New, smaller IKEA store prepares for opening in San Marcos

IKEA opening first small city store in Central Texas

The Swedish home furnishing store with locations all over the state is heading to San Marcos to open its first small city store in Texas.

New, smaller IKEA store prepares for opening in San Marcos

IKEA, the internationally known Swedish furniture store, announced Thursday a new location will open later this spring in San Marcos. However, the store won’t look like a typical IKEA location. The company will introduce a “small city store” concept within the San Mar Plaza retail center located at 917 State Highway 80 North. IKEA hopes the smaller store — which will have an area of approximately 35,000 square feet — will develop “more accessibl…

Ikea plans another store south of Austin as it continues shift to smaller layouts

The new location will be a fraction of the size of the Round Rock store, which is 306,000 square feet. The smaller footprint is on trend with a different model Ikea has been gravitating towards. Read more about the company's plans in this report, which includes ABJ's latest list of the largest retail centers in the metro.

IKEA coming soon to San Marcos