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Sensible gifting took centre stage as consumers embraced practicality this Christmas

Retail Focus

Fewer orders, bigger baskets Although total orders were down by 15% compared to 2023, the higher AOV demonstrated consumers willingness to spend more strategically and free shipping thresholds, loyalty programmes, and bundle offers encouraged shoppers to increase basket sizes.

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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.

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Castlery’s marketing VP Leah Howatson talks AI, localisation and lasting design

Inside Retail

Inside Retail: Having worked with Lazada, Home24Germany and now Castlery, what drew you to the home furnishing industry and what excites you the most about your role at Castlery? For me, one of the biggest throughlines has been the home and living category.

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The Hidden Cost of Disconnected Retail Systems (And How to Fix It)

Storis

Your warehouse ships. Why STORIS Is Built for This Moment STORIS is the unified commerce solution purpose-built for home furnishings retail. A Silent Drain on Profitability At first glance, your tech stack might look functional. Your POS works. Your e-commerce site is up and running. Reporting becomes trustworthy.

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Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Home Furnishings Supply Chains

Retail TouchPoints

Government policies significantly impact supply chain dynamics evolving trade regulations, stricter environmental standards, updated labor laws and increasing technological investments reshape how home furnishings products are designed, manufactured and delivered.

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A Generational Analysis of Today’s Home Improvement Customers

Retail TouchPoints

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 26% more likely to take on a DIY home improvement project due to the pandemic.

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Address Labor Shortages by Creating Attractive Retail Career Paths

Retail TouchPoints

“I do think the nature of retail jobs will change, whether it’s [staffing] microfulfillment centers or just ship-from-store and BOPIS,” said David Ritter, Managing Director of the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.