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IKEA has opened in San Francisco. Is this the suburbanization of the city?

Bay Current
Bay Current
Episode • Aug 25, 2023 • 15m

IKEA, the Swedish experiential furniture retail store, opened in downtown San Francisco this week. As high-end retailers like Nordstrom and Anthropologie make their exit out of the city and big box discount retailers like IKEA and Total Wine & More move in, could we be seeing the suburbanization of San Francisco?

To get some answers, KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera sat down with Jim Wunderman, President and CEO of the Bay Area Council.

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