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Ikea is closing its only US factory and moving production to Europe

IKEA will be shutting down its only furniture factory in the United States. The Swedish company will end production this December at its plant in Danville, Virginia. Operations will move to Europe, where the company says it can cut costs.

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‘We made every effort to improve and maintain the competitiveness of this plant, but unfortunately the right cost conditions are not in place to continue production in Danville,” Site Manager – Bert Eades said in a statement.

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