A new kind of shopping experience is coming to 10 Best Buy stores this fall. IKEA, famous for its massive warehouses filled with affordable, stylish home furnishings, is teaming up with Best Buy to bring mini IKEA stores to Florida and Texas. This is the first time IKEA’s products and services will be available through another US retailer, so you can plan and buy everything you need for your kitchen and laundry room in one stop.
Best Buy’s appliance expertise pairs well with IKEA’s functional, well-designed home solutions. When you visit these stores you’ll find 1,000 square foot IKEA showrooms inside, with model kitchens and laundry setups to spark ideas for your home upgrades. These aren’t just displays – they’re interactive spaces where you can sit down with IKEA staff to plan custom layouts, from cabinets to countertops, while Best Buy’s team helps you pick the right fridge, dishwasher or washing machine to complete the setup. It’s a hands-on approach that makes designing your dream kitchen or laundry space feel less like a chore and more like a project.
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Two of the 10 locations, in Lakeland, Florida and Alamo Ranch, Texas will also be IKEA pickup points. You can order anything from IKEA’s catalog – whether in-store or online at IKEA.com – and pick up your purchases at these Best Buy stores for free. This could be a big deal for those who live far from an IKEA warehouse (there are 52 in the US) but have a Best Buy nearby (there are over 1,000 locations nationwide).
It feels like a natural fit. Best Buy helps you navigate the world of high-tech appliances and IKEA brings its signature practicality and style to the table. Together they’re trying to simplify the process of redesigning your key home spaces. Instead of going to multiple stores or piecing together ideas from different websites, you can explore, plan and order everything in one place with expert advice from both brands right down the hall.This is a small test but it’s big. If it works it could be the way IKEA can expand without building more big box stores. For now it’s a new way to shop for your home, technology and design combined in a way that feels accessible and fun.
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