Wayfair

Wayfair Inc. is an American e-commerce company that sells furniture and home-goods. Formerly known as CSN Stores, the company was founded in 2002. Their digital platform offers 14 million items from more than 11,000 global suppliers.

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Retailers Hope AR and GenAI Energize Consumers and Get Them to Buy
Retailers Hope AR and GenAI Energize Consumers and Get Them to Buy
February 09, 2024  |  Retail

The commerce landscape is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by the rapid expansion of digital marketplaces and eCommerce platforms.  This surge comes as little surprise, as...

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Wayfair Cuts 13% of Workforce While ‘Right-Sizing Its Cost Structure’
Wayfair Cuts 13% of Workforce While ‘Right-Sizing Its Cost Structure’
January 19, 2024  |  Retail

Wayfair is laying off 1,650 employees as part of its efforts around “right-sizing its cost structure.” The cuts amount to about 13% of its global...

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Report: Shein or Temu Could Benefit From Merger With Wayfair
Report: Shein or Temu Could Benefit From Merger With Wayfair
December 29, 2023  |  Retail

Shein or Temu reportedly could be potential merger partners for Wayfair. Either of the two Chinese-founded eCommerce companies could be a good fit for a...

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IKEA Uses AI to Transform Call Center Employees Into Interior Design Advisors
IKEA Uses AI to Transform Call Center Employees Into Interior Design Advisors
June 14, 2023  |  Retail

IKEA is providing training to call center employees to transform them into interior design advisors. The initiative by the Swedish furniture giant is aimed at...

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Overstock CEO: We’re Winning Share From Wayfair and Bed Bath & Beyond
Overstock CEO: We’re Winning Share From Wayfair and Bed Bath & Beyond
February 27, 2023  |  Retail

“2022 is a year I’m glad to have in the rear-view mirror. It’s not one we’ll forget, nor do we want to repeat it,” Overstock...

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Wayfair to Cut 10% of Global Workforce
Wayfair to Cut 10% of Global Workforce
January 20, 2023  |  Retail

Wayfair is cutting 10% of its global workforce, including 18% of its corporate employees. The home goods retailer said in a Friday (Jan. 20) press release that these...

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Wayfair Aims to Cut Costs by $500M After Drops in Customers and Orders
Wayfair Aims to Cut Costs by $500M After Drops in Customers and Orders
November 03, 2022  |  Retail

After a quarter in which its revenue, active customers and orders dropped, home goods platform Wayfair is working to reduce costs by a half-billion dollars...

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Wayfair Moves Entire Data Center Operations to Cloud
Wayfair Moves Entire Data Center Operations to Cloud
October 11, 2022  |  Retail

In a bid to boost flexibility and better manage demand surges, online home furnishing retailer Wayfair has migrated its entire data operations to the cloud. The retailer previously had...

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Wayfair Clips 5% of Global Workforce After Growth Sputters
Wayfair Clips 5% of Global Workforce After Growth Sputters
August 19, 2022  |  eCommerce

A pandemic surge in growth that unexpectedly sputtered post-COVID prompted online home goods retailer Wayfair to lay off 5% of its global staff, affecting 870...

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