IKEA Canton will start bussing in shoppers

For some people there is nothing more glorious than pulling up to the giant blue and yellow IKEA building. It's kind of like that scene in "2001: A Space Odyssey," minus the violent imagery. It is that monumental. And now you can get there without your car. IKEA shuttle service has been implemented for your IKEA shopping pleasures.

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IKEA Canton's hourly destination shuttle will start Thursday, transporting patrons from the store at Ford and Haggerty to Campus Martius Park in Detroit and back.

The 40-seat bus, covered with IKEA's logo and a picture of its iconic PoƤng chair, will run four consecutive days each month in conjunction with various events at the park to generate interest and revenue for both communities, said Kelly Frieze, store manager of IKEA Canton.

"While the IKEA store sits here in Canton, it was built to serve the entire Metro Detroit market," he said. "We're looking to broaden that appeal."

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