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IKEA announces the closure of its only manufacturing site in the U.S., located in Danville, Virginia. The company plans to shift operations to Europe due to lower production costs, resulting in the loss of approximately 300 jobs. IKEA states that importing goods from Europe will make its furniture products in North America more affordable, citing the high cost of raw materials in Danville as a contributing factor.
Wednesday, 17 July, 2019