CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to the City of Columbus, Ohio for a store that would increase the Swedish retailer’s presence in the Midwestern United States as its second store in the state. The application marks the beginning of the governmental approval process. Until the store opens in Summer 2017, customers can shop at the closest IKEA stores in: West Chester, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; and Canton, MI;