Home Furnishing news and trends

IKEA Says the Time’s Right to Bring BNPL In-Store and Online
Buy Now Pay Later // September 20, 2023

Christine Briganti, Financial Services Deployment Project Leader for IKEA, told PYMNTS that the growing embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) will help broaden the Swedish furniture retailer’s reach in the U.S. by improving financial flexibility at the register — online and in-store. Tuesday (Sept....

Chairish And UPS Team To Solve Sellers’ Big Shipping Friction
Retail // August 02, 2018

Today, the wait — quite literally — could be over. That is, the wait between that moment when a buyer purchases that mid-century piece of furniture (from one of the fastest-growing consignment marketplaces for home furnishings) and when it arrives to occupy that perfect spot in...

IKEA ARKit App Lets Shoppers Virtually Try Before They Buy
Retail // September 13, 2017

Augmented reality (AR) is making itself right at home in the home furnishing retail space. IKEA, the Swedish home goods giant, has officially launched its new AR app, IKEA Place, to help customers virtually try before they buy. With the app, customers can visualize how...

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IKEA Says the Time’s Right to Bring BNPL In-Store and Online

September 20, 2023
Christine Briganti, Financial Services Deployment Project Leader for IKEA, told PYMNTS that the growing embrace of buy now, pay later (BNPL) will help broaden the Swedish furniture retailer’s reach in the U.S. by improving financial flexibility at the register — online and in-store. Tuesday (Sept. 19), IKEA announced that Afterpay’s “Pay in 4” service has […]

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IKEA ARKit App Lets Shoppers Virtually Try Before They Buy

September 13, 2017
Augmented reality (AR) is making itself right at home in the home furnishing retail space. IKEA, the Swedish home goods giant, has officially launched its new AR app, IKEA Place, to help customers virtually try before they buy. With the app, customers can visualize how a sofa, armchair, footstool or coffee table will look in […]