Retail Focus

AUGUST 18, 2021

“People have higher expectations for home, and a greater desire to belong in the community and social life,” says Anna Pawlak-Kuliga, Country Retail Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer for China. I’m thrilled we could bring the first ‘next gen’ store to a futuristic fast-moving market such as Shanghai.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2022

Franchise Group has offered to acquire the retailer for $60 per share , which would value the company at approximately $8 billion. Franchise Group has acquired several other struggling retailers in recent years, including Pet Supplies Plus in 2021 and The Vitamin Shoppe , Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores and Buddy’s Home Furnishings in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2023

Franchise Group owns and operates a number of “franchised and franchisable” businesses that include The Vitamin Shoppe as well as Pet Supplies Plus , Wag N’ Wash , American Freight , Badcock Home Furniture & More , Buddy’s Home Furnishings and Sylvan Learning. The transaction is valued at approximately $2.6

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

The multi-category home company was founded as an online-only business in 2014 and has since expanded into brick-and-mortar with 13 storefronts, recently launched in Canada and continues to grow its category assortment, which now includes mattresses, apparel and furniture.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

The new IKEA store in Brighton will focus on providing locally relevant, functional, and sustainable home furnishing solutions, inspired by the regions distinct local identity. Lisa Ward, Life at Home expert at IKEA UK, said:At IKEA, we strive to create a better everyday life for as many people as possible.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2025

Additionally, because many Curacao customers want to send products to family or friends in their home countries, the retailer has streamlined this process by stocking warehouses in several Latin American countries with furniture, appliances and even motorcycles to support fast delivery to recipients outside of the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Shoppers will be able to book appointments with design specialists to help with both planning and ordering home furnishings. The stores won’t carry any inventory, but they will arrange transportation of orders either to shoppers’ homes or to other convenient points of delivery. Understanding that many L.A.-area in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The global secondhand furniture market is growing rapidly, with a projected annual growth rate of 6.4% Already today, 10% of the secondhand home furnishing market is made up of Ikea products. Ikea stores around the world have long had “As-Is” sections featuring damaged and returned items at discounted prices.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“Today’s announcements, plus our previous acquisition of Waterworks , firmly plant four RH flags at the very top of the luxury mountain, and clearly state our intention of establishing RH as an arbiter of taste and design in the to-the-trade, luxury home furnishings market,” said Gary Friedman, the luxury home retailer’s Chairman and CEO in a (..)

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2023

Lifestyle label Laura Ashley has partnered with homeware marketer Basford Brands to launch a soft furnishings range in Australia and New Zealand. Established in 1953, Laura Ashley sells a range of lifestyle products including home furnishings, women’s sleepwear, children’s apparel, accessories and hospitality experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2022

Kohl’s has reportedly received a $9 billion takeover offer from Franchise Group , the parent company of The Vitamin Shoppe and Buddy’s Home Furnishings , three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The offer values Kohl’s at $69 per share, slightly lower than the $70 per share Hudson’s Bay Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

Kornbluth is a veteran of home retail, having held leadership positions at One Kings Lane and Restoration Hardware before her most recent role as Global Brand President of Ralph Lauren Home. She will report directly to Williams-Sonoma President and CEO Laura Alber when she joins the company on April 3, 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The digital version debuted in 2000, and at its peak in 2016, 200 million copies were distributed in 69 different versions, in 32 languages and to more than 50 markets. In order to reach and interact with the many people, we will keep inspiring with our home furnishing solutions in new ways.”. in a statement.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“The real root cause of the issues at Homebase lies on the back of its acquisition by Wesfarmers. When Hilco bought the chain it took swift action, closing a third of Homebase’s stores via a CVA as well as two warehouses, and reverting back to its previous home furnishing focus.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2022

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. 283% more likely to say a home improvement purchase is in their near future.

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VMS

JUNE 18, 2025

Luxury home furnishings e-retailer Perigold (Boston) has opened its first physical store , in Houston’s Highland Village shopping center. The retailer, founded in 2017, also said it will open a second store this fall, at the CityPlace complex in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2023

is one of our most important markets, and we see endless opportunities to grow there and get closer to the many Americans with affordable products and services,” said Tolga Öncü, Head of Ikea Retail, Ingka Group in a statement. “We The new facilities and services are expected to create more than 2,000 jobs. We know U.S. in a statement. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2021

YoY; Furniture and home furnishings stores: Up 5.9% Conversely, categories like apparel skewed positive last month due to retailers mostly being closed at this time in 2020. For instance, clothing and accessory store sales were up 18.3% month-over-month seasonally adjusted, and up 104.6% unadjusted YoY.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 17, 2025

Ikea has confirmed its highly anticipated Oxford Street flagship will open at the start of May following an extensive environmental upgrade of the Grade II listed building. Shoppers will also be able to book complimentary one-to-one design consultations for kitchens and bedroom storage. We look forward to welcoming you in.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 18, 2025

