VERIZON OPENS "SMART STORE" IN FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL., THE FIRST IN METRO ST. LOUIS

On July 2, Verizon Wireless is opening the first Verizon Wireless Smart Store in metro St. Louis in Fairview Heights, Ill. Verizon Wireless customers are invited to experience a new way of discovering new technology with the mobile lifestyle in mind. The 3,720-square-foot location, at 5902 N Illinois St in Fairview Heights, Ill., features the most advanced smartphones, tablets and wireless technology.

As part of the company’s ongoing investment in the community, Verizon Wireless is donating $5,000 to the Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois. A check presentation by Mike Lovasco, Verizon Wireless District Manager for the Kansas/Missouri Region, is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the new Smart Store location.

Verizon Wireless introduces its new retail store design to make shopping for wireless devices and services more convenient and more personalized. The redesigned stores are called Smart Stores and feature products in mobile lifestyle zones, which include:

• Get Fit – tech gear for the active sports and fitness buff
• Amplify IT – numerous Bluetooth speakers and more for the music aficionado
• Customize IT – smart toys, games and wireless gaming accessories for the family
• Home and On The Go – devices for home monitoring and energy management

Verizon Wireless store representatives now use tablets to assist customers with sales and service. Representatives are able to spend more time with customers with the barrier of the cash register/counter eliminated. The company is also integrating systems to make it easy for customers to do business with us across all contact points – online, in stores and through telesales.

Verizon Wireless plans to convert its entire fleet of 1,700 communications Stores into Smart Stores over the next few years.

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