IKEA to source more products from U.S. as tariffs drive up costs

IKEA plans to expand the share of products it sources from factories in the United States, the company’s top supply chain executive told Reuters, signaling a strategic shift after a decade in which U.S.-made output declined. The Swedish furniture group remains heavily dependent on imports for its North and South American markets, resulting in long lead times and vulnerability to logistics disruptions. “We are designing our supply chain network to be much more resilient, robust, and responsive,” said Susanne Waidzunas, global supply manager at Inter IKEA. “The closer we can build, the faster we can ...