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The Geek Squad was offering to manage the installation of our POS systems, in addition to fielding the customer service inquiries.

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The scheme is offering jobs from business support and customer service with the Plus Dane Group to catering in city centre restaurant 60 Hope Street.

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Realizing this, the company is capping the number of times a business can contact a customer through their service, as well as offering people the right to opt-out.

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