IKEA Canada announces new Plan and order point in Barrie, Ontario

IKEA Canada is excited to announce the opening of a new Plan and order point in the SmartCentres Barrie South shopping centre. Plan and order points are one of the many ways IKEA Canada is making affordable home furnishing products and services more accessible, allowing customers to get support from IKEA experts to plan, order, and purchase complex home furnishing solutions for the kitchen, bedroom, bath, and living room. 

Located at 33 Mapleview Dr. W., the new IKEA Barrie Plan and order point will open its doors to customers on June 28, 2024, replacing the current IKEA Barrie planning studio in Georgian Mall. By opening a larger Plan and order point in this easy-to-access location, IKEA is able to offer personalized design services and home furnishing expertise to more Barrie residents and support them with their custom design needs. In addition, customers will find a wider range of home furnishing solutions and relevant products on display to touch, try, and be inspired by.

“After seeing such a positive response to IKEA from the Barrie community, we’re thrilled to expand this customized service and further elevate the experience of helping customers create the spaces of their dreams that meet their evolving needs at home,” said Inna Romagnoli, Country Business Development and Transformation Manager, IKEA Canada. “As the cost of living continues to rise and everything from groceries to gas becomes less affordable, it has become our priority to offer more affordable, functional, and inspiring home furnishing solutions to Canadians — no matter where they live or how they choose to shop with us.”

Plan and order points offer walk-in and appointment-based planning services where customers can sit down with an IKEA expert to plan complex purchases like kitchen or bedroom storage projects. Products are not available for immediate takeaway at Plan and order points; instead, customers can explore and discover a curated selection of IKEA solutions to meet their home furnishing needs. 

Once their order is placed, customers can have it delivered directly to their homes or to the Barrie Pick-up location, which recently lowered its flat-rate shipping fee to $19 (from $29).  

Including Barrie, there are eight such locations in a growing network of Plan and order points across Canada, which help to bring IKEA closer to more people and allow customers to shop seamlessly across all touchpoints to meet their individual needs and preferences. 

As a leader in life at home, IKEA has been committed to helping Canadians fulfil the dream of a beautiful and affordable home for 47 years. As part of its ongoing commitment to providing functional, high-quality products and services available at affordable prices, IKEA Canada recently announced an investment of $80M to reduce prices on over a thousand products throughout 2024 in response to the rising cost-of-living crisis. Plan and order point customers will be able to enjoy newly reduced prices on iconic IKEA products like the BILLY Bookcase and EKET storage solutions.

IKEA Canada is always looking to recruit quality talent as it continues to grow its operations in Canada. To learn more about building a career with IKEA and joining the teams that will bring these new customer meeting points to life, visit IKEA.ca/careers.

For more information including store hours at IKEA Plan and order points, visit https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/stores/plan-and-order-point/.