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IKEA buys land in Calcot

December 17, 2009

IKEA could be coming to Reading after the store has bought land in Calcot.

The Swedish furniture company has purchased the site in Pincents Lane and Berkshire Retail Park which is currently occupied by Dunelm Mill, Homebase, Carpet Right and Reading Bowl.

A spokeswoman for IKEA said: “As part of our expansion plans, IKEA has been identifying sites around the country for potential stores.

“One site that we have recently purchased is the Pincents Lane and Berkshire Retail Park in Theale.

“However, we have no confirmed plans for an IKEA store on this site yet.”

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Ok Ikea from what I gather Ikea purchased the land 7years ago.. I may be wrong. Why have they suddenly decided to redevelop... personally I think they will team up with Blue Living who plan to develop 750+ homes on pincents hill. Both Ikea and Blue Living will have to sort out the road system near j12; why not cut the cost and go halves?

Yes woohoo you won't have to travel miles to go to Ikea but how many people will travel from miles to come to this store.. congestion on the roads which are already saturated. I cannot imagine how difficult it will be. You say Sainsburys has thousands of customers.. yes they do but they are all fairly local in comparison.

Agree Reading gets the grief and Newbury get the profits!

Only plus side I can see is the 400 jobs!

boreddd
09/09/2010 at 14:04

you must be joking one way,one way out. wait till all the buses and coaches are picking up/droping off nobody can move down around there,all the shoppers for sainsbury's,sports shop,macd's.....wrong locating,put it on green park that's got more entrance's/exit's...plus the one that goes west,it would be more ideal take the train there when it's built.......

monstermonster
01/02/2010 at 13:44

Are you people serious? Ikea is an awful place. I just don't get this weird Swedish obsession. Everybody's house now looks the same!

Pegsinho, Reading
23/12/2009 at 12:46

Mim - 8 years ago they hadn't bought the land.

DickyDo
18/12/2009 at 16:46

Great News and with Wickes on a bigger site all we need now is an ice rink and fun pool like Bracknells Coral Reef and better shows at the Hexagon, Then we wouldnt have to travel far..

local res
18/12/2009 at 14:28

I really hope this happens, the other swedish shop in Reading was disappointing!!

A Reading Resident
18/12/2009 at 11:26

Yippee for Ikea - Welcome to West Berkshire. It will save me the evening trek to Bristol, and you get free cups of tea with a family card. That said, I do recall that IKEA had an eye on a site on the old Basingstoke Road which came to nowt.

reynard, calcot
17/12/2009 at 19:57

this has been 'happening' for years! I heard this rumor over 8yrs ago.... Don't hold your breath.

Mim
17/12/2009 at 16:10

you think it will not cause traffic problems? mark my words friday and saturdays junction 12 will be a car park, all day long,don't say I never warned you.

rogerjolly, reading
17/12/2009 at 16:03

True, but camberleys way better now, everything just goes wrong in the Reading bowl.

Detective John Kimble, Reading
17/12/2009 at 15:50

@ Detective John Kimble At least it is open, and it is in Reading, as opposed to having to go to Wokingham, Bracknell or Thatcham for a game of skittles with the kids.

Zadadka, Reading
17/12/2009 at 15:27

hahahhaaa says it all !!

Monkity, Reading
17/12/2009 at 15:08

Knockdown that crap bowling alley, hasnt been good since i worked there over 7 years ago haha

Detective John Kimble, Reading
17/12/2009 at 14:53

GOOD NEWS

Monkity, Reading
17/12/2009 at 14:47

they will still need to do something with the little roundabout - you have to take your life in your hands to come out of the road to homebased but would still love the fact that IKEA might be in Reading