{"id":28050,"date":"2023-08-22T11:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=28050"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:37:14","slug":"valkommen-ikea-previews-downtown-store-tailored-for-san-franciscans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/22\/valkommen-ikea-previews-downtown-store-tailored-for-san-franciscans\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00e4lkommen! Ikea previews downtown store tailored for San Franciscans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/users\/profile\/Greg%20Wong\">By Greg Wong | Examiner staff writer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aug 21, 2023&nbsp;Updated&nbsp;54 min ago (SFExaminer.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/ac\/dac25574-4081-11ee-ab8b-238dfba5d900\/64e3ff9005d7c.image.jpg?resize=400%2C267\" alt=\"Christina Viseu (left) and Ally Chen getting their selfie on a Malm storage bed during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cristina Viseu&nbsp;(left) and Ally Chen taking a selfie on a Malm storage bed during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>San Francisco\u2019s first Ikea is stocked and ready for customers. The Swedish furniture giant will debut its first couches, media stands, and famous meatballs,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/business\/heres-when-san-franciscos-first-ikea-will-open-its-doors\/article_5a2a2572-3627-11ee-85bb-dbf89b4bd9dd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">starting Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For City leaders, its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/business\/coco-republic-union-square-closing-as-ikea-sf-opening-looms\/article_78695f46-f02a-11ed-bfca-a3b4504f2c09.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrival at at 945 Market St.<\/a>&nbsp;couldn\u2019t come sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid a mass exodus of major retailers from downtown\u2019s core, The City is counting on IKEA to be a key catalyst in its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/the-city\/political-business-leaders-suggest-creative-ideas-to-revitalize-downtown-sf\/article_842dfce8-114e-11ee-b1fa-b7550ddbd8ff.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economic recovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Ikea is also counting on San Francisco. The new store is part of Ikea\u2019s recent effort to appeal to residents of dense metropolitan areas \u2014 selling items fit for tinier rooms and open-space offices \u2014 as opposed to their typical sprawling suburban warehouses full of beds, couches and other household furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ikea has opened similar stores in London, Mumbai and Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Francisco store is less than a third of the size of Ikea Emeryville location \u2014 one of its two previous Bay Area stores, along with another in East Palo Alto \u2014 and will sell roughly 20% of the company\u2019s range of more than 10,000 products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the much anticipated launch, The Examiner took a tour of its multi-floored corridors lined with kitchenware, lighting, futons, curtains, and other products tailored for San Francisco urbanites and \u201csmall space living.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the size of the store, it doesn\u2019t even carry full-sized carts that are as common as cars on a freeway inside Ikea\u2019s normal warehouses. Instead, shoppers can use downsized versions of carts, essentially baskets on wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The store\u2019s three floors, including a basement level, are airy and more free flowing compared to Ikea\u2019s usual endless labyrinth of hallways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take a look inside San Francisco&#8217;s first Ikea<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Get a sneak peak of The City&#8217;s brand new Ikea on Market Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1&nbsp;of 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/0\/73\/073f56ec-4082-11ee-95a4-8f7b497b70d8\/64e3ffdaa1687.image.jpg?resize=750%2C500\" alt=\"A strawberry vanilla frozen yogurt swirl at the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A strawberry vanilla frozen yogurt swirl at the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#2\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/de\/fde2cb7e-4081-11ee-835d-c7494f2a6113\/64e3ffcae9862.image.jpg?resize=750%2C500\" alt=\"The Swedish Deli during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swedish Deli during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#3\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-54.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28052\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/0\/30\/030f316e-4082-11ee-9f68-07e379c98dfc\/64e3ffd39b458.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People enjoying frozen yogurt swirls at the Swedish Deli during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#4\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28054\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/a\/b6\/ab6f81fc-4081-11ee-8d70-c34927a160a8\/64e3ff409995f.image.jpg?resize=200%2C134\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The exterior of Ikea in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#5\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-57.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28055\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/b\/61\/b61415fa-4081-11ee-95c3-278cf4ea5d0a\/64e3ff5275f09.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ikea coworkers in the bedroom storage display area during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Hej! is Swedish for \u201chello.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#6\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-53.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28051\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/b\/11\/b1138db0-4081-11ee-828b-a7872c0ff7bf\/64e3ff4a1688b.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Malm storage bed during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#7\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-55.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28053\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/ac\/dac25574-4081-11ee-ab8b-238dfba5d900\/64e3ff9005d7c.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristina Viseu&nbsp;(left) and Ally Chen taking a selfie on a Malm storage bed during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#8\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-62.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28060\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/b\/bd\/bbd9a798-4081-11ee-8ede-07e65f5509a1\/64e3ff5c28add.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A room setting during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#9\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-61.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28059\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/c\/06\/c062df82-4081-11ee-a3b9-1707956f3b69\/64e3ff63bd8f6.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A room setting during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#10\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28056\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/c\/50\/c507cb56-4081-11ee-b1cf-2381ce8d528a\/64e3ff6b8aaf7.