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How Ikea Australia plans to champion affordability and the shopping experience

Inside Retail

MV: In recent years, we have invested heavily in our journey as an innovative omnichannel retailer, opening Plan and Order Point locations in Greater Melbourne and Sydney, enabling us to be exactly where our customers need us to be, which is a key part of our growth strategy for Ikea in Australia.

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Cashierless Space Gets More Crowded: JD.Com Opens Two Autonomous Stores in the Netherlands

Retail TouchPoints

The Ochama shops, located in Leiden and Rotterdam, carry everything from food to home furnishings and are operated entirely by robots. Ochama takes a different approach from Amazon Go , which mimic traditional store shopping experiences in locations like a 10,400 -square-foot grocery store in Seattle.

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2024 Industry Trend Guide

Storis

So, buckle up, home furnishings retailers; we’re ready to accelerate. More than 50% of those surveyed plan or use Generative AI for designing digital ads, writing content, and personalizing marketing. How is your business currently leveraging or planning to leverage AI? They simply shop.

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

With the COVID-19 pandemic escalating the adoption of online shopping across all categories, the home goods sector in particular has seen a notable spike in ecommerce. Social shopping also has been a major source of traffic for the brand, and has increased significantly year-over-year.

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

With the COVID-19 pandemic escalating the adoption of online shopping across all categories, the home goods sector in particular has seen a notable spike in ecommerce. Social shopping also has been a major source of traffic for the brand, and has increased significantly year-over-year.

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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. Today, retailers leveraging in-store technology to track guests and build shopping carts generate valuable data. First-party data is increasingly important.

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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. The announcement marks part of a long-term transformation to become more convenient and accessible by bringing IKEA closer to where customers live, shop and socialise.