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.

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Home Furnishings Payment Services Promotions Accounting 233

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

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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Shopping Grocer Home Furnishings Drop-Shipping 346

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The apparel category saw particularly marked price hikes in both July (up 15.26% ) and August (up 15.52% ), two months in which apparel prices typically drop amidst summer markdowns and back-to-school promotions.

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Consumer Home Furnishings Apparel Markdowns 220

Storis

DECEMBER 5, 2022

One of the challenges home furnishings retailers are facing today is having excess inventory due to prolonged supply chain delays. Speak to a Home Furnishings Retail Expert. Having a home furnishings eCommerce website enables you to reach a broader audience, increasing the market for your excess inventory.

Home Furnishings 52

Home Furnishings Inventory Management Fulfillment Shipping 52

A1 Retail

MARCH 17, 2023

The most popular sectors for retail visits are home improvement (DIY, garden centre) at 22 percent, fashion (21 percent), homeware/ home furnishings (16 percent) and department stores, 14 percent. A great environment, attentive and knowledgeable staff is more important than just focusing on promotions.

Home Furnishings 87

Home Furnishings Department Stores Promotions Customer Experience 87

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.

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Home Furnishings Payment Services Promotions Accounting 132

Retail Gazette

MARCH 7, 2024

Chrissie Rucker, The White Company Chrissie Rucker founded The White Company back in 1994 and in the years since, has used the business’ platform to promote and raise money for her not-for-profit social enterprise with The Princes Trust.

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Fashion Home Furnishings Shopping Finance 114

Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Online retail, up 1.2%, continues to perform alongside home furnishings and DIY stores, up 1.1% “October’s 1.3% retail sales growth reflects the rebound in consumer spending after flat sales in September,” Claire Tassin, Retail and Ecommerce Analyst at Morning Consult , said.

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Home Furnishings Promotions Apparel Consumer 76

A1 Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Be that online or over the phone, customers can access the same home furnishing expertise available instore, which has resulted in a 24 percent year-on-year growth in remote sales. In the digital space, IKEA has increased capacity and capabilities to meet its customers remotely. The post IKEA UK announces sales growth of 11.9

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Home Furnishings Planning Fulfillment Promotions 59

365 Retail

JULY 4, 2023

One such transformation that warrants attention is the rise of the circular economy, an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and promoting the continual use of resources. This model not only promotes product longevity but also introduces a new form of customer engagement.

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Home Furnishings Returns Promotions Consumer 52

Storis

APRIL 14, 2023

Sales associates are at the forefront of your business, representing your brand to customers; therefore, having a dedicated and knowledgeable team is crucial to every home furnishings retailer. Is this product or order eligible for any promotions? How do additional items on the order impact discount eligibility?

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Home Furnishings Fulfillment Promotions Checkout 52

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Promotions and merchandising must be part of the specific messaging to establish the intent of the pop-up shop. Home furnishings and accessories brand Sundays launched a Los Angeles pop-up experience Sept. What are you going to see from that far away? ”. The Basics of Building a Pop-Up Strategy.

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Home Furnishings Consumer Planning Shopping 203

Storis

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Many retailers in the home furnishings industry are also offering Membership Programs , where customers have the option to pay to receive perks and promotional pricing all year round. They can proactively approach scenarios where the customer will be looking to make their next home furnishings purchase.

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Customer Retention Home Furnishings Payment Services Clienteling 52

Storis

MARCH 21, 2023

Written for the Home Furnishings Association’s Educational Series In a world before showroom technology , it was inefficient to track non-purchasing guests. STORIS provides modern retail software solutions to home furnishings retailers. Often the efforts spent on these guests went out the showroom doors with them.

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Home Furnishings Checkout Customer Retention Shopping 52

Storis

MARCH 26, 2024

One aspect of evaluating client satisfaction is the universal standard, Net Promoter Score, of which our client’s collective NPS rating is 70. They serve as an extension of your business, advocating for your success throughout the longevity of our partnership. Design our own version of this?

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Accounting Home Furnishings Promotions Management 52

Mass Relators

JANUARY 18, 2023

Consumers shopped in record numbers and retailers delivered positive holiday experiences to inflation-wary consumers, offering great products at more promotional price levels to fit their stretched budgets. Furniture and home furnishings stores were down 1.1%. Health and personal care stores were up 2.8%.

