“It’s sad” and “too painful”: IKEA to close two flagship Japanese stores (Harajuku and Shinjuku locations) simultaneously. They are open until 6:00 PM, February 8th.
“It’s sad” and “too painful”: IKEA to close two flagship Japanese stores (Harajuku and Shinjuku locations) simultaneously. They are open until 6:00 PM, February 8th.
What about all the people who couldn’t find their way out of Ikea?
Will they be set free?
pstv-mattitude on
I always got the impression a vast majority of shoppers at these locations were just casually window shopping rather than having actual buying intention (unlike the warehouse locations outside of the city where buying intention is a bit higher if you’re making the effort to travel there).
Basakdesu on
They don’t have the stocks in these locations for most items you would wanna buy in Ikea so you always end up having to go to a bigger location in the end unless you’re shopping for small appliances. Even for bed sheets, they have more variation in Tachikawa so I always end up going there to purchase. This move is understandable.
Infinite-Actuary-643 on
Wow, its so sudden. The economy is rapidly changing
laurent_ipsum on
Good – that store was always completely out of place in Harajuku.
TastyCheeseRolls on
No great loss. Like a lot of places around the world, IKEA makes its money out in the suburbs. The IKEA I frequent 2-3 times a year is pretty much packed each time I go.
Breadfishpie on
Keep celebrating the lower tourism from China etc. will happen sooner then later their economic collapse
thealeatorist on
And nothing of value was lost
128G on
The mochi desserts at IKEA are very delicious.
PachiGT on
At least the Yokohama Bay Quarter one will stay, there’s no way anyone will ever get me to return to the one in Kohoku-ku.
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ouch has the jp market sank that much
What about all the people who couldn’t find their way out of Ikea?
Will they be set free?
I always got the impression a vast majority of shoppers at these locations were just casually window shopping rather than having actual buying intention (unlike the warehouse locations outside of the city where buying intention is a bit higher if you’re making the effort to travel there).
They don’t have the stocks in these locations for most items you would wanna buy in Ikea so you always end up having to go to a bigger location in the end unless you’re shopping for small appliances. Even for bed sheets, they have more variation in Tachikawa so I always end up going there to purchase. This move is understandable.
Wow, its so sudden. The economy is rapidly changing
Good – that store was always completely out of place in Harajuku.
No great loss. Like a lot of places around the world, IKEA makes its money out in the suburbs. The IKEA I frequent 2-3 times a year is pretty much packed each time I go.
Keep celebrating the lower tourism from China etc. will happen sooner then later their economic collapse
And nothing of value was lost
The mochi desserts at IKEA are very delicious.
At least the Yokohama Bay Quarter one will stay, there’s no way anyone will ever get me to return to the one in Kohoku-ku.
This is the second time IKEA Japan has failed.