Recently opened: IKEA Phoenix (small store format), IKEA Culver City (small store format). Opening soon: IKEA Rockwall, TX (small store format). Recently closed: IKEA Memphis (May 3, 2026)
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IKEA was founded in Älmhult, Sweden from a garden shed in 1943. The first IKEA store opened in Älmhult in October 1958, a building now occupied by the IKEA Museum. The first IKEA Store located in the United States of America (US) opened on June 12, 1985 in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.