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Put an in-store AI assistant in your shop to answer the questions staff hear all day

who Elizabeth Johnson, owner of The Cotton Company, a locally owned shop in downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina

What it does

'Millie', an AI chatbot with a physical presence in the store, answers routine questions and tells the history of the store and downtown.

Tool cost

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Setup

Medium · or we do it from $497

Tools

Millie (in-store AI assistant)

Customer questionsRetail

The problem

Staff answered the same questions dozens of times a day (how to become a vendor, store history) instead of helping shoppers.

What happened

As reported by the Wake Forest Business & Industry Partnership: no one was replaced; staff have more time for personal service and learned from Millie too, and customer questions show what shoppers want. Next they plan to let it answer phone calls.

News report Source: Wake Forest Business & Industry Partnership (2026-08) · Added 2026-10-14. Results as reported by the source; we haven't independently verified them.

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How to set it up yourself

  1. List the 20 questions staff answer most.
  2. Load your store's facts and story.
  3. Review what customers ask each month and share trends with vendors.

Rather not do it yourself?

We'll set this up in your tools, in your voice, tested. Single use case $497. Satisfaction guarantee: we'll fix it until it works, or refund your setup fee. Terms. We reply within 1 business day.

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