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Fri 09/10/2026
COPENHAGEN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - In the bedding department of Denmark's largest IKEA store, security chief Torben Mortensen walks past rows of display beds and describes a use for them far removed from retail: emergency shelter.
If a blackout, flood or attack on critical infrastructure struck, IKEA could turn its stores into emergency shelters or even temporary hospitals. Restaurants could provide meals, generators could keep the buildings running and extra beds could be assembled from flat packs pulled from warehouse shelves.
Continued: https://live.euronext.com/en/financ...ld-become-shelters-europe-boosts-preparedness
COPENHAGEN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - In the bedding department of Denmark's largest IKEA store, security chief Torben Mortensen walks past rows of display beds and describes a use for them far removed from retail: emergency shelter.
If a blackout, flood or attack on critical infrastructure struck, IKEA could turn its stores into emergency shelters or even temporary hospitals. Restaurants could provide meals, generators could keep the buildings running and extra beds could be assembled from flat packs pulled from warehouse shelves.
Continued: https://live.euronext.com/en/financ...ld-become-shelters-europe-boosts-preparedness