IKEA Design Studio to briefly set up in London, Ont. – London

IKEA shall be coming to London, Ont., in spite of everything, however in a unique format and just for 12 to 18 months.

In June 2020, IKEA Canada confirmed it might no longer be pursuing plans to open a retailer in London. Over a 12 months later, IKEA Canada introduced plans to develop its design studio community to Brampton, St. Catharines and London.

IKEA Canada introduced the small print Wednesday, explaining that the design studio format “is a brand new idea for the Canadian market that enables clients to design and order complicated house furnishing programs for the kitchen, tub, bed room and front room” via one-on-one periods with a educated design knowledgeable or via a self-service planning station.

“Our ambition is to turn out to be extra accessible to Ontario residents by bringing IKEA nearer to them and providing new, handy providers that meet the evolving calls for of our lives at house,” Toronto space supervisor Niclas Karlsson-Järnkrok stated in an announcement.

The primary design studio opened Sept. 1 in Oshawa. IKEA Canada says the Brampton studio will open Wednesday and the St. Catharines and London places will open in both late October or early November.

The London location shall be in CF Masonville Place. IKEA Canada says the design studios shall be “open for a interval of 12-18 months” and showcase all of IKEA’s choices “via digital options” along with some product samples on show.

Purchases shall be despatched to clients’ houses or an area IKEA pickup location (London’s pickup location closed at the end of January 2020).