COVID-19: Sonepar’s Gaurav Sharma Shares Customer-focused Digital Solutions

Sonepar

May 20, 2020

A new video featuring Sonepar’s Vice President of eCommerce and Digitalization, Gaurav Sharma, answers COVID-19 related questions regarding Sonepar Canada’s digital solutions, his team, and the future of eCommerce in the electrical wholesale industry.

Among new solutions introduced by Sonepar: customers can now create an online account through a simple text message. Traffic on Sonepar’s website has tripled since the pandemic began, and the number of new accounts has doubled. Many Sonepar locations also feature curbside pick-up.

Learn more about these and other COVID-19 related solutions by watching a short YouTube video: 

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