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Modern furniture favorite chooses trendy Dallas district for first Texas store

UPDATE: Room & Board opened to the public on May 25. Through June 30, a portion of proceeds will be donated to Dwell with Dignity, a Dallas nonprofit that helps families escape poverty and homelessness.

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Dallas shoppers who like to try out comfy couches and feel plush pillows soon will have a new furniture store to explore. Signs are already up for Room & Board, a popular Minneapolis-based retailer that specializes in contemporary furniture and accessories, which plans to open its first Dallas store this spring.

Although the company has been in business for more than 35 years, with stores in 15 cities across the U.S., the 12,000-square-foot store, at 4524 McKinney Ave., in the bustling Knox-Henderson district marks its first Texas location.

“We recognized Dallas as a viable market after receiving strong demand and positive feedback from our customers,” says Bruce Champeau, president of Room & Board, in a release. “The company has 6,000 customers in the Dallas area and is looking forward to opening a store in this design-centric community.”

The home goods seller boasts modern, relatively affordable living, dining, bedroom, kids', office, and outdoor furniture, plus lighting and rug collections, with 90 percent of its inventory made in America.

A selection of nearly 40 sofas is priced from $999 to $4,999. Prices for more than 40 rugs go from $49 for a 2x3-foot rug made with vegetable fiber to $3,199 for a 9x12-foot wool rug.

Shoppers also can take advantage of free design services, including furniture recommendations and paint suggestions, by non-commissioned design associates.

Room & Board expands to Dallas in spring 2018.

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Room & Board expands to Dallas in spring 2018.

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Sleek furniture store IKEA to open first location in Dallas

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Dallas finally gets its own IKEA store. According to a release, the Swedish-born furniture company is opening a new location — the first in Dallas proper — to debut in late 2025.

Called IKEA Dallas - University Park, the store will be located at The Shops at Park Lane, the center at US-75 and Park Lane that's home to stores such as Whole Foods Market, American Girl, Saks Off 5th, and Home Goods.

The address is 8080 Park Ln., and they're not specifying exactly which storefront it will occupy, but it will be a smaller-format store at 63,000 square feet than its suburban siblings such as Frisco where the square footage is 310,000 square feet.

IKEA is on a journey to become more accessible, affordable, and convenient, with smaller "urban" stores that have a limited inventory of items sold on site: 3,200 articles.

IKEA's entire range will not be available for immediate takeaway; big furniture items like beds and couches, for example, can only be ordered online, with options for store pick-up or home delivery at a minimal fee.

Nonetheless, the Park Lane will be two levels and will be the 11th store in Texas: Currently, there are five full-sized IKEA stores, three "Plan and Order Points with pick up, and two smaller-format stores opening in San Marcos and Rockwall.

IKEA Rockwall, which just celebrated its groundbreaking, will comprise 108,875 square feet and the store be built from the ground up. IKEA Dallas-University Park will be built in an existing building at The Shops at Park Lane, which building it is, they do not say.

The Rockwall store will have a new Swedish Deli cafe where they'll serve meals onsite, as well as their Swedish Bistro takeout concept, serving their signature Swedish meatballs which they also offer in a delectable plant-based version as well, you should totally try it if you have not already.

Park Lane will have food, as well, although no word on whether there'll be a cafe.

"At IKEA, we want to create a better everyday life for the many people and one way we can do that is by bringing IKEA close to where people live, work, socialize and shop, says IKEA US CEO Javier Quiñones in a statement. :The opening of IKEA Dallas - University Park is a perfect example of our strategy to develop smaller, more accessible urban store formats, bringing a more connected and accessible IKEA experience to everyone."

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