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MRM Research Roundup: Destination Dining, Voice Commerce, and the Force of Fast Food

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In recent years, consumer behaviors have drastically changed to now preferring delivery services and an increased willingness to pay a premium for a seamless experience. The data revealed that 60 percent of consumers surveyed prefer human staff versus AI-managed customer support, despite the potential for increased service efficiency.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Fast Food Has Become a Hi-Tech Job

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The hi-tech workforce has expanded into factories, warehouses, ecommerce delivery fleets, and this article’s focus: quick serve restaurants. Restaurant and retail employees were hard to come by while the number of channels for interacting with customers multiplied. The Technologies Behind Modern Restaurant Work.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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Read any article enumerating the current or emerging trends in restaurants and retail and you will see ideas of health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and brand authenticity coming to the fore. There are less than 200 food businesses with B Corp certification, and less than 50 are operating a service-oriented restaurant.

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How Restaurants Can Protect Themselves From Cyber Attacks

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Cybersecurity for restaurants is more important than ever because IT is an increasingly important part of both the restaurant sector and of retail more generally. Leading restaurants are teaming up with tech brands in order to offer their customers a better service, but many remain unaware of retail’s unique security challenges.

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Digital Marketing Tips to Attract More Valentine’s Day Diners

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The National Retail Federation estimates that 41 percent of consumers will celebrate Valentine’s day with a special dinner or celebration at home. This article includes some simple digital marketing strategies that restaurants can quickly implement ahead of the Valentine’s Day holiday. Give Your Website All of the Love.

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Second Wave of Restaurant Chain Bankruptcy Filings Could Offer New Opportunities  

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Additionally, many shopping centers and malls added more restaurants, in part to replace lost retail tenants. This has changed the ratio of restaurant to retail at these centers and, in many instances, resulted in less overall potential customers for the restaurants, while increasing the supply of available restaurant choices.

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Turning Time into Opportunity

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Explore Creative New Ways to Deliver Your Product or Service. Novel ways to deliver everything from orchestral music to personal training and therapy/addiction treatment have made the rounds as viral social media videos or popular articles. new customer base during and even after the quarantine ends.