Hi I'm Jen I run the OH, Ikea! website! Thanks for the plug!
I haven't heard this Cleveland news but will post it ASAP when I get done here.
I have a few questions to validate this rumour, stuff I KNOW IKEA has to have:
IS there at least 25 acres? They ned alot of room. I know 25 acres is thier absolute minimum.
IS the land bordering a higwhay? And by bordering would a building there be CLEARLY VISABLE? They Like thier stores to be seen from the road. (nt that you could miss a cobalt blue block)
I've heard lots of Ohio rumors over the last couple years. The most solid was a coversation I had with a outer Columbus community manager, they confirmed they'd had IKEA folks in sniffing around.
I have a house full of IKEA stuff, and I've had little problem with any of it. Not even my couch we abuse! But the none of mine is over 5 years old. I know in the old days they had a rep for bad quality, but have been raising the standards.