IKEA will open the doors of its highly anticipated Oxford Street store onThursday 1 st May, marking the completion of an extensive environmental upgrade of the Grade II listed building at 214 Oxford Street in central London. Acompactself-serve area housessmaller pieces of furniture for customers to take home in the iconic blue FRAKTA bag.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The exceptional interest in the 150 available positions marks the largest-ever response the home furnishing retailer has seen in the UK, shattering all previous recruitment records. Benefits of working at IKEA IKEA is proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, offering all co-workers a starting salary of 13.85

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis said the acquisition is aimed at strengthening Beyond’s position in the off-price market. This acquisition doubles down on our belief in the off-price market, and its importance to building our business, improving our margin profile and growing our customer file,” said Lemonis in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

Photo credit: KPF) Located at the intersection of the Plaza and Grand Central Districts, 570 Fifth Avenue will be a 1,000,000 -square-foot mixed-use commercial building and marks the largest development on Fifth Avenue in more than 60 years. . Rendering of 570 Fifth Avenue, which will feature an office tower and ground-level Ikea.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2021

The STRÖMMA offer will be made in partnership with local energy supplier Svea Solar, and will eventually brand out into other markets. “At At Ikea, we want to become fully circular and climate positive by 2030, built on renewable energy and resources,” Ingka Group new retail business manager Jan Gardberg said in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2021

At Home has entered into a definitive agreement to sell itself to funds affiliated with Hellman & Friedman (H&F), a global private equity firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.8 At Home will be taken private after the acquisition closes. At Home is coming off a strong Q4 2021, which ended Jan.

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Inside Retail

MAY 24, 2022

As it unpacks the market layer by layer, Ikea’s range of services and products is constantly expanding to suit the evolving needs of Indian shoppers. We’re still in the nascent stages in terms of home furnishing category,” Kavitha Rao, India’s chief commercial officer told Inside Retail. No Indian city is similar to another.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2023

The most eye-catching part of the plan — rebranding Overstock’s own website as Bed Bath & Beyond — is at the center of the strategy: a way to marry the best aspects of each company. “We’re We’re an online home furnishing and furniture company. Johnson noted that traffic at overstock.ca relaunch. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At the time of his departure, then-President David Nielsen was named as interim CEO; he has now formally been appointed as the permanent CEO of Overstock. A veteran merchandiser with expertise in ecommerce, Holt held various leadership roles at Walmart and Target before joining Conn’s HomePlus in 2021. million bid in June 2023.

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Global Retail Brands Australia (GRBA) is making an aggressive push into the home furnishings market with the launch of a new brand, House – Bed & Bath. This provides the environment to introduce quality and price pointed accessibility of our brands to new markets across Australia,” Lew said.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2021

For a very long period, the last 20 to 30 years , real wages in retail were flat,” said Dr. Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Tech training can create a more attractive job for some employees, because it’s a marketable skill,” said Kotlyar.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Home furnishing giant Ikea has launched the world’s first Ikea Close to You concept store inside the Market Place grocer in Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay. The new store was opened alongside Bread Pantry at the Market Place Discovery Bay launched last Friday (October 1).

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

So, buckle up, home furnishings retailers; we’re ready to accelerate. We surveyed home furnishings retailers for insights on strategies to accelerate growth. More than 50% of those surveyed plan or use Generative AI for designing digital ads, writing content, and personalizing marketing.

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V Count

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The home goods industry is one of the largest markets a country’s economy depends on and the industry continues to grow despite the rising inflation and economic recession. The Covid-19 pandemic changed things for the industry as people had to stay home during lockdowns and many had to start working from home.

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Inside Retail

MAY 28, 2023

While the Australian division of the furniture and home accessories chain hadn’t noticed a spike among particular products, the company has seen a surge in spending at the brand’s in-store restaurants – with more customers coming in, and splashing out on meatballs and lingonberry jam.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The home furnishing and accent retailer, which operates 20 showrooms and 13 Ashley Home Store showroom licenses in Florida, partnered with cloud commerce provider Kibo , which offered a flexible ecommerce technology that would allow CITY Furniture to develop and support highly customized customer journeys and a fluid shopping-cart experience. “Our

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

My research (done with various co-authors) shows that self-selection is at least as profitable as algorithmic identification for product categories where renters’ willingness to pay for temporary use of an item is relatively low. The ecommerce website Jet.com, which was sold to Walmart in 2016, used this strategy — just to name one example.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Home furnishing brand Cloth & Company is working with 3D asset creation and management provider All3D to help even small retailers and designers overcome this challenge through the creation of virtual showrooms using 3D rendering software. I can see what it looks like from a human eye or from the camera as well.

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