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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. One of the most difficult tasks that any restaurateur or chef faces is convincing a customer to walk through the door for the first or twentieth time. Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind.”

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Bottom Line Shrinking? Five Ways Retailers Can Optimize Labor to Minimize Costs

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Five Ways Retailers Can Optimize Labor to Minimize Costs. T he return of in-person shopping has happened at varying rates depending on local lockdown restrictions, but the universal truth for most retail stores has been the massive shift to ecommerce —an estimated jump of $183 billion — cutting into brick and mortar profits.

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Rethinking Pay Norms: How Retailers Can Attract Exceptional