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Vusion and Qualcomm Unveil their AI-Native Store™ Vision
Vusion and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the release of "The AI-Native Store™: The New Operating System for Physical Commerce", a jointly developed white paper describing how BLE-native infrastructure, intelligent shelves, spatial signals, and on-device AI will redefine how stores operate, how associates work, and how shoppers engage.
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