DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — One of the world’s biggest retailers has officially scrapped plans for a long-anticipated flagship store in Dublin, pulling the plug on a project that dominated local development chatter for nearly a decade.
City officials said IKEA recently notified Dublin that it intends to sell its roughly 28-acre site in east Dublin and will pursue smaller-format concepts instead. Approvals for the big-box store had already lapsed after years without construction, leaving the property undeveloped.
I love IKEA, so I was sad to hear that we won’t have a local spot for furniture but also (perhaps most importantly) meatballs and gingersnaps!
What changed
In a brief announcement, the city said IKEA is shifting toward compact, repurposed retail spaces that are easier to access, reduce last-mile delivery costs, and align with corporate sustainability goals…