Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

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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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Furniture retailer Nick Scali is entering the UK market through acquiring Anglia Home Furnishings, trading as Fabb Furniture, for £3.5 million ($6.7 Nick Scali intends to pay $1 million to exercise the option to exit the existing distribution centre arrangement and inject up to $11.5 million of working capital.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

Europe-based home furnishing chain Habitat has shut down all of its operations, just a month after collapsing into receivership. The company’s trustees have initiated a final liquidation due to the lack of cash flow and a recovery plan. The fate of five other shops in Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Milan and Zurich is unclear.

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2023

Established in 1953, Laura Ashley sells a range of lifestyle products including home furnishings, women’s sleepwear, children’s apparel, accessories and hospitality experiences.

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Retail Times

MARCH 20, 2023

Today marks the opening of the IKEA Plan & Order Point in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The Plan & Order Point is a smaller store dedicated to kitchen and bedroom planning, where customers can visit for home furnishing advice and expertise to help design their ideal space.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2023

The Ikea designer and customer will then communicate through three virtual, one-on-one sessions, via the Ikea website and videoconferencing, to develop an inspirational mood board, floor plan, elevations, detailed 3D renderings, lighting plan, curated product list, home furnishing tips and material suggestions.

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2023

Kmart will continue to be price-driven and Target largely centred on affordable apparel and soft home furnishings, he added. “I I don’t see us doing this from a position of weakness. It’s quite the opposite.” Amid the rising cost of living, Kmart has put through 1000 price drops over the past two weeks.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

But he believes current financial pressures, as well as Covid-19 restrictions, have highlighted the importance of a comfortable and functional home and led to increased demand for home furnishings, interior design and products that make life at home “a better place to be.”

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Retail Times

JULY 25, 2023

Monday 24 July 2023 marked the opening of the IKEA Plan & Order Point in Preston, Lancashire. The Plan & Order Point is a smaller store dedicated to kitchen and bedroom planning, which customers can visit for home furnishing advice and expertise to help design their ideal space.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Ochama shops, located in Leiden and Rotterdam, carry everything from food to home furnishings and are operated entirely by robots. However, JD.com may start to catch up with its plans to open two additional stores in the Netherlands, with locations set for Amsterdam and Utrecht.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

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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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2023

While some fallen retailers return as “ghost IPs” that exist only to wring the final few dollars out of their names, Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson has far more concrete plans for the company’s acquisition of Bed Bath & Beyond’s intellectual assets. We’re an online home furnishing and furniture company.

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Inside Retail

MAY 24, 2022

We’re still in the nascent stages in terms of home furnishing category,” Kavitha Rao, India’s chief commercial officer told Inside Retail. It plans to unveil as many as 30 stores in the next seven years. The consumer spending on the home furnishing category in terms of percentage of the disposable income is about 4.5

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In May 2022, IKEA franchisor Ingka Group revealed its plan to invest more than €3 billion ( $3.16 At IKEA, it is always our ambition to offer quality and sustainable home furnishings to our customers at an affordable price,” said Javier Quiñones, CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer at IKEA U.S. This latest push by IKEA U.S.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The home furnishings retailer’s latest initiative will transform old mattresses into raw materials, which can then be used for new products. Ikea has launched a new mattress removal and recycling scheme as part of its sustainability efforts.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

decline, furniture and home furnishings stores reported a 2.6% Nearly 44% of survey respondents indicated they planned to hire more staff to handle returns during the holiday season, and 71% of these retailers intend to add staff specifically for stores. Certain areas were hit harder than others. Department stores saw a 2.9%

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Storis

MARCH 11, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, retail businesses are realizing the need for modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, drive growth, and increase extensibility. Let’s dive in! Industry expertise is a key STORIS differentiator.

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365 Retail

JULY 26, 2023

Monday 24 th July 2023 , marked the opening of the IKEA Plan & Order Point in Preston, Lancashire. The Plan & Order Point is a smaller store dedicated to kitchen and bedroom planning, which customers can visit for home furnishing advice and expertise to help design their ideal space.

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A1 Retail

JULY 26, 2023

Monday 24 th July 2023 marked the opening of the IKEA Plan & Order Point in Preston, Lancashire. The Plan & Order Point is situated in Deepdale Retail Park with a showroom that spans over 120 sqm/1,300 sqft.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Dunelm is planning to launch its first stores within the inner boroughs of London, after it saw its highest sales growth rate last year in the capital. The home furnishings retailer reported sales were up 4.5% during the 26 weeks to 30 December.

