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I don't know if it makes sense to pay to have a retailer set up shop but there are things to consider:
1) Ikea will provide jobs
2) Those jobs will pay into the tax base
3) I bet there is a study that corelates the precense of an Ikea (or similar box stores) to an increase in housing starts and/or renovations. Property tax increasing.
4) I'm not certain Ikea qualifies but there is a direct relationship between quaint shopping districts and the increase in property values or gentrification
Again, I don't know if these things apply in this instance but there is a good chance that some if not all of these points play a factor in the decision making process.
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