Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2021

Tapping into the platform’s 85 million+ audience of those searching for home inspiration and ways to shop, IKEA U.S. The immersive interaction brings shoppers deeper into home furnishing inspiration and products from IKEA with questions like, “If you could be anywhere irl… Where would you be?” in a statement.

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Home Furnishings Consumer Shopping Social Commerce 290

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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Home Furnishings Planning Location ATS 278

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2021

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. Livestreamin g — The Taobao social commerce app enables merchants to engage with consumers through livestreaming, short-form videos, interactive games and microblogs.

Home Furnishings 241

Home Furnishings Merchant Services Supermarket Social Commerce 241

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Additionally, it’s an important piece of our efforts to meet our 2030 sustainability targets.” — Seana Strawn, Head of Retail Design and Home Furnishing Identity, IKEA U.S.

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Home Furnishings Advertising Consumer Customer Experience 279

Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

Can you be a home furnishings retailer without compelling 3D product visualization and customization? Social commerce. Again, Nordstrom with their new Nordstrom Live virtual shopping experiences. Swarovski has also played in this space. Improved 3D product visualization. I think not. TikTok has tested a “Shop Now” button.

Visual Merchandising 40

Visual Merchandising Home Furnishings Shipping Fulfillment 40