Now open: the new IKEA Burbank

IKEA opened a 456,000 sq.-ft. store in Burbank, Calif., replacing a 242,000 sq.-ft. store that opened in 1990.

The new store embraces LED lighting. It sells no other tiype of lighting, and it has incorporated LED-only fixtures for use inside and outside the building. 

“We are excited about building upon our established Burbank presence with a new, roomier store so close to the original one, and in the same city,” said Jeff O’Shaughnessy, store manager. “The enthusiasm of coworkers about offering customers an updated, spacious and enhanced IKEA shopping experience is translating into excitement and a great shopping event for our customers.”

The older Burbank store closed Feb. 4.

There are 43 IKEA stores in the U.S., and 392 around the world.