In fact, I've never bought a large appliance and walked out from the store with it. Even if my local store does have the item in stock (sometimes they do; sometimes they don't; the big box stores don't generally keep a large stock of major appliances in-store), it's way more convenient to get the store to do the delivery and install for me-- especially since that's frequently included in the cost for major appliances (or a relatively small extra charge).
Most or all major furniture stores deliver here. I see delivery trucks from a very large one about 35 minutes away all the time, maybe as much as once a week. Not sure about IKEA, as they're super-weird about that kind of thing (see also: online ordering & shipping). They might, though.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/customer-service/services/deliver...
I do understand your larger point about a city's infrastructure accommodating the culture of its inhabitants. Taking LA as an example again, because of the widespread reliance on car commuting in the city, it's harder here to close some streets down to personal vehicle traffic, as has been done in other cities recently.