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Forty Five Ten closes home store on Dallas' McKinney Avenue with big sale

Forty Five Ten For Home collection, pop-up

A So Long sale will feature discounts on furniture and home accessories.

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More changes are in the works for Forty Five Ten. According to a release, the Forty Five Ten For Home store on McKinney Avenue is closing, in order to consolidate all of the magic in the downtown Dallas location.

The store will not be renewing its lease and will close on July 31. That's the sad part, but there's a silver lining: closing sale, with savings up to 75 percent off.

This follows the company's May announcement that the T Room at Forty Five Ten, its longtime ladies-who-lunch eatery also on McKinney Avenue, will close on June 30. McKinney Ave nay, downtown Dallas yay.

Basically, Headington Companies is tidying things up. That includes the Tenoversix boutique transitioning from its location in the lobby of The Joule downtown Dallas hotel into Forty Five Ten on Main in fall 2018.

President and chief creative officer Kristen Cole says they're big on downtown.

"I'm excited for customers to see our take on new assortments in design and objects that reinforce art as a guiding hand in how we collaborate and curate," she says. "Our downtown flagship is a long-term investment for both Forty Five Ten and Headington Companies, so refocusing our efforts, our products and our people there is a very necessary and equally exciting step for the sister brands. We are big believers in the growth of downtown and are happy to be rooted in its future."

Interior updates to the Main Street flagship location, as well as to the Highland Park Village store are on track for completion this fall.

Now through its last day of business on July 31, For Home will launch a massive So Long Sale with merchandise up to 75 percent off. Sale will include furniture, home accessories, rugs, lighting, display fixtures, and decorative pieces.

Outside of Dallas, the Forty Five Ten pop up boutique in Houston will close in the River Oaks District upon the conclusion of its lease this fall.

Forty Five Ten remains focused on the construction and design of its new flagship store in New York City's Hudson Yards, which opens Spring 2019, an Aspen location in fall 2018, as well as an ecommerce launch.

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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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