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

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The stores, which had been branded as The Source , a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell, will be renamed Best Buy Express and offer both Best Buy consumer electronics and telecom services from Bell. The stores are slated to open beginning in the second half of 2024.

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

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Retail pioneer Ron Johnson — the man responsible for the Apple Store and Target ’s first designer collaboration — is taking his new retail company public through a SPAC merger with Marquee Raine Acquisition Corp. So how should a premium company deliver a product for someone who wants to start digitally?

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

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Between stores closing and severe declines in discretionary spending, the retail industry has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. While there’s been an overall decline, there’s also been a need for effective customer experiences. And technology has everything to do with it.

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