IKEA is closing one of its newly-renovated stores, leaving an entire state to fend for itself without affordable Swedish meatballs and build-it-yourself furniture.
Memphis residents are mourning the loss of the affordable Swedish retailer, which will shut its doors in the city later this year. Once the IKEA store closes on May 3, Tennessee will be left without any in-store locations, forcing residents to assemble their future furniture plans from scratch. There is another pick-up-only store in Antioch, but it’s just not the same.
“I just found a place where I can get all the items that I need, and then now I find out it’s closing,” a forlorn IKEA shopper told WMC Memphis. “That’s devastating news to me.”…