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Hmm...I think the difference (from Victoria's former store) woud be that the store's would be 20,000 square meters, which is as big as the older Ikeas in Canada (Richmond's is 20k, Montreal's is 23,700, Burlington's is 22,200, and North York's is 24,600 square meters). In fact, it'd be bigger than the one in Ottawa (which at a tiny 12,500 square meters is the smallest in North America, and one of the world's top ten smallest). So I guess we couldn't call them small stores, rather, small footprint, more versatile stores. It's just it'd have a smaller footprint (being spread over three levels), and would share its space with commercial and residential uses. I think it's a great idea to have in inner cities with Ikeas already. I'm surprised Victoria (or Winnipeg or Halifax) doesn't have enough drawing power now to warrant a smallish Ikea.