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The Cisco Store Retail Roundup, Volume 2

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The Cisco Store Retail Roundup, Volume 2

We are back with Volume 2 of our Retail Roundup: The Cisco Store’s Merchandise and Tech Digest! Style guides From staff picks and our trendy Summer in Paris Collection, to Cisco-sponsored fan favorites and the colorful Hatch Designed line, Volume 2 brings you a curated style guide with something for everyone. The Cisco Store Tech Lab at Cisco Live Fresh off the success of Cisco Live in Las Vegas this past June, the Cisco Store…

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The Cisco Store Patching Station

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The Cisco Store Patching Station

The Cisco Store leverages Cisco and Cisco partner technology to power its retail environment. Most recently, we expanded our usage of Webex Connect to power an engaging customer experience at Cisco Live Americas in Las Vegas this past June.   A more efficient retail experience Webex Connect, an enterprise-grade Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), enhances shopping experiences by enabling customers to resolve issues swiftly through seamless interactions. With Webex Connect, you can integrate or…

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Tracking Energy Consumption at the Cisco Store

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Tracking Energy Consumption at the Cisco Store

This year at Cisco Live EMEA in Amsterdam, the Cisco Store began a new initiative to continue promoting sustainability in our daily operations. The power for the technology deployed at our travel store was routed through twelve Meraki MT40s (smart power controllers that can monitor and remotely control power). With our devices running 24/7, we baselined the store’s power consumption throughout the event with the help of CAE Labs’ WiserWatts: our total energy consumption for…

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Retail Tech Deep-Dive: Meraki Switching

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Retail Tech Deep-Dive: Meraki Switching

Join us as we dive deeper into Cisco and Cisco partner technology deployed at the Cisco Store! We asked Julie Nguyen (Product Manager, Meraki Switching Platform) to discuss how the switches are used in the Cisco Store and the larger retail industry.   How do Meraki switches improve a retailer’s and shopper’s in-store and/or virtual shopping experience? What problem are they solving? Network switches keep the world connected and moving as devices become smart and…

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