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Originally Posted by Habanero
That is so funny. I had no idea Winnipeg didn't have an Ikea.
Why is it Winnipeg never had one? Calgary got an Ikea 25 years ago??
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the most common answer to that is that in the 80's and early 90's the defehr family, who own palliser furniture, the largest furniture manufacturer in canada and the second largest in north america, muscled any potential franchise investors out....not sure how they did that exactly but that was what was commonly reported.
winnipeg and ikea is all about status...who really cares....i prefer to have the flagship EQ3 store, but i guess we are not one of the big boys until we have a massive parking lot with thousands of mini vans roaming about a giant blue box.
they should put it in the top floor of the Bay downtown.....imagine that?