The IKEA in Sheffield thread

[mjlacey21]

... and then they have to wait for the missing parts to be posted to them.

[Rich]

D'oh! It's not April Fool's Day till tomorrow ya know...

 

People in Hillsborough don't need an Ikea... An ASDA would be preferable, but it would cause competition issues for shops like Netto and the Co-Op.

[saxon51]

Originally posted by mjlacey21

... and then they have to wait for the missing parts to be posted to them.

 

Then they can't open till a new road is built to the rear because that's where the doors are, and it is too heavy to turn around, and they can't be bothered to dismantle it. So they cut another door in the bit that faces the front and the whole thing collapses because that was a supporting section. So they leave it in a pile and decide to sort it out tomorrow.......

[BoroughGal]

I thought Sheffield Council had said no to Ikea, in their infinate wisdom. I mean, all that money that Ikea could bring into the city - why would we want that? Especially at Don Valley where it would bother nobody.

 

Can't really see the reason why not, personally.

[youwhatref]

They did say no to Ikea. Same guys/glas who said no to the large YES entertainment out near Rother Valley as they dont want is to detract from the City Centre!! Same reason was given for saying no to Ikea.

 

When are the council going to wake up and realise that you cant park in the centre and that people want choice!!!

[HotPhil]

I thought the proposed Ikea that was turned down was somewhere close to the city centre and was declined because of concerns of extra traffic on the Parkway?

[willman]

the ikea initially was for the YEB buidings on the Parkway but Sheffield Council refused due to poor infrastructure, traffic etc.

[Fearful]

I thought Rotherham council put the stops on Ikea (it would have been closer to Rotherham) because they thought it would affect trade over there. - Maybe I was misinformed.

 

What we need on Middlewood road is not an Ikea or and Asda but a decent indian take-away. :)

[kingfisher]

Now that Sainsbury,s are moving out of Meadowhell maybe that would be an ideal place for ikea,adjacent to the M1,adequate parking

[andrex]

hi to everyone on the forum this is my first post. i can't believe i didnt know about the site until now. i use quite a few different on line forums on various topics but this one has got to be the best.

 

 

ikea always go for out of town sites i remember visting the one near leeds one bank holiday and i have never seen traffic queues as big as they were on that particular day.

 

if the council ever reversed their decision it would be difficult to find a suitable site anywhere in the city that wouldn't add to the horrendous traffic queues that this fine city has everyday. i have lived in quite a few different cities in the uk and have never seen traffic like it is in sheffield. leeds is much more car friendly than sheffield.