How shopping for home decor is getting a boost from augmented reality apps

Shortly before the launch of Jerome Furniture’s augmented reality app in 2015, a woman came into the Torrance store with yellow paint chips and a photo to help her find a couch that would work in her home.
Scott Perry, executive vice president of digital for the San Diego-based, Southern California furniture chain, was there, and he showed her the AR app, which allowed him to seemingly magically manifest a couch into the middle of the store on the screen of his phone.
“Her mouth hit