UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — IKEA continues to expand in North Texas. Less than six months after Ikea announced plans to build a new store in Rockwall, the Swedish-founded furniture retailer announced plans Thursday to build another new store in the swanky Shops at Park Lane in Dallas.

Ikea will open a smaller version of its warehouse furniture stores in Dallas. Why it matters: The company is opening small-format stores nationwide to make shopping the Swedish brand more accessible in dense,

IKEA says it’s building a new, smaller-format two-story store in Dallas that will open later this year at University Park’s The Shops at Park Lane. The two-level store will cover about 63,000 square feet and have more than 2,