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IKEA Engages Home Renovators with New Quiz Experience on Pinterest

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Created to help inspire consumers and bring the feeling of several destinations into various rooms of the home, the campaign launched May 19 and is a collaborative effort across Wavemaker, Ogilvy and Jebbit. Tapping into the platform’s 85 million+ audience of those searching for home inspiration and ways to shop, IKEA U.S.

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China’s Antimonopoly Fine Leads to First Quarterly Loss for Alibaba Since Going Public

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Overall, online physical goods GMV grew 21% YoY in fiscal year 2021, driven primarily by the FMCG [ fast moving consumer goods ] and home furnishings categories. The longer a consumer has shopped on our platforms, the more they spend through more orders across more product categories,” said the company in a statement.

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NRF 2023 Spotlights Profitability, Workforce Enhancements and Media Network Opportunities

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We’re seeing it be a real traffic driver, because people come to sell a product they no longer need or shop the refurbished options, and then stay and shop the rest of the store. IKEA , which already had a resale program in the form of its “As Is” section, expanded in 2022 to include buyback and refurbishment services.

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

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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.