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Overstock Teams with UPS to Tackle Home Furnishings Returns

Retail TouchPoints

The new doorstep returns pilot comes as Overstock.com completes its transition into a furniture-only online retailer, after 18 months spent exiting all non-home categories. As the fourth -largest online retailer of home furnishings in the U.S., 30, 2022, and customer count dropping 22.6%.

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IKEA trials “Home Experience of Tomorrow” concept store

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“People have higher expectations for home, and a greater desire to belong in the community and social life,” says Anna Pawlak-Kuliga, Country Retail Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer for China. It was created by internal and external specialists, experts in consumer behaviour, food, expansion, mega trends, and futurology.

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Address Labor Shortages by Creating Attractive Retail Career Paths

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In combination with changes in worker attitudes and consumer behavior, these shifts have weakened the industry’s long-standing low-wage model. Kotlyar predicted that remote consultations with associates will expand beyond apparel into the electronics and home furnishings verticals.

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Ikea Plans $2.2 Billion Investment to Advance Omnichannel Presence

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Plans include opening new stores, strengthening its fulfillment network and enhancing its regional product offerings to better reflect the needs of customers in different parts of the country. ramp up our fulfillment capacities and make our offer even more relevant to local customers’ needs and dreams.” Ikea will invest more than $2.2

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Retail Sales Drop 0.6% in November, but NRF Expects Flat Return Rate Despite Higher Sales

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The decline occurred despite muted inflation of just 0.1% , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI). decline, furniture and home furnishings stores reported a 2.6% Retail sales fell 0.6% in November 2022 compared to the previous month, though they were up 6.5% Department stores saw a 2.9%

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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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The Future of the Mall: Why Developers are Rethinking Everything from Tenant Mix to Events and ‘Adjacencies’

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That means more consumers are venturing out into the world — and going back into stores. Research from Springboard points to similar results: the company’s latest Retail Consumer Survey indicated that 56% of consumers were “very” or “completely comfortable” visiting brick-and-mortar destinations, a steady increase from the 50% figure in May.