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How Clothing Stores Are Driving Retail Innovation

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In March , IKEA announced plans to maintain or increase its heavy level of investment in eCommerce and brick-and-mortar efforts to evolve with changing shopping habits. In addition, India’s Flipkart and Germany’s Otto and Home24 also compete with IKEA. “Of Home furnishings had an average index score of 29.0.

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QR Payments Are Having A Moment

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In fact, some of the most malleable aspects of a QR code-based system might be evident in the system IKEA is experimenting with right now — one where QR codes aren’t just used to facilitate payments but also to spare shoppers the need to drag cumbersome furnishings around the store and through the checkout line.

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An Unevenly Happy Holiday For Retailers

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There has also been a wave of retailers – including Home Depot, Ikea and Office Depot – that have announced they are skipping Thanksgiving as a commerce opportunity and letting their employees stay at home. And some, like the new iPhone , will not need any kind of discount to move from shelves.

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