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Daiso Japan revs up discount shopping in Dallas-Fort Worth

Daiso is a shopping playground.

Photo courtesy of Daiso Japan

The extremely fun Daiso Japan, known for selling quality items for $1.50, is opening another store in the DFW area, this time in Arlington, at 3811 S. Cooper St., next to Nordstrom Rack. The store will celebrate a grand opening on May 5-6.

The is is the fifth Daiso store to open in Texas, but it's still very big exciting news for shoppers. The four other branches are all in the DFW area: Carrollton, Irving, Plano, and most recently, Fort Worth. Daiso, where is the store for Dallas?

The Arlington opening promises to be a family-friendly event with music, vendor sampling, goodie bags, raffles, and great shopping. Goodie bags will be given to the first 100 customers with receipt on May 5 and 6. Raffle prizes include a Dyson Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, an iPad Mini, a K-Cup Brewer, two $100 VISA cards and a $50 gas card. Winners will be announced on May 6 at 5 pm in front of the store; winning numbers also will be posted at the store and on the Daiso Japan USA Facebook page for two weeks.

Daiso carries thousands of quality products, ranging from kitchenware, beauty supplies, stationery, wrapping paper, electronic accessories, and everyday sundries. Shoppers will find novel, unique gift items, greeting cards, and party favors for every occasion. Most items are $1.50.

More than just a value store, Daiso's goal is to put the fun back into shopping in a budget-friendly way, with useful and unique products that meet the needs of every shopper in the household, from spring cleaning and household sundries to a growing list of specialty food items.

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Swedish Meatball News

Sleek furniture store IKEA to open first location in Dallas

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IKEA's signature Billy cabinet

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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