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Ikea Australia lets customers buy second-life products

Inside Retail

Once reserved online, customers can make the purchase by visiting their selected store’s As-Is area, located near the checkout area. 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.

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Cashierless Space Gets More Crowded: JD.Com Opens Two Autonomous Stores in the Netherlands

Retail TouchPoints

The Ochama shops, located in Leiden and Rotterdam, carry everything from food to home furnishings and are operated entirely by robots. Wundermart , which opened its first UK store in October 2021, plans to operate 10,000 cashierless convenience stores in a partnership with contactless checkout company AiFi.

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Ikea trials mobile checkout in Queensland stores

Inside Retail

Ikea is trialing in-store Mobile checkout in its Logan and North Lakes stores in Queensland with the aim of speeding up the buying experience at the furniture and homewares chain. The post Ikea trials mobile checkout in Queensland stores appeared first on Inside Retail.

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UK shoppers prioritise lasting and meaningful gifts this Mother’s Day as furniture and gadgets rise in revenue

A1 Retail

Both Fashion and Furniture, Home Furnishings and DIY experienced their peak sales on the Monday before Mothers Day, while Gifts, Gadgets, Gaming and Health, Beauty and Cosmetics peaked on Tuesday. Conversely, Furniture, Home Furnishings and DIY saw a 7 percent decrease in AOV, from 223.14

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

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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2024 Home Furnishings Industry Trend Guide

Storis

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.

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City Furniture Overhauls Ecommerce Approach to Create Highly Customized Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

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.