Ikea warns Red Sea attacks could disrupt supplies and deliveries
by Sarah Butler from Economics | The Guardian on (#6HAB7)
Firm says it is weighing up options to secure product availability amid Yemeni rebel attacks on shipping
Ikea has warned that the disruption to global trade caused by Yemeni rebel attacks in the Red Sea could delay its deliveries and affect availability of some products.
The world's largest furniture company said it was evaluating other supply options to secure the availability of our products" after many big shipping companies stopped sending vessels through the Suez canal in response to the attacks by Houthi militants' protests against the Israel-Gaza war.
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