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Best Buy Canada to Operate 165 Small-Format Bell Canada Stores Under Renamed Banner

Retail TouchPoints

Best Buy and Bell will invest in an updated store experience and expanded product assortment, customer experience and training. The Best Buy Express small-store format will be designed to provide an easy-to-navigate shopping experience and also will serve as pickup points for online orders. “By

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Baltic Telecom Company Trials Self-Service Store to Reach Small-Town Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Telia — a telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic states — is piloting a new self-service store model in Tartu, Estonia, as it looks for cost-effective ways to serve customers in regions where full-service offices aren’t in place.

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Apple Store Creator’s ‘Commerce-at-Home’ Startup Enjoy to Go Public via SPAC

Retail TouchPoints

According to the company, this at-home experience is achieved through proprietary technology and data science tools that manage inventory, routing and staffing. At the moment, Enjoy primarily operates in the telecommunications and consumer electronics verticals via partnerships with AT&T in the U.S.,

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What the ‘Next Normal’ in Consumer Behavior Means for the Hourly Economy

Retail TouchPoints

While there’s been an overall decline, there’s also been a need for effective customer experiences. After experiencing a surge in orders, the company is continuing to hire temporary staff at its fulfillment centers to meet demand. And technology has everything to do with it.

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What Is a Digital Twin?

Nvidia

They can replicate a fulfillment center process to test out human-robot interactions before activating certain robot functions in live environments. Fleet Command enables fulfillment centers, manufacturing facilities, retailers and many others to remotely implement AI updates. Retail and Fulfillment.