Swedish Meatball Eating Race Fans?

Well if that don't beat all!
Good ol' Charlotte, NC just got a Crate and Barrel right before the holidays. The building is a modern, free-standing, very architecturally attractive building. It is also a welcome point to SouthPark mall, Charlotte's high end shopping district, where Macy's, Nordstroms, Belk, Dillards, Neiman Marcus, St Johns, Anthropologie, Tiffany's, and others reside.
Just as I acclimate to the dramatic incline for shopping choices, I hear we're getting an Ikea up in what's called the University area. That particular area is right outside of Concord, where you'll find Concord Mills Mall and Lowe's Motor Speedway.