by Mike Duff | Apr 6, 2023 | Retail Articles
Ikea U.S. has launched what it has dubbed As-is online, a service that allows participants in its Family membership program to browse and reserve used and discontinued products online that they can then purchase and pick up in stores. Ikea is characterizing the...
by Mike Duff | Feb 17, 2023 | Retail Articles
Although the Massachusetts Institute of Technology comes in first, the top retailer in the Forbes America’s Best Large Employer study was H-E-B at number five. Among retailers, Trader Joe’s at 16 and Costco Wholesale at 25 come in next. Wegmans at 44 and...
by Mike Duff | Jan 26, 2023 | Retail Articles
In its 2022 Annual Summary, Ikea highlighted the company’s initiatives to address customers in new ways while taking care of people and the planet, even as it reported a small sales gain. Covering the fiscal year from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022, the...
by Mike Duff | Nov 29, 2022 | Retail Articles
Consumer spending on smart home devices grew in 2022, according to a new research report from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, which suggests that developments are favoring adoption. Despite an uncertain economic outlook, consumers will spend more...
by Mike Duff | Jun 22, 2022 | Home + Housewares
According to a Placer.ai study, the home center and home decor channels — home decor in this case including retailers from At Home to Bed Bath & Beyond to The Container Store — aren’t growing the way they did during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic but that...