Ikea brings swarm of shoppers to East Palo Alto / 90 officers direct traffic at opening of Swedish-design home store
“Such is the cult following of Ikea that it sparks temporary mayhem everywhere it opens. A similar scene played out at the Emeryville store, the Bay Area’s first Ikea, which opened in 2000.
Shoppers speak of a trip to Ikea as if it were as fun as Disneyland, as inspiring as church and as enticing as a candy store.”
