States.

More than 225 jobs are expected to be created, salaries are not known at this time.

The company has said it will raise its minimum wage to $10.76 per hour. 

An additional 500 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase.

A news conference with IKEA officials and Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton is expected to reveal more details, including the store’s exact location and open date.

Ahead of the press conference, IKEA tweeted this rendering of the Memphis location:

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