Best Buy To Add Ikea Mini-Showrooms With In-Store Kitchens And Laundry Displays

Best Buy will begin testing Ikea mini-showrooms inside 10 Florida and Texas stores this fall, according to CNBC. The showrooms will offer a 1,000-square-foot “shop-in-shop” to display Ikea kitchen and laundry room setups alongside Best Buy appliances. IKEA's U.S. COO said the partnership with Best Buy will create a one-stop destination for customers to design kitchens, storage, or laundry spaces. Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed. The move comes as Best Buy seeks to boost traffic amid weak appliance demand, rising tariffs, and a sluggish housing market.