Home Furnishings 52

Home Furnishings Merchandise Store Sporting Goods Accessories 52

Mass Relators

JULY 16, 2021

June sales saw a boost from the annual Amazon Prime Day promotion and the competing deals offered by many other big retailers. Furniture and home furnishings stores were down 3.6% Specifics from key retail sectors include: Clothing and clothing accessory stores were up 2.6% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 49.4%

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Home Furnishings Sporting Goods Merchandise Store Accessories 52

Storis

MARCH 7, 2019

This winter, I enjoyed time on the road engaging firsthand with many home furnishings retailers. Hosting a promotional event or looking to highlight strong product reviews? At the FMG Symposium, Top 100 retailers talked strategy, while Las Vegas Market buzzed with energy.

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Home Furnishings Promotions Customer Experience Advertising 52

Hyken

APRIL 8, 2022

It is also about the reasons behind buying the product such as the need it fulfills, the price the customer is ready to pay, or the promotions which motivate him to fulfill the need. IKEA, one of the global home furnishing brands based out of Sweden continues to improve its customer experience, especially in the digital space.

Customer Experience 62

Customer Experience Payment Services Home Furnishings Fulfillment 62

Storis

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The ability to offer messaging and promotions based on customer context is a key differentiator in today’s marketplace. They seek out relevant product promotions and offers. STORIS' Unified Commerce Solution is fully integrated furniture ERP software developed with 30 years of home furnishings industry expertise.

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Suggestive Selling Home Furnishings Customer Experience Promotions 52

Retail Next

AUGUST 12, 2020

The average ticket (AUR) continues to be down to last year as retailers are still extremely promotional as they move through inventory. Athleisure and lounge wear also continue to sell to provide the utmost comfort for those teaching, learning, and working from home. .

Jewelry 52

Jewelry ATV Home Furnishings Apparel 52

Retalon

AUGUST 22, 2023

This leads to lower turnover of 3-4x across furniture and home furnishings. Leverage historical sales, seasonality, promotions, and other factors to improve forecast accuracy. But pet supplies, office supplies, and used merchandise turns inventory 6-7x on average. Higher volume flooring specialists trend higher at 8x.

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Inventory Turnover Specialty Retailers Apparel Inventory Management 41

Independent Retailer

JULY 7, 2022

billion in revenues) to furniture and home furnishings wholesalers (comprising 2 percent of the total, or $48.7 Be sure to make your campaigns eye-catching and mention any deals or promotions you are offering. Since 1987, wholesale distributors’ share of U.S. billion in revenues). 8 Wholesale Business Tips for Beginners.

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Wholesale Home Furnishings Net Profit Operating Expenses 63

365 Retail

MARCH 17, 2023

The most popular sectors for retail visits are home improvement (DIY, garden centre) at 22%, fashion (21%), homeware/ home furnishings (16%) and department stores, 14%. A great environment, attentive and knowledgeable staff is more important than just focusing on promotions.

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Home Furnishings Department Stores Promotions Customer Experience 95

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Despite the highly promotional nature of the Chinese market at the moment, Walmart’s gross profit margin was about flat in the fourth quarter of 2022. In China, year-on-year sales grew by 11.3 per cent in the fourth quarter, to $6 billion, and by 6.6 per cent on a comparable-store basis.

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Home Furnishings Accounting Marketing Promotions 130

Wiser

JULY 10, 2023

In order to keep up with the Prime Day competition and make sure their products don’t get lost in the shuffle, many companies have come up with creative ways to offer their own deals and promotions during this buying period. The promotion includes discounts on thousands of items, including TVs, laptops and kitchen appliances.

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Promotions Home Furnishings Shopping Planning 113

Storis

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

75% of consumers indicate a strong preference for shopping at retailers that offer consistent pricing, promotions, and product assortment across all channels. STORIS’ Unified Commerce solution is developed to help home furnishings retailers maximize their revenue potential across channels.

Home Furnishings 52

Home Furnishings Kiosk Customer Experience Point of Sale 52

VMS

JANUARY 30, 2022

We also create all of the social content to promote the shows and capture video and imagery assets during the shows.”. The big-box home furnishings retailer made the move to expand the program in the U.S. Tenspace’s “secret sauce” is the amount of user-generated content created during shows there, says Friedman. Advertisement.

Apparel 122

Apparel Home Furnishings Visual Merchandising Accessories 122