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Storis

MARCH 19, 2024

Furniture retail leaders recognize the need for modern Enterprise Resource Planning systems to streamline operations and drive growth. My name is Jake Egan, and I am the Senior Manager of Consulting Services for STORIS, the leading home furnishings ERP solutions provider. Today, I lead our team of talented Project Managers.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Bed Bath & Beyond has launched three new private label lines as part of the retailer’s plan to reposition itself in the marketplace. The new lines include Our Table kitchenware, Wild Sage home furnishings and Squared Away storage products.

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VMS

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That plan was disclosed by CEO Gary Friedman in the company’s third quarter earnings call , though he didn’t offer details on the upcoming brick-and-mortar initiatives. Upscale furniture maker RH (Corte Madera, Calif.) will remodel all of its stores and introduce a new gallery design as it looks toward the coming year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2022

For brands and retailers, that translates to taking the time to explain the process for home improvement projects and providing content that dives into the details on major home furnishings purchases. Our data indicates consumers plan to continue their home furnishings and home improvement purchases well into the future.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

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? These generations have an affinity for technology.

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VMS

JANUARY 30, 2023

The move is designed to spur sales of higher-margin, discretionary items such as apparel, beauty products and home furnishings. That previous coverage said Walmart planned as many as 30 such flagships.) Mass merchant Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.) has remodeled five of its SuperCenters in the Eastern U.S.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Plans are underway to augment its Nursery & Baby, Seasonal & Outdoor, and Gifting ranges, in addition to strengthening its bedding and home furnishing categories. Matalan is not only focused on expanding its fashion range but is also enhancing its homeware collection.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2021

According to data from BDO , 51% of retailers are planning to implement training to upskill employees’ technology capabilities, said Natalie Kotlyar, BDO’s National Leader for the Retail and Consumer Products Industry Group in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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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. For the recently acquired MyHouse business, GRBA is planning to expand the business beyond NSW, with stores in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. “We

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 15, 2024

“But winners can often lose momentum and, although the recovery enjoyed by Boots has been strong enough to prompt renewed plans by Walgreens to float the business on the London stockmarket, potential investors will need to be sure that there is an underlying growth story, beyond post-Covid recovery and a belated push to catch up online.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This one definitely mimics elements of Costco, and more are planned. per cent, with big-ticket items in the home furnishing and electronics categories taking a significant hit. However, so far, these are small moves in the overall scheme of things, and Costco has a lot of white space to attack in the APAC region as a whole.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

billion) for the financial year 2022/23, setting a new record for the global home furnishing company. Expansion continues to be JYSK DNA Despite the external factors that challenge the global retail market, JYSK continued its expansion plans. The turnover for JYSK increased by 6.3 percent reaching DKK 38.5 billion (EUR 5.2

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Retail Focus

JUNE 27, 2022

Renowned fashion and home furnishings retailer, Laura Ashley, has recently opened a new section in Braehead’s NEXT Home store, selling a range of furniture and homeware products. 1,000 sq ft space, as the brand pushes ahead on plans to increase its international presence. The store is set to open in this summer.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2022

I have a four-year-old and I have a one-and-a-half-year-old, and I saw the changes in the industry regarding resale in apparel, handbags, accessories, sneakers and home furnishing, but the baby industry was a little bit dated. There wasn’t an easy, hassle-free and safe way for parents to buy and sell their nice baby gear.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In the northwest, three Plan & Order Points (smaller stores dedicated to kitchen, bedroom, and living room planning) in Aintree, Stockport and Preston have improved access to free planning support for millions. IKEA UK announces sales growth of 11.9 The post IKEA UK announces sales growth of 11.9

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A1 Retail

MAY 5, 2023

Now, the Scandinavian home furnishing retailer is expanding to a new market in Türkiye. The strong belief in the Turkish market is also reflected in an ambitious expansion plan for JYSK. Continuing the expansion to new markets, JYSK will open its first two stores in Türkiye in the first week of May 2023.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 17, 2023

YouGov study commissioned by Gekko finds millions planning shopping spree ‘Retail as leisure’ as consumers combine shopping with eating out and socialising As the UK heads towards the spring and an enhanced bank holiday season, millions of consumers have revealed they are planning to go shopping on the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekends.

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