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Beyond Acquires Zulily, Plans to Revive Brand in Q2

Retail TouchPoints

million in cash for the Zulily website and domain names, trademarks, tradenames, customer database, social media accounts and software, and said in a statement that it expects the Zulily site to be “fully functional” by the end of Q2 2024. Beyond paid $4.5

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Biryani instead of meatballs: Here’s Ikea’s recipe for success in India

Inside Retail

We’re still in the nascent stages in terms of home furnishing category,” Kavitha Rao, India’s chief commercial officer told Inside Retail. We’ve always taken these nuances into account and worked with it.”. The consumer spending on the home furnishing category in terms of percentage of the disposable income is about 4.5

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Embarking on a Furniture ERP Implementation: 3 Phases for Success

Storis

My name is Jake Egan, and I am the Senior Manager of Consulting Services for STORIS, the leading home furnishings ERP solutions provider. With 14 years of experience, I’ve personally led implementations for home furnishings retailers, including Ashley HomeStores, Kimbrell’s, and The Room Place.

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A Generational Analysis of Today’s Home Improvement Customers

Retail TouchPoints

During the pandemic, the relationship between homeowners and their homes fundamentally changed, as lockdowns, social distancing guidance and quarantine protocols left many consumers with an abundance of time to stare at their own four walls. After all, Boomers are unlikely to make a decision based on just a brief description.

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3 Phases of a Furniture ERP Implementation

Storis

My name is Jake Egan, and I am the Senior Manager of Consulting Services for STORIS, the leading home furnishings ERP solutions provider. I am pleased to share STORIS’ proven process for ERP software implementations tailored specifically for the home furnishings retail industry.

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Adobe: Consumers Will Spend More Online in First 10 Months of 2021 than All of 2019

Retail TouchPoints

Ecommerce accounts for roughly $1 of every $5 spent by consumers (up from $1 of every $6 spent in 2017). In fact, this is the first time in the history of online shopping that prices have risen across the 18 categories tracked by Adobe. Adobe attributes this change to the growing share of wallet ecommerce now enjoys.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

Sales growth in 2023 was driven primarily by food and fresh food, which accounted for 54 per cent of sales. per cent, with big-ticket items in the home furnishing and electronics categories taking a significant hit. Sales of non-food items decreased 0.4

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