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IKEA Exits Russia, but Belarusian Supplier Sells Lookalike Furniture
Original: IKEA Stopped Selling in Russia. But its Former Belarusian Supplier Filled the Gap — With Strikingly Similar Furniture ht
An OCCRP investigation finds that although IKEA halted sales in Russia after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, its former Belarusian supplier has moved into the gap, producing and selling furniture strikingly similar to IKEA designs on the Russian market. The report is drawing attention to how Western companies' exits from Russia have been offset by local substitutes, and to questions over design copying and supply chains routed through Belarus.
Why now: A new investigative report is circulating showing how IKEA's market exit was quickly filled by its former supplier with near-identical products.
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- IKEA Stopped Selling in Russia. But its Former Belarusian Supplier Filled the Gap — With Strikingly Similar Furniture https://www. occrp.org/en/news/ikea-stopped… · occrp@journa.host · 2
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