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“Change in behaviour”: Why Ikea’s Swedish meatballs are selling like hotcakes

Inside Retail

The aim is to offer a wide range of well designed and functional home furnishing products, with prices [assisting] as many people as possible to afford them,” she said. Spending and eating more According to Hasler, Ikea was mostly able to absorb additional costs that occurred in 2020.

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Wayfair’s Strategy – 7 Compelling Facts You Need to Know

Indigo 9 Digital

If you are curious about how Wayfair came to dominate the online home goods market here are seven facts about Wayfair’s strategy you should consider including the challenges it faces as an eCommerce business. Wayfair launched after it consolidated 250 individual websites selling home furnishings into a single brand called Wayfair.

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

Retail Next

Can you be a home furnishings retailer without compelling 3D product visualization and customization? Not only did we see traffic and dwell time shifts relating to sales, visual merchandising and marketing changes, but we also learned unexpected things like shifts in conversation rate at very specific times of day. .

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Consumer Confidence Strategies – Turning Uncertainty Into Opportunity

Storis

Consumer confidence has long been a critical indicator of economic health, especially for the home furnishings industry, where major purchases often hinge on consumers’ sense of financial security. For home furnishings retailers, this index offers more than a snapshot of economic sentiment.