Company News
Urban Ladder’s offline strategy is different from rival Pepperfry’sedit
Urban Ladder to expand (Hindi)edit
Urban Ladder will invest in Delhi- NCR (Hindi)edit
Urban Ladder karega Dilli NCR mein nivesh
Publication: Business Standard Hindi (Print)
Date: June 8, 2018
Abstract Flowers Workshopedit
Online retail sales in India seen growing to $32.7 billion this yearedit
E-commerce in India has more than tripled since 2015, but it is only expected to contribute to 2.9% of the total retail sales in 2018, says an eMarketer report
Publication: Livemint
Date: June 8, 2018
Urban Ladder’s offline strategy is different from rival Pepperfry’sedit
Online furniture major Urban Ladder, for instance, has opted to focus on select cities when going offline in contrast to rival Pepperfry’s more aggressive approach.
Publication: India Finance News
Date: June 8, 2018
Competition and Industry News
AR and VR technologies are reshaping the retail landscapeedit
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are reshaping the retail landscape by improving customer experience both in-store and online: GlobalData
Publication: The Economic Times
Date: June 7, 2018
Ikea Sets New Climate Goals to Tackle Unsustainable Consumptionedit
The world’s largest furniture retailer pledged to use only renewable and recycled materials in its products as part of a plan to have a positive impact on the world’s climate by the end of the next decade.
Publication: Bloomberg Quint
Date: June 7, 2018
IKEA is designing customizable ergonomic chairs for the world’s most extreme sittersedit
For the world’s most extreme sitters, IKEA is developing a new ergonomic chair specifically designed for long stretches playing video games.
Publication: Quartz
Date: June 7, 2018
Livspace to spend ₹30 crore on expanding offline storesedit
Livspace is looking to add five or seven new experience centres to the existing four in Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune at Rs 3-4 crore each
Publication: Livemint
Date: June 8, 2018
Godrej Interio to take a tech leapedit
Godrej Interio, one of the leading furniture makers in India, is planning to undergo a huge technological shift in the next one-and-a-half years.
Publication: The Times of India
Date: June 8, 2018