Macy’s and Marxent today unveiled a new case study on the largest Virtual Reality rollout in retail history, with approximately 70 Macy’s VR installations now in stores nationwide with more planned for 2019. The Macy’s Virtual Reality furniture experience, powered by the MarxentⓇ 3D Cloud platform, enables furniture shoppers to better discover products and make informed buying decisions.
Macy’s shared more details in a press release:
Macy’s and Marxent today announced that the companies’ partnership is the largest Virtual Reality rollout in retail history, with approximately 70 Macy’s VR installations in stores nationwide. The companies expect to add another 20 locations by January 2019. In partnership with Marxent, Macy’s is enabling customers to discover products and make informed buying decisions using the Macy’s VR furniture experience.
“Macy’s is constantly looking for ways to bring excitement and fresh experiences to our customers. Through the Macy’s VR furniture experience, we are giving our customers a new way to visualize a large selection of furniture products. Customers design their living space and, using a VR headset, immerse themselves in the virtual rooms they create. VR is a practical application proven to drive sales and a terrific example of combining technology and the human touch,” said Hal Lawton, president of Macy’s.
In the three pilot stores, VR-influenced furniture sales have increased by more than 60 percent versus non-VR furniture sales and decreased returns to less than 2 percent. Customers are more accurately visualizing their spaces and adding multiple furnishings with confidence. The program also allows Macy’s to offer a full range of furniture in a dramatically smaller space.
“With Macy’s VR furniture experience, customers can take a 2D floorplan and transition it to 3D in real time,” said Beck Besecker, co-founder and CEO of Marxent. “Macy’s VR for furniture is an easy to use application and consumers have a huge selection to choose from. The technology decreases return rates and VR gives customers a real omnichannel experience.”
Another exciting addition is an Augmented Reality furniture experience called “See Your Space IRL.” The technology allows customers to virtually place Macy’s furniture products in their actual living spaces. “See Your Space IRL” is now available on the Macy’s mobile app for iOS on the iPhone 7 and newer, and will be available on the Macy’s app for Android in 2019.
LINK: Read the full release on Business Wire.
Marxent’s 3D Cloud is the leading solution for retailers and manufacturers like Macy’s that are investing in an enterprise-wide, omnichannel 3D content strategy. Macy’s shred more information about its VR shopping experience in the most recent edition of Beyond the Boardroom, which you can watch below:
