furniture sales

IKEA’s Lead Franchisee’s Profits Fall as It Prioritizes Affordability
IKEA’s Lead Franchisee’s Profits Fall as It Prioritizes Affordability
November 27, 2024  |  Retail

IKEA’s biggest retailer has seen profits plunge after cutting costs to attract wary customers. Ingka Group, which runs stores that account for 90% of the furniture...

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Wayfair Goes Click-and-Mortar™ as Furniture Shoppers Seek Physical Touchpoints
Wayfair Goes Click-and-Mortar™ as Furniture Shoppers Seek Physical Touchpoints
May 24, 2024  |  Retail

Wayfair is going all-in on brick-and-mortar as furniture shoppers prove hesitant to fully embrace eCommerce. The home goods online marketplace announced Thursday (May 23) the...

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IKEA and Afterpay Bring BNPL to Furniture Buying
IKEA and Afterpay Bring BNPL to Furniture Buying
September 19, 2023  |  Retail

IKEA has entered the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space with the help of Afterpay. The world’s largest furniture retailer announced Tuesday (Sept. 19) that Afterpay’s “Pay...

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January Furniture Sales Helped by Promotional Financing
January Furniture Sales Helped by Promotional Financing
February 21, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers’ use of retail promotional financing for in-store purchases of furniture rose in January. The number of applicants for in-store furniture financing programs rose by...

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Wayfair’s Way Forward In A Crowded Field
Wayfair’s Way Forward In A Crowded Field
August 09, 2018  |  Retail

When a new Wayfair worker joins the team – and as of late, there have been an awful lot of Wayfair workers – their first...

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