IKEA closing only manufacturing plant in the U.S.
July 16, 2019
IKEA is closing a factory in Danville, VA that manufactures wooden shelves and storage units and moving production to Europe. The facility, which will close in December, became too costly to operate. IKEA is moving production to Europe, where production costs are lower.
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