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“Change in behaviour”: Why Ikea’s Swedish meatballs are selling like hotcakes

Inside Retail

The aim is to offer a wide range of well designed and functional home furnishing products, with prices [assisting] as many people as possible to afford them,” she said. Spending and eating more According to Hasler, Ikea was mostly able to absorb additional costs that occurred in 2020.

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

Retail Next

Today, retailers and brands need to support their customers how, when and where they want to shop. Retailers and brands need to support, allow and empower their customers to engage with – and shop – them as the customer wants. Virtual shopping. Again, Nordstrom with their new Nordstrom Live virtual shopping experiences.

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Wayfair’s Strategy – 7 Compelling Facts You Need to Know

Indigo 9 Digital

If you are curious about how Wayfair came to dominate the online home goods market here are seven facts about Wayfair’s strategy you should consider including the challenges it faces as an eCommerce business. Wayfair launched after it consolidated 250 individual websites selling home furnishings into a single brand called Wayfair.