Ikea confirms all 73 locations will close down for an entire day – and Home Depot or Lowe’s won’t be any help

IKEA has announced it will shut its doors for 24 hours in the coming weeks.

The global home furnishing retailer has confirmed that all stores, locations, warehouses, deliveries, and customer services will be closed on Thanksgiving.

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This means customers hoping to get any last-minute deals will have to wait.

Ikea’s statement about holiday operations is on a webpage titled “Is IKEA open on holidays?”

Shoppers should also note that the chain will be closed on Christmas.

IKEA joins several other retailers who decided to shut down operations on Thanksgiving.

Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, and others will also be closed down for the day.

However, the retailers who close up shop on Turkey Day will be open on Black Friday.

WHAT IS IKEA?

Ikea is a home furnishing store that started in rural Sweden back in the 1940s.

The retailer has since grown into a global chain that sells affordable, ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, home accessories, and more.

“We bring the IKEA brand to millions of homes, offering well-designed, functional, durable, affordable, and sustainable home furnishing solutions to people with big dreams and thin wallets,” the company website reveals.

Ikea is able to keep its products affordable by producing many of its items in bulk.

According to the Ikea website, the company has 476 stores in 63 markets.

In America alone, the chain has 73 locations.

IN THE NEWS

Come December 2025, Ikea will open its third store in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

This store will be located in Rockwall, Texas and be one of its newer, small-format stores.

The location aims to be a more “omnichannel shopping experience” to meet shopper’s different needs.

Ikea revealed that the goal of the new format is to connect with customers both in-store and digitally.

“We have been testing different store formats to increase customer convenience, make home delivery more cost-efficient, and reach our customers where they live, work, and socialize. IKEA Rockwall represents a key milestone in this ongoing journey,” said Javier Quiñones, CEO and chief sustainability officer, IKEA U.S.

Customers will also be able to score the iconic meatballs.

The retailer said the Ikea Food will be represented with the new Swedish Deli concept.

This will be a Swedish cafe where shoppers can grab meals onsite and a Swedish Bistro for speedy takeaway items.

Earlier this year, Ikea announced a brand new store would be located in a crowded city sparking annoyance from shoppers.

The company has also branched out and built a tiny home as part of a new housing initiative.