A new, slimmer IKEA store is set to open in Hunt Valley this summer.

The Swedish furniture retailer announced plans Tuesday for a 2,006-square-foot “Plan & order point” location in Hunt Valley Towne Center. Customers will be able to plan, order and pick up purchases at the site.

However, the new store will not sell IKEA’s famous meatballs and other food offerings. Those items will still be available at the White Marsh store, which was the company’s first location in Maryland, opening 37 years ago.

“Now you can enjoy IKEA and our inspiring home design with less hassle,” John Caliguiri, the market manager for IKEA U.S., said in a statement. “With the IKEA Hunt Valley Plan and order point with Pick-up, we’re bringing our signature styles closer to the community, making it more accessible, more convenient, and of course, more affordable.”

This model is part of a new growth strategy for IKEA in the U.S. The format differs from the traditional, large-format IKEA stores; they’re smaller sites dedicated to kitchen, bedroom and living room planning where customers can get home furnishing advice and then have items shipped directly to their homes.

Customers can also pick up online orders.

“For online shoppers, this location offers the added convenience of picking up orders closer to home, saving both time and delivery costs while still enjoying all the benefits of shopping with IKEA,” Caliguiri said.

IKEA opened a 3,219-square-foot plan and order point location on Solomons Island Road in Annapolis in April.

The plans for the new store were unveiled just as the company settled a labor dispute at one of its Maryland locations.

On Saturday, about 320 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local I460 District 4 who had been on strike at IKEA’s distribution center in Perryville since mid-November ratified a new contract, according to the union.

“The members took to the picket lines demanding fair wages and protections for seniority to ensure a just and respectful workplace. After weeks of negotiations, the new agreement delivers increased wages and preserves critical seniority language for employees with 18 or more years of service,” the union’s eastern territory general vice president, David Sullivan, said in a statement.

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