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Ikea Plans $2.2 Billion Investment to Advance Omnichannel Presence

Retail TouchPoints

Plans include opening new stores, strengthening its fulfillment network and enhancing its regional product offerings to better reflect the needs of customers in different parts of the country. ramp up our fulfillment capacities and make our offer even more relevant to local customers’ needs and dreams.” We know U.S. in a statement. “We

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Ikea to Open London Store Following Three-Year Environmental Renovation

Retail TouchPoints

The store also will feature a home planning hub offering complimentary one-on-one design consultations with Ikea home furnishings experts and a selection of 3,500 affordable home furnishings accessories and small furniture. Customers can have larger pieces delivered to their homes or to a network of pickup points.

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The Future of Shopping: What to Expect in 2032

Retail TouchPoints

By 2032, digital will be the most important area of their business, and sectors that today have remained relatively untouched — motor vehicles and parts, convenience stores, furniture/home furnishing stores, building material, and more — will have reinvented their digital posture and orientation.

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Wayfair Participates in Autonomous Trucking Pilot Along Dallas-Houston Corridor

Retail TouchPoints

Home furnishings retailer Wayfair will be part of a six-week autonomous delivery pilot this July and August along the I-45 corridor between Houston and Dallas. Hunt Transport Services will deploy the Waymo Driver solution, and will use J.B. Hunt 360 technology to automate processes such as check calls and transactions.

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Ikea unveils US$2.2 billion expansion plan 

Inside Retail

According to Ikea, this is the company’s largest investment in the US in four decades, and it will focus on creating new stores and expanding fulfilment networks to serve more Americans. In addition, Ikea will build 900 new Pick-up locations where customers can pick up purchases made online.

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2024 Home Furnishings Industry Trend Guide

Storis

So, buckle up, home furnishings retailers; we’re ready to accelerate. We surveyed home furnishings retailers for insights on strategies to accelerate growth. The State of the Home Furnishings Industry With abundant opportunity, let’s explore how market and consumer behavior position retailers for success.

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How to Compete with Big-Box Retailers (Without a Big-Box Budget)

Storis

The Big-Box Challenge for Mid-Sized Furniture Retailers Mid-size home furnishings retailers face a unique challenge: competing against national chains that seem to have limitless buying power, inventory, and marketing reach. Big-box stores may dominate on scale, but today’s retail competition is not just about who’s bigger.