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A room setting during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#11\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28058\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#11\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/c\/ab\/cab6e30c-4081-11ee-99ba-4394b5ed4015\/64e3ff7519c2a.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A room setting during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, August 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#12\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28057\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#12\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/02\/d0254266-4081-11ee-922d-33b0b3b53a64\/64e3ff7e350ae.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairs on display during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#13\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-67.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28064\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#13\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/5b\/d5b79d78-4081-11ee-8244-630cf3ef3362\/64e3ff8789e77.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sofas on display during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#14\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28061\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#14\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/8e\/f8eb36ce-4081-11ee-bb19-fb9bd46d0e5b\/64e3ffc2982a8.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swedish Deli during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, August 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#15\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-65.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28063\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#15\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/f1\/df137a90-4081-11ee-9f1f-076d1210a7a9\/64e3ff9740b95.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional Swedish meatballs on the left and plant-based Swedish meatballs on the right with Rosti (potato Fritter), gravy and lingonberry sauce at the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#16\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28065\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#16\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/e\/9d\/e9de18ea-4081-11ee-8266-87af8c3e8fd6\/64e3ffa95ac6a.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gifflar Buns at the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#17\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-64.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28062\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#17\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/3a\/f3a93602-4081-11ee-a61f-ab7883ed2abb\/64e3ffb9c3a3d.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plant-based Swedish meatballs during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#18\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-68.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28066\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/live\/#18\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/sfexaminer.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/e\/ee\/eeedeaa4-4081-11ee-9be7-1f7749e986e5\/64e3ffb1d2c21.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional Swedish meatballs during the Ikea preview tour in San Francisco on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 before it officially opens on Wednesday, Aug. 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Craig Lee\/The Examiner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The floors featured a swath of mock-up model rooms, which store employees said were inspired by actual San Francisco residences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe really want to bring convenient and affordable solutions to the many San Franciscans that live in the area,\u201d Nele Bouchier, communications officer for Ikea, told The Examiner. \u201cWe are always trying to make our stores very locally relevant. Our designers do research about where people live, what their homes look like and what their needs are in the area that we\u2019re operating in. That is what we\u2019re trying to replicate as much as we can in the showrooms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that many of the employees live close by and gave the store details for how they live and what it looks like inside their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers will enter the expansive glass building on Market Street, greeted by a floor of decorative household ornaments, potted green plants and Ikea\u2019s first ever Swedish Bites store, which offers pre-packaged food a la a grab-n-go station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the main draw is on the top floor, at Ikea\u2019s Swedish Deli, the first of its kind anywhere in the world. The deli is a blend of Ikea\u2019s two main eateries; its full-sized dining hall and what it calls the \u201cbistro\u201d and the concession where it sells its famed $1 frozen yogurt and hot dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The restaurant is unique from Ikea\u2019s typical dining halls because the space is smaller&nbsp;\u2014 the restaurant seats 68 people&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;the food is served in tinier portions and offers more to-go options for customers that can\u2019t sit and eat a whole meal. The idea, which fits with the store\u2019s larger theme, is to pack as much as it can into a smaller space. The menu features favorites like potatoes, apple cakes, oat crisps, wraps and, yes, Swedish meatballs, including a plant-based option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ikea will be the anchor tenant and first retailer to open inside a 250,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Union Square. Ikea\u2019s sister company, Ingka Centres, purchased the six floor complex for $260 million in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The structure, which Ingka Centres calls a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingkacentres.com\/en\/where-we-are\/united-states\/market-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cmeeting place\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;and has yet to be named, will feature a food hall, a co-working space on the top floor, and other retailers. The work space is scheduled to open early next year, while the rest of the complex will open in the spring. It will be one of more than a dozen such complexes worldwide, and the first in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to create a place that goes beyond shopping, that is something that resonates beyond well with the local people that live here and work here and create more reasons for them to come and spend a day with us,\u201d Miia Kautovaara, Ingka Centres manager, told The Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco\u2019s first Ikea is stocked and ready for customers. The Swedish furniture giant will debut its first couches, media stands, and famous meatballs,&nbsp;starting Wednesday. For City leaders, its&nbsp;arrival at at 945 Market St.&nbsp;couldn\u2019t come sooner. 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