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...Many businesses “friendshored” or moved supply chains to political or economic allies such as India, Thailand and Vietnam....
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...a practice known as “sideloading.”...
...Such increases would force Opec+ to decide whether to implement more cuts at the risk of losing further market share as supply outstrips demand....
...The company has bounced back from its own supply chain disaster. A 2016 scandal involved sheets mislabelled as Egyptian cotton made by Welspun and sold by retailer Target in the US....
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