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How Ikea Australia plans to champion affordability and the shopping experience

Inside Retail

In the property market, things are slowing for now, but the record shortage of rental properties will continue to drive prices up for tenants, particularly in our capital cities. Research and consulting firm Fifth Dimension states that the second-hand market in Australia is now worth $60 billion and growing 25 per cent a year.

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2024 Industry Trend Guide

Storis

So, buckle up, home furnishings retailers; we’re ready to accelerate. Our survey found that furniture retailers are enthusiastic about many applications of AI led by those that will increase marketing efficiency and reduce bottom-line costs. economy is driven by consumer spending and a thriving job market.

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

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.

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Leverage Tech in the 5-Step Selling Process

Storis

Written for the Home Furnishings Association’s Educational Series In a world before showroom technology , it was inefficient to track non-purchasing guests. In fact, research shows that with follow-up or targeted marketing, approximately 20% of originally unsold guests can become converting customers.

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

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.

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IKEA’s Strategy for Staying on Top

Indigo 9 Digital

area residents are often frustrated by being stuck in traffic, we identified geographic areas in the market that are beyond a 30-minute drive from existing stores and where affinity to IKEA is extremely high,” said IKEA Area Manager Janet McGowan. Understanding that many L.A.-area Stores as fulfillment centres.

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IKEA Hammersmith opening marks the start of a £1 billion investment in London

A1 Retail

IKEA UK’s first small store, with a focus on home furnishing accessories and access to the total IKEA offer, opened its doors on Hammersmith’s King Street yesterday. IKEA’s ongoing transformation to become more convenient will see an investment of £1 billion in London over the next three years.