Any successful business owner is familiar with budget restrictions. Restaurant owners are often tasked with finding technology to address new needs as they arise without breaking the bank. As the industry shifts, restaurants are striving to meet increasing demands. Many are considering upgrading their POS system, but need to find affordable technology. A cheap POS…
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Technologies that Help Restaurants Survive the Labor Shortage Restaurants were hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but there are signs that life is returning to normal. However, eateries in certain parts of the country, many of which were required to shut down in 2020, now face a new challenge: a labor shortage. According to…
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How Can I Maximize My Restaurant Inventory Management System? Chances are, you are too busy managing your restaurant to handle every detail of your inventory management operations. That’s where a restaurant inventory management system comes in. By automatically tracking the amount of product ordered, everything that comes out of the kitchen and bar, and what…
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4 Ways to Improve Customer Experience for Restaurants and Retailers In the customer service industry, a business is only as good as the experience they offer. Whether you have the trendiest fashion or tastiest burgers in town, if your customer service is lackluster, your business won’t last long. Rapidly advancing technology and ever-changing preferences require…
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How Retailers Can Use Instagram to Boost Visibility and Sales As customer behavior continues to change, the best manners of reaching them change, too. You want to meet your customers where they are, and many spend their days scrolling through Instagram. In fact, Instagram revealed that on average, those under the age of 25 spend…
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Buy Local: It’s Not Just for Produce In recent years, there has been a push to buy local. People are more willing than ever to support small businesses and give back to their communities — a trend that has only been accelerated by the pandemic. As small businesses have struggled to keep their doors open…
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How to Implement Outdoor Shopping for Your Indoor Retailer The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and despite having been cooped up for over a year, your customers have little interest in shopping in a confined retail store. While the word “retail store” traditionally evokes images of large, fluorescent-lit department stores with no windows…
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How to Maximize Revenue with Restaurant Events and Summer Sales Last year, the pandemic stopped people’s travel plans and forced everyone to stay inside their homes. But now, with warm weather fast approaching and vaccination rates starting to rise, people are itching to travel and visit restaurants and stores this summer. How can you entice…
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Top 5 Restaurant Moves for Survival By now, business owners across industries have come to terms with the fact that the world will not be going back to normal, even as states open up and vaccines roll out. Following the pandemic, the whole world is reacting to a new set of circumstances shaped by social…
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Tips and Tricks for Restaurant Menu Marketing The success of your restaurant is contingent on so many different variables. Some of these, like the recent health crisis, were not in your control. Other factors, such as your menu, are much more easily managed and can be harnessed to expand your growth. You may or may…
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