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IKEA Engages Home Renovators with New Quiz Experience on Pinterest

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Created to help inspire consumers and bring the feeling of several destinations into various rooms of the home, the campaign launched May 19 and is a collaborative effort across Wavemaker, Ogilvy and Jebbit. Tapping into the platform’s 85 million+ audience of those searching for home inspiration and ways to shop, IKEA U.S.

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NRF 2023 Spotlights Profitability, Workforce Enhancements and Media Network Opportunities

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Economic headwinds are likely to blow harder when consumers’ savings from the pandemic dwindle, which a Charles Schwab analyst believes could happen by Q3. There is built-up excess savings — estimates vary in the $1.5 to $2 trillion range — and that has been fueling consumption.

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China’s Antimonopoly Fine Leads to First Quarterly Loss for Alibaba Since Going Public

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Overall, online physical goods GMV grew 21% YoY in fiscal year 2021, driven primarily by the FMCG [ fast moving consumer goods ] and home furnishings categories. The company also pointed to increasing engagement among existing consumers as a growth driver. billion ) in fiscal year 2021.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

Can you be a home furnishings retailer without compelling 3D product visualization and customization? Social commerce. Technology is helping make physical retail central to Direct-to-Consumer strategy by providing retailers and brands with a wealth of data – especially in relationship to their physical retail stores.