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Retail

US Homeware Brands Embrace AR/VR

As explored in Interiors Retailing Online, Lowe’s Haptic-VR DIY Skills and Virtual Immersive Commerce, try-before-you-buy visualisation tech and guidance-based immersive digital experiences have been gaining momentum in the homeware sector for some time. 

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21 Apr 2017
BY: Marian Berelowitz
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