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Report: The Retail Brand's Guide to WebAR

See how leading retail brands are using WebAR to drive their marketing strategy.

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66%

of people say they are interested in using AR for help when shopping.

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80%

of shoppers feel more confident when using AR during the decision-making process.

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WebAR Lets Retail Brands Meet Shoppers Wherever They Are

Whether a store is online, brick-and-mortar or both, customers crave the ability to experience and evaluate its products—and brand—before making a purchasing decision. Explore the many ways that retail brands use WebAR to enhance their marketing mix.

Let Ecommerce Shoppers Try Out Products to Purchase with Confidence

 

  • Allow customers to virtually try on make-up and accessories, use filters and more using Face Effects.

  • Enable shoppers to instantly try on rings, bracelets and watches using Hand Tracking.

  • Ensure the precise physical scale of any product that customers view in AR with the Absolute Scale feature.

Case Study: Polaroid's Virtual Try-On

Drive Foot Traffic to Storefronts

 

  • Provide exclusive offers and experiences that can only be accessed in-store using Lightship VPS, which precisely anchors AR content to any location.

  • Let customers unlock hidden AR content in-store that interacts with the real world using World Tracking, or use Image Targets on signage to trigger an experience.

  • Navigate shoppers to your location-based AR experiences using the fully-customizable Lightship Maps feature.

Case Study: Bon V!V's Virtual Vending Machines

Gamify the In-Store Experience to Increase Dwell Time

 

  • Engage shoppers as they browse a store by strategically using Image Targets to shapeshift displays, packaging and signage into interactive AR experiences.

  • Enable realistic 3D games that interact with the store environment to surprise and delight customers using World Tracking.

  • Create social, multiplayer experiences that allow shoppers to invite others to join an AR moment using Shared AR.

Case Study: Big W's Minecraft Quest

Augment Advertising to Increase Engagement

 

  • Engage users across desktop and mobile with AR Ads to make products more tangible.

  • Transform print ads and catalogs into interactive digital content that's rich in data and customer insights using Image Targets.

  • Add a QR code to a TV spot to extend a 30-second commercial into endless immersive experiences using World Tracking. 

 

Case Study: KHAITE's Immersive Lookbook

WebAR Is Impacting Key Metrics for Retail Brands

Across the marketing funnel, web-based AR is demonstrating success.

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250% Sales Lift

A WebAR scavenger hunt for Minecraft at Big W store locations resulted in a 250% increase in SKU sales.

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4min+ Dwell Time

An in-store WebAR activation for LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics resulted in an average dwell time of more than four minutes.

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4x More likely to Buy

Shoppers who use a WebAR feature on ecommerce site Saatchi Art to preview art on their walls are four times more likely to purchase.

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