Jacksonville, FL — With construction complete, the finishing touches are being put in place at Jacksonville’s first IKEA. The store will open at 9am on Wednesday, November 8th.
The 290,000 square-foot facility off I-295 and Gate Parkway will be IKEA’s fifth store in Florida.
“We are thrilled by the excellent construction progress made to date, and believe we can complete the remaining milestones and interior build-up by early-November. Besides furnishing our store, we are also focused on continuing recruitment and training of all the co-workers joining the IKEA family,” said Leontyne Green Sykes, store manager of the future IKEA Jacksonville. “We look forward to introducing North Florida customers to an exciting new way of shopping for the home.”
If you’re wanting to be one of the first customers to see the new store, you can begin lining up two days before the store opens.
In addition to the more than 500 jobs created from construction, approximately 250 people will work at the new store. Some positions are still available, and if you're interested, go to IKEA-USA.COM to apply.