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VeraAgnes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:33 PM
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Help: Fact or Rumor....
Is Ikea and Macy's going out of business? These are two of my favorite stores in Ohio right now. My daughter just told me this. Can anyone clarfy?
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:35 PM
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1. No. Snopes link:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp

IKEA is doing very, very well right now.
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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:46 PM
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5. Ikea is about to open a store here in Colorado..
And it's ABOUT time!
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:50 PM
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7. You'll love it! We have a new one in Brooklyn. NT
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Esra Star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:56 PM
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10. Ikea, furniture with a built-in IQ test.....nt
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VeraAgnes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:53 PM
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9. Our Cincinnati Ikea
is packed like Disneyland on the weekend; I'm planning to remodel my kitchen with Ikea...get a new mattress and sectional! I have Plans!!!!
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:35 PM
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2. Ikea
Continues to build new stores so it seems unlikely.
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greenbird Donating Member (432 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:37 PM
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3. My daughter works for Macy's
all I've heard is that they are closing some stores.
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VeraAgnes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:48 PM
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6. Good!
That is reassuring!
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:45 PM
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4. Macy's has a huge amount of debt relative to other retailers but their
stock is well off its lows so apparently there isn't a ton of concern about their future as a going concern.
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Cessna Invesco Palin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:50 PM
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8. Ikea is Wal-Mart for furniture.
I doubt they'll be having any problems.
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