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Every store has a children's [[play area]], named Småland (Swedish for ''small lands''; it is also the Swedish province of [[Småland]] where founder Kamprad was born). Parents drop off their children at a gate to the playground, and pick them up after they arrive at another entrance. In some stores, parents are given free [[pager]]s by the on-site staff, which the staff can use to summon parents whose children need them earlier than expected; in others, staff summon parents through announcements over the in-store public address system or by calling them on their mobile phones.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/garden/11ikea.html|title=A Cheap Date, With Child Care by Ikea|last=Higgins|first=Michelle|date=10 June 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=19 December 2017|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123024203/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/garden/11ikea.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The largest Småland play area is located at the IKEA store in [[Navi Mumbai]], India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dec 18 |first1=B. B. Nayak / TNN / Updated |title=IKEA in Navi Mumbai: IKEA opens store in Navi Mumbai {{!}} Navi Mumbai News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/ikea-opens-store-in-navi-mumbai/articleshow/79792536.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=27 December 2020|archive-date=18 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218080857/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/ikea-opens-store-in-navi-mumbai/articleshow/79792536.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of these were closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

=== Ikea Preowned ===

In August 2024, Ikea announced it would be trialling an on-line marketplace where customers can connect to buy and sell pre-owned items made by Ikea.

The marketplace, called Ikea Preowned, would run from August until December 2024 and be centered on the cities of Oslo, Norway and Madrid, Spain.

===Other ventures===