IKEA U.S. announced plans for its third New York location at Destiny USA in Syracuse on the company's website on July 7. From Elmira, the drive to the new Syracuse store will take about 1 hour, 50 minutes. That's about half the estimated travel time to the IKEA in Paramus, NJ, the closest existing store.

Baltimore County is getting a second IKEA store, though this one will come without its famous Swedish meatballs. The IKEA Hunt Valley store, one of the Swedish furniture retailer’s

IKEA will open its first Upstate New York location at Destiny USA in Syracuse, NY in the fall of 2025, offering a range of home furnishings, food, and a pick-up location for online orders.