Watches and jewelry
March 25, 2019
Baselworld introduces chatbot. Image credit: Baselworld
By Brielle Jaekel
With the watch industry rethinking the relevance of a trade show concept, the sector’s biggest fair Baselworld is still hosting a lineup of iconic brands while also pivoting in hopes to evolve.
{"ct":"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","iv":"c9bd667202e1daff4d0a19eaad036b32","s":"78702dbafe31f66b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here