Interactive technologies help enhance learning
and customer experience
Toronto, ON - TELUS today announced the official
opening of its newest Business Store in Toronto. The new
store concept is designed to meet the specific needs of
small to medium sized businesses and enables an enhanced
customer experience through highly interactive and
innovative technologies as well as increased opportunities
for one-on-one learning and engagement with specialized
TELUS experts.
"Today's smartphones and tablets are loaded with
technology and features that can help manage and grow
businesses in ways we couldn't have imagined a few years
ago, and we are evolving our retail environments to reflect
this new reality and serve our business customers more
effectively," said Walter Andri, TELUS vice-president of
Small and Medium Business Solutions. "Our new stores are
designed to give small to medium sized business customers
the opportunity to try the technologies on the spot, with
one-on-one assistance from TELUS experts who understand the
distinct needs of businesses today."
TELUS' Business Stores feature:
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Specially trained in-store sales consultants who
understand the specific needs of small to medium sized
businesses and consumers
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In-store learning centres which offer one-on-one
and group tutorials to help business customers learn how
to get the most out of their communications
technology
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Spacious display stations that are equipped with
live devices to allow customers to get hands-on
experience with the user interface to see what works best
for them
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Interactive monitors throughout the store to
provide customers with information about TELUS' networks
and services
The new TELUS Business Store is located at 500 Yonge
Street in Toronto between Wellesley Street East and College
Street. For more information about TELUS Business Solutions
products and services, please visit
business.telusmobility.com.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national
telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.5 billion of
annual revenue and 12.7 million customer connections
including 7.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million
wireline network access lines and 1.3 million Internet
subscribers and more than 550,000 TELUS TV customers. Led
since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS
provides a wide range of communications products and
services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP),
voice, television, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live,
TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more
than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit
organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service
to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community
Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic
initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most
outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by
the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the
first Canadian company to receive this prestigious
international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit
www.telus.com.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Donna Ramirez
TELUS Media Relations
416-320-9309
Donna.Ramirez@telus.com