Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2025

But a crucial part of the redevelopment is quintessentially Japanese: The third level has an all- Japanese food street, the fifth level a gorgeous Nitori home furnishings store and the sixth a sprawling Kinokuniya book store. (Renovations are still under way on the fourth level.)

Department Stores

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Overstock.com is piloting a new returns program with UPS that will allow Overstock customers to schedule doorstep pickup for returns of unwanted items with no re-boxing required. . As the fourth -largest online retailer of home furnishings in the U.S., 30, 2022, and customer count dropping 22.6%.

Home Furnishings

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

decline, furniture and home furnishings stores reported a 2.6% The National Retail Federation (NRF) and Appriss Retail projected that the 2022 returns rate will remain at 16.5%, nearly even with the 16.6% Additionally, the online return rate fell from 20.8% to return fraud. Department stores saw a 2.9% Another 41.4%

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

For many years, permissive returns policies have been the norm in ecommerce. For the post-holiday season just past, it’s estimated that the total value of returned goods will be around $171 billion. retailers were revisiting their returns policies as of late 2022. With numbers like these, it’s no wonder that most U.S.

Returns

Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

Many retailers are also seeing a spike in product returns accompanying this change, with Accenture research showing returns of online purchases can reach three times the number of returns for products bought in-store. However, this approach is short-sighted and ignores the clear message that returns are sending us.

Returns

Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2022

A new ‘ As-Is Online ’ section on the Ikea website lets customers access discontinued items, used showroom display items as well as pre-loved goods returned through the business’ Buy Back service. Ikea Australia has launched an online platform allowing customers to browse and reserve second-life Ikea furniture and homeware products.

Home Furnishings

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Pier 1 Imports has officially been relaunched as an internet-first retailer selling home furnishings and accessories online.

Home Furnishings

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Already today, 10% of the secondhand home furnishing market is made up of Ikea products. Ikea stores around the world have long had “As-Is” sections featuring damaged and returned items at discounted prices. “The global secondhand furniture market is growing rapidly, with a projected annual growth rate of 6.4%

Home Furnishings

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Pottery Barn has partnered with The Renewal Workshop to responsibly clean, repair and renew the brand’s imperfect and returned items, which will be sold under the Pottery Barn Renewed brand. Textiles offered via the program will span categories including bedding, bath, curtains, pillows, throws, table linens and robes.

Home Furnishings

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Luggage sales were also up 830 per cent, with many Australians preparing for a potential return to international and domestic tourism. And, potentially the biggest winner out of the entire lockdown-related shift in consumer spending, home furnishing, also saw strong growth at 245 per cent.

Home Furnishings

Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2023

Listed conglomerate Wesfarmers is merging its store networks Target and Kmart into a singular $10 billion business in a bid to boost returns and bring better value to customers. Kmart will continue to be price-driven and Target largely centred on affordable apparel and soft home furnishings, he added. “I It’s quite the opposite.”

Home Furnishings

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. They are 200% more likely to shop for dining room, kitchen, home office and bedroom furniture in the next 12 months.

Home Furnishings

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. The shift to ecommerce has led to the highest levels of returns that have ever been,” said Hosie.

Home Furnishings

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.

Home Furnishings

VMS

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The store’s interiors are inspired by the industrial architecture of Marimekko’s textile printing factory in Helsinki, with traditional retail display fixtures replaced by “carefully selected design gems from different decades and distinct material choices,” the fashion and home furnishings retailer said in a release.

Home Furnishings

Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

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.

Home Furnishings

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Home furnishing brand Cloth & Company is working with 3D asset creation and management provider All3D to help even small retailers and designers overcome this challenge through the creation of virtual showrooms using 3D rendering software.

Drop-Shipping

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In 2017, Swedish furniture and home furnishings retailer Ikea launched Ikea Place, an AR app that allowed consumers to virtually place products in their own home using Apple iOS 11’s ARKit technology. According to the retailer, the app automatically scaled products based on room dimensions, with 98 per cent accuracy.

Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Electronics and appliances as well as furniture and home furnishing stores both marked double-digit increases over the previous month. Every major category saw spending increases, including the food and drink establishments hit hard by the pandemic. These saw a 6.9%

Home Furnishings

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.

Home Furnishings

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Through this rebranding, we’re breathing new life into Bed Bath & Beyond, positioning it as an asset-light, e-commerce retailer with an expanded home furnishings and furniture assortment. Think of it as Bed Bath & – a much bigger, better – Beyond.” However, according to JAT Capital Management, an activist hedge fund with a 9.6

Home Furnishings

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Profitability is the Name of the Game Retailers will be looking for strong returns on investment throughout the enterprise, which means potentially putting projects with a longer-term payback — like the metaverse — on the back burner.

Home Furnishings

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2020

Home furnishing sales also migrated further online during the pandemic, putting pressure on the supply chain for Resident, which sells mattresses under the Nectar Sleep, Awara Sleep, Level Sleep and DreamCloud Sleep brands as well as the Bundle brand for furniture. The company hired more than 500.

Home Furnishings

Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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.

Home Furnishings

Retail Gazette

JANUARY 15, 2024

.” Loser: Wayfair “Wayfair has always struggled with profitability, needing to constantly spend on advertising in order to win customers, and can’t rely on returning customers with such an infrequent purchase type. Turnarounds are notorious for taking time and the company is unlikely to return to profit near term.”

Home Furnishings

Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2022

Diptyque is a pioneer in home fragrances and it’s motivating to have dynamic competition.”. Interestingly, Diptyque is continuing to expand even further into the home – or rather, make a full circle return to it.

Home Furnishings

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It generates billions in cash flow, returns billions in dividends and share repurchases to its shareholders year in, and year out, and employs more than 2 million people. 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.

Home Furnishings

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Smitten with the tropics, its climate and natural landscapes, he returned after the war ended and built an urban oasis in what is now central Bangkok, a short walk from National Stadium.

Home Furnishings

Storis

APRIL 1, 2020

As we all are spending more time than ever before in our own homes, I wanted to take this time to reflect on some of our industry heroes. The home furnishings retail employees, from sales associates and delivery fleets to IT and warehouse teams, that help us make our house a home. Their bravery is astounding.

Home Furnishings

365 Retail

MAY 8, 2024

The initiative is designed to give unwanted home furnishings, decorations, and more a new lease of life, responding to the increasing consumer demand for more sustainable and economically accessible shopping options.

Promotions

Storis

MAY 29, 2024

Dropshipping is gaining momentum as streamlined supply chains become a significant competitive advantage in the home furnishings industry. Another rising use of dropshipping is to aid home furnishings and appliance service departments. What’s In It for the Manufacturer?

Home Furnishings

Storis

JULY 12, 2022

As Found by Your Retail Peers Valuable technology delivers a return on investment. As we continue STORIS NextGen’s evolution, we share the Top 5 Areas of ROI your peers have found through our web-based, mobile solution for home furnishings retail. Schedule a STORIS NextGen Product Tour.

Home Furnishings

Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The recent uptick indicates a return to growth, following a period of natural market correction. Other top-performing sectors included household goods (9.09bn), DIY, furniture and home furnishings (6.69bn), sports equipment, games and toys (5.18bn), and beauty and cosmetics (2.25bn).

Home Furnishings

Storis

AUGUST 8, 2018

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. Use Auto-Fill: Auto-fill information for return customers or based on browser settings to make completing an order efficiently. Powerful Conversion Tools.

Shopping

Storis

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Transitioning Away from Manual or Back-Office Ticket Writing While the legacy practice of hand-writing tickets may have served home furnishings retailers in the past, it feels outdated and cumbersome to guests and your staff today. Imagine a returning customer walking into your store.

Payment Services

Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

So, buckle up, home furnishings retailers; we’re ready to accelerate. The State of the Home Furnishings Industry With abundant opportunity, let’s explore how market and consumer behavior position retailers for success. These positive indicators can support a successful year for home furnishings retail.

Home Furnishings

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. The longer a customer must wait for their issue to be resolved, the less likely they are to return. Utilize Feedback Surveys.

Customer Retention