The furniture giant known for "Billy" bookcases and Swedish meatballs will occupy part of the old Helms Bakery building.

Get ready IKEA fans – we have a date for the opening of the super-popular chain’s first store in Alabama. According to IKEA’s website, the store at 6125 University Drive NW in Huntsville will open Wednesday, Feb. 25. Store hours are 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The in-store Swedish Bistro will open the same day with the same hours.

A new IKEA store is opening a popular mall in Chicago's northern suburbs, but this one will be a bit different than the rest.

The Swedish furniture company announced Feb. 17 it would be opening 10 new stores in 2026, including a store in Gurnee Mills, 6170 W. Grand Ave., the Illinois outlet and shopping mall just across the Wisconsin border. The new IKEA will be about 40 miles from the retailer's Wisconsin location at 7500 S. Ikea Way in Oak Creek, which opened in 2018.

It will be the 11th IKEA in California and the 10th in Southern California, joining existing full-sized stores in Burbank, Carson, Costa Mesa, and Covina.

Ikea is expanding its presence in 10 cities across the U.S. in 2026, including in Illinois. See where the company is setting up shop.

We'd panic if these were ever discontinued!