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Digital queues to virtual trial rooms: Retail's answer to Covid-19

From digital queues to virtual trial rooms, retail stores are adopting new technologies to adapt to the post-Covid world, reports Sai Ishwar

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To solve the problem of queue management, Sait has set up a digital queuing system based on Quick Response (QR) codes

5 min read Last Updated : May 15 2020 | 3:06 AM IST

The day the Karnataka government allowed the resumption of the sale of liquor, Matheen Sait, owner of Evoma Hotel in Bengaluru, found unmanageable crowds outside. Reason: His hotel also has a bar attached to it.

“It was pretty scary. People were maintaining social distancing for a time, but when they got close to the door, they got so excited that all safety norms went for a toss,” says Sait.

To solve the problem of queue management, Sait has set up a digital queuing system based on Quick Response (QR) codes. “Now there is no frenzy at the door and hence

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