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No longer a “hot new thing”: Why AR shopping is here to stay

Inside Retail

“When it comes to makeup, I always say, ‘use without caution,’ and now you can shop without caution, too.” However, beauty brands and other companies in various retail sectors have been integrating AR technology into the consumer shopping experience since well before 2020.

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How Ikea Australia plans to champion affordability and the shopping experience

Inside Retail

For us, growth in online sales driven by the Covid-19 pandemic has led us to transform service formats and customer meeting points, reimagine stores as fulfilment centres, and evolve our customer service centre for customers to shop with us remotely. This story first appeared in the 2024 Australian Retail Outlook.

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JD.com launches Ochama Robotic Shop

Retail Focus

JD.com has opened two robotic shops by the new brand name “ ochama ” in the Netherlands, with more locations to follow soon. The new model of shops introduces an unprecedented shopping format merging online ordering and pick-up shop in which robots prepare the parcels, and home delivery service.

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RIP: The late Terence Conran’s once high-flying Habitat is no more

Inside Retail

Europe-based home furnishing chain Habitat has shut down all of its operations, just a month after collapsing into receivership. The fate of five other shops in Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Milan and Zurich is unclear. The fate of five other shops in Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Milan and Zurich is unclear.

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Honesta launches with an irreverent take on home furnishings

Design Wanted

When helping to design Honesta’s first collection, he worked with Honesta founder David Gelmini to build on Rawood ’s expertise handcrafting wooden furniture inside its carpentry shop of professionals who specialise in different stages of the production process. “

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Ikea Australia lets customers buy second-life products

Inside Retail

Lachlan Mitchell, Ikea Australia’s product recovery leader, said: “Our new As-Is Online platform gives our customers an easy way to shop more sustainably and find the perfect home furnishing products to make their life at home better.”.

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Ikea launches AI-powered mixed-reality experience

Inside Retail

“This is a significant investment for Ikea in cutting-edge digital AI technology which is market-leading for a home furnishing retailer in Australia,” said Giovanni Rutigliano, Ikea Australia’s digital manager.