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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. Best Buy Canada has partnered with Bell Canada to operate 165 stores in malls and smaller and mid-sized communities across the country.

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Best Buy Adds DoorDash as On-Demand Delivery Partner

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Best Buy has partnered with DoorDash to offer delivery of its consumer electronics products in under one hour, on average. We’re thrilled to welcome Best Buy to DoorDash as our first national consumer electronics retailer on the marketplace,” said Fuad Hannon, VP of New Verticals at DoorDash in a statement.

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Circuit City Plans to Curate Shop-in-Shops Using its Electronics Expertise

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These “Powered by Circuit City” partnerships will be centered on store-in-store concepts designed to seamlessly integrate the retailer’s electronics expertise and global brand awareness with other retail platforms, both online and in-store.

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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

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The idea was to bring the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation, with an initial focus on telecommunications and consumer electronics ( AT&T and Apple are partners in the U.S.). Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO.

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Look to the Skies, Dallas: Walmart Expands Drone Delivery to 30 DFW Metroplex Municipalities

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Retailer Unveils Search Powered by Generative AI Walmart announced the drone delivery expansion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon delivered a keynote address.

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Japanese Digital Marketplaces are Hot! What to Know About Setting Up Shop

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Japanese consumers are extremely savvy, with purchases based on quality, value, packaging, style, reviews and of course, pricing. Ads are everywhere and Japanese consumers are very receptive to advertising. Japanese consumers are very loyal, and reward systems work very well. Who performs the fulfillment?

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ESW and DPD Announce Strategic Collaboration

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This alliance gives DPD’s UK customers the ability to access ESW’s one-stop solution providing technology and deep localisation expertise through a capital-light approach – alleviating the friction that often impedes brands and retailers from selling directly to international consumers cross-border.