That's
a popular question around here. Has been for years. The city is not currently in discussions with the Swedish home furnishings
giant, said Jim Garrard, Indy's economic development director. But it was a different story a few years ago. The retailer
considered both Lafayette Square and Eastgate in its search for a new Midwest store location, Garrard said. The city even
set up a special Web site as part of its bid to lure IKEA. Instead of choosing Indianapolis, IKEA headed to Ohio, where it
broke ground a few months ago in a suburb north of Cincinnati. The chain also has a store in Michigan and two in the Chicago
area. "It's one of those entities that's a feather in the cap if you have one," Garrard said. One of these days.
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Welcome to Property Lines, Indy's source for neighborhood real estate news. Your host is Scott Olson, IBJ's real estate beat
reporter. Edited by Cory Schouten.
That's
a popular question around here. Has been for years. The city is not currently in discussions with the Swedish home furnishings
giant, said Jim Garrard, Indy's economic development director. But it was a different story a few years ago. The retailer
considered both Lafayette Square and Eastgate in its search for a new Midwest store location, Garrard said. The city even
set up a special Web site as part of its bid to lure IKEA. Instead of choosing Indianapolis, IKEA headed to Ohio, where it
broke ground a few months ago in a suburb north of Cincinnati. The chain also has a store in Michigan and two in the Chicago
area. "It's one of those entities that's a feather in the cap if you have one," Garrard said. One of these days.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
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It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
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No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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It's silly, but I think of ikea being like a fully stocked candy store to someone on a diet...I know it's not good for me, but I just...can't......resist.........!
I'd love to see one in the old eastgate mall, but I agree, I think that area may be too low-brow for IKEA...unless we see much more money moving into Irvington.
for the next 10 years. Indy will have one sooner or later. The rumor I heard
was for the I70 Plainfield/Airport area.
When all the factories started closing (Western, Jenn-Air, Chrysler, RCA, and next up, Ford) a downward spiral started. Eastgate went consumer mall (read: discount/seconds/overstocks). Allstate moved out. The Lincoln and Olds dealers were replaced by Kia and Hyundai and buy-here/pay-here. Restaurants along Shadeland were replaced by fast-food drive-thru. Even Tobacco Road failed. A succession of big-box retailers (Highland, Venture, Cub) failed and left big empty shells. Further out, Kohls was replaced at Washington Square by Burlington...which led to the closing of Eastgate. Neighbors of Eastgate include a laundry/tan place, a bowling alley, a coin-op car wash, a Dollar General, a scuzzy bar (Rockets), and a number of vacant buildings (theater, drycleaner, bank, hot-dog stand, etc.).
The issue isn't other people's attitudes. It's denial. Retail won't solve problems on the Eastside, only jobs will.
People, the phrase is I could NOT care less.
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It's one of those you get what you pay for stores. The higher the price, the better the quality. Hell if I would outfit my ENTIRE house from Ikea, but they have some great design
ideas and are so affordable. You can definitely find quality pieces from there.
You may find it interesting that when they first opened at Potomac Mills (and then I believe their second store was at White Marsh Mall between DC and Baltimore), their merchandise was basically identical to that of their European stores. It was all very modern, Scandinavian in style, and their measurements and dimensions were all metric, etc. For example, the beds they sold were all European sizes, different from our Twin, Double, Queen, King, etc. So you also had to buy the bed linens from IKEA. This wasn't a calculated give away the razor and sell the blades move, they just didn't think to sell furniture in the dimensions we use in the U.S. That's one thing that has changed as they've learned and adapted to our market. Today's IKEA in the U.S. still has a lot of modern, Scandinavian design, but also a lot of pieces that are more traditional American in look and style. A lot of their designs are now similar to what you might find in Pottery Barn or similar stores (although much different in price).
As for quality, IKEA's founder, Ingvar Kamprad (whose name gives the store the I and K), started his home furnishings empire with the goal of selling affordable furnishings with smart design to people of modest means. The signature part of their strategy is interchangeable components (mix-and-match, like the old Garanimals clothes for kids - for those of you as old as I am) sold in knock-down kits that can be put together at home with simple, included tools. They have come a long way over the years at improving the quality of their furniture. My wife and I have bought a few pieces here and there and very much like the value we got for the money. None of IKEA's pieces are going to end up in antique shops years from now, nor shown in a museum. But by and large, it is attractive furniture for a very good price.
IKEA is also a destination retailer. Much like Cabela's, certain outlet malls, maybe REI and others, these stores draw shoppers from hundreds of miles away, often in organized bus trips, and they spend an entire day there shopping as a form of recreation. IKEA is perhaps the #1 destination retailer in the U.S. They definitely choose their locations with this in mind. I would disagree, however, that they only locate in high-income, upscale areas. There are certainly more upscale suburbs near interstates in Chicago than Bollingbrook and Schaumburg. Ditto many of their other U.S. locations - like next to the NJ turnpike in Elizabeth, NJ.
So if they ever come to Indy, you can rest assured that they'll be very successful, and that it will be directly off an interstate. Probably on the fringes of the Indy suburbs. So yes, Exit 10 would make sense, so would up in the Anson development off I-65 in Boone County, Plainfield off I-70, and south in the Greenwood area off I-65. Even I-70 and Post Road would be a possibility, of down near where I-74 and 465 connect. But it would be good for Indy if IKEA chose to locate here, no matter what part of town they choose.