Halifax Ikea fan trucks millions to the Maritimes

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Michael Smith stands in the checkout line of Ikea’s Ottawa store, supervising more than 100 shopping carts tended by a dozen of his staff.

The Halifax entrepreneur is halfway through a monthly ritual of rolling through Ikea stores with “a suitcase of a shopping list,” loading trucks and delivering orders to scores of Maritime customers.

My Box Buyer started last fall as a delivery service for Ikea-deprived Maritimers. The company has since handled $1.5 million in products, from bed sets to salad tongs.

See my report in the Toronto Star.