IKEA announces first-ever Oklahoma store coming to Tulsa in 2026
IKEA is bringing its flat-pack furniture and Swedish meatballs to Oklahoma for the first time. The company announced plans to open a Tulsa store in 2026, marking its initial entry into the state and continuing a broader U. S. expansion push that includes new locations in Chicago, Fort Collins and Los Angeles.
What the Tulsa store will mean locally
The new Tulsa location will be the retailer’s first in Oklahoma and is expected to create roughly 185 direct jobs in the area. The store’s opening follows a year of aggressive growth for the company in the United States, with new formats and smaller footprint locations increasingly part of its strategy to boost convenience and accessibility for customers.
Details about the Tulsa site’s size and exact neighborhood have not been released. However, recent store plans elsewhere in the U. S. offer a preview of what customers might expect: smaller-format stores that combine product displays and planning areas for kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, plus a selection of popular food offerings. The company has framed these openings as efforts to make its products easier to reach for more shoppers while advancing sustainability goals.
Part of a wider expansion strategy
The Tulsa announcement arrived alongside the company’s FY25 Annual Summary and was outlined in a Feb. 17 news release (ET), which laid out plans for several U. S. openings in 2026. The retailer named four newly announced U. S. locations slated for 2026: Tulsa, Chicago, Fort Collins and Los Angeles. The initiative is part of a push to open multiple new sites in fiscal year 2026, building on a busy 2025 when the company opened numerous retail locations and small-format stores.
Company leadership framed the openings as investments in affordability, access and sustainability. "Looking ahead to FY26, we will build on this momentum, focusing on continued investment in the U. S. to make IKEA more affordable, accessible and sustainable, " said Rob Olson, Interim CEO of the company’s U. S. operations, accompanying the expansion news.
One nearby example slated for 2026 offers additional clues about the company’s approach. A planned store in Fort Collins will occupy an existing 64, 000-square-foot building and include dedicated planning areas, a central kitchen, and retail space for thousands of home furnishing items. That model—leveraging smaller, well-curated footprints and a mix of services—appears likely to guide how the Tulsa location will be configured.
Economic impact and next steps
For Tulsa, the store represents not only a new retail destination but a potential boost for local employment and longer-term foot traffic near the site. Beyond the roughly 185 direct positions tied to the store’s opening, ancillary economic activity could follow from suppliers, logistics and nearby businesses that benefit from increased visitation.
Officials and community stakeholders will now move toward permitting, site selection and detailed planning phases. The company has positioned these openings within a larger roadmap for U. S. growth that emphasizes multiple entry points and diverse store formats to meet different regional needs.
Residents and shoppers can expect more information as the project advances over the coming months and into 2026, when the Tulsa store is scheduled to open. In the meantime, the announcement underscores the retailer’s continued expansion across American markets and signals its first major physical presence in Oklahoma.
