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. “For

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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. The brand builds on GRBA’s House cooking, dining and entertaining stores with the introduction of bed linen, bath and living ranges.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Additionally, the end result is a set of 2D imagery that can inspire — but that still doesn’t offer quite the same experience as seeing an actual piece on display in a showroom. The platform lets creators drag and drop the pieces throughout the space to get the exact look they want, and the creators also can switch between view modes. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2021

I do think the nature of retail jobs will change, whether it’s [staffing] microfulfillment centers or just ship-from-store and BOPIS,” said David Ritter, Managing Director of the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 18, 2021

Called the “Home Experience of Tomorrow”, the transformation includes an innovative new design and incorporates new technology, new ways to shop, and a focus on emotional and empowering customer experiences. The essence of retail is to serve people. “The The essence of retail is to serve people.

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Hyken

JULY 4, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 7 Top AI Trends in Customer Service by Zendesk. EnterpriseAI) Ever-evolving technology is constantly changing how customer service is done. 4 Strategic Approaches to Customer Journey Mapping by Jennifer Torres.

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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. “For

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2020

people in operations, customer service and its live chat recommendations teams to keep up. Resident Leverages Data To Deliver Customers To Retailers. For those customers who are more comfortable buying offline, we have a customized, personalized experience to take them through to introduce them to a retail partner.”.

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Storis

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Here are 7 reasons to prioritize a customer retention strategy: Studies have shown that it costs nearly 7 times more to acquire a new customer than it does to keep an existing customer. It takes 12 positive customer experiences to make up for one negative experience. Utilize Feedback Surveys.

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Storis

AUGUST 8, 2018

It’s not a secret that the customer purchasing model is non-linear. Even if you are a home furnishings retailer that converts most of your revenue in your physical stores, your website plays a critical role in driving store traffic. Read more about Designing a Strong Home Furnishings eCommerce experience in our 12 Step Guide.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 27, 2022

-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. IKEA also hopes by locating these stores in city centres customers will visit more frequently.

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Storis

APRIL 18, 2024

Customers expect a precise delivery date to be declared to proceed with a purchase both when shopping online and in-store. The fantastic news is that the home furnishings industry has a leading solution that delivers these exact capabilities with real-time precision. Ambiguity just won’t cut it for today’s buyer.

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Storis

APRIL 12, 2024

Customers expect a precise delivery date to be declared to proceed with a purchase both when shopping online and in-store. The fantastic news is that the home furnishings industry has a leading solution that delivers these exact capabilities with real-time precision. Ambiguity just won’t cut it for today’s buyer.

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Storis

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The Boston Retail Partners 2019 POS/Customer Engagement Survey identifies how retailers are faring in the quest to ensure the four key pillars of customer experience are in place to deliver Unified Commerce. The four pillars are Personal, Mobile, Seamless, and Secure. Want to Learn How STORIS Can Support Your Business?

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 9, 2022

For those of you who can’t make the trip to China here’s a quick overview of what these stores are like and why they provide an elevated customer experience: Scan and go. Customers shopping at Hema can use the retailer’s app to scan the QR code on each item they wish to purchase then the item is added to their digital shopping cart.

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Storis

MARCH 7, 2019

This winter, I enjoyed time on the road engaging firsthand with many home furnishings retailers. Further, Google is surveying customers to populate this information, therefore ensuring a good customer experience will promote positive reviews of your public profile later. Written by Caitlin Jascewsky.

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V Count

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Improve Customer Experience. Shopping malls offer customers more than just extensive shopping opportunities, they are also places to socialize with friends and family. This includes both the management and the staff. Improve Customer Experience. Accurate and Informed Leasing Valuation.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

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. Peter Jelkeby, Country Retail Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA UK & Ireland, says: “Everything we do starts with our customers.

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Storis

JUNE 25, 2019

How To Avoid Disgruntled Customers. As a former retail employee in the home furnishings industry, I learned the ins and outs of delivering both positive and negative customer experiences firsthand. That way, when a customer came in looking for an item, I knew exactly where it was. It did not matter though.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Even before COVID-19, retail companies were looking to partnerships as a way to manage some of the shifts happening in their industries. To help its customers better coordinate their homes’ color schemes, Pottery Barn and its sister brands partnered with Sherwin-Williams to create paint palettes that match the retailers’ home furnishings.

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Storis

APRIL 8, 2024

Retail leaders can take advantage of Webhooks to accelerate automation in their home furnishings retail operations and build scalable data-driven workflows. Webhooks are a powerful tool for data automation for retailers seeking to build intricate and timely customer experiences. What Is a Webhook?

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Storis

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A Key Home Furnishings Technology Trend. Technology acceleration matters to your home furnishings retail business. Your customers expect a wide variety of technology applications to play a role in the retail experience your brand delivers. Why Does Extensibility Matter to You as a Home Furnishings Retailer?

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Storis

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

While home furnishings retailers face unprecedented challenges, our industry has a history of resilience. Currently, the effects of production halts, labor shortages, raw material delays, and logistical challenges are compounded in the home furnishings industry. Lead Time Management. Request a Demo. Request a Demo.

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Storis

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Today’s customer journey occurs across multiple channels requiring retailers to provide a seamless personalized experience. This brings us to our third pillar of the Boston Retail Partners 2019 POS/Customer Engagement Survey, seamless customer experience.

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