Ikea opens first U.S. small-format store in New York City

Ikea opened its first smaller-format U.S. store in Queens, N.Y. this week, and at 115,000 square feet, it’s half the size of the company’s average footprint. The store features portable home furnishing accessories “curated specifically for New Yorkers,” the company said, and customers can set up home delivery of all other products to anywhere in New York City for a flat rate fee of $49. Professional help will be available onsite for planning kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms, the company…