Excitement builds as does the line
IKEA's 274th store in West Chester, Ohio opens its doors at 9am Wednesday, March 12, 2008. At 344,000 sq. ft (31,500 sq. m) with 3 fully furnished home interiors, 48 room settings and a 350 seat restaurant, West Chester is second only to Schaumburg (at 34,000 sq. ft.) in size in this part of the country
(1).
Though the 'Friends and Family' Preview on Saturday had been canceled due to heavy snows from the 'worst snowstorm in decades', intrepid IKEAFANS began lining up outside the door early on Monday morning. See
Interviews with the first IKEAFANS in line at the West Chester Grand Opening on Fox 19.
How to get there:
IKEA West Chester
9500 IKEA Way,
West Chester,
Ohio 45069
513-779-7100
I-75 to Union Centre West (exit 19)
South on Muhlhauser.
While you and I are probably too late already to be one of the first 100 to get the free POANG chairs offered to folks 18 and over, the next 1000 will get secret prize envelopes filled with gift cards and other goodies. Get on down there with your long johns on!
Live entertainment begins at 6 am and there will of course be the fabled Swedish log-sawing ceremony with the Store Manager Lonnie Rodgers as well as much ceremonial fanfare involving flags and such. Though flash-intensive, the
West Chester microsite has more information about the Grand Opening sweepstakes and the West Chester store in general.
Check out Jen Segrest's
OHIKEA for a first person perspective and lots of updates on the Grand Opening in real time. -Susan Martin
1. Size in Square Feet:
Twin Cities, MN 29,300
Bolingbrook, IL 28,800
Pittsburgh, PA 21,8000
Canton, MI 29,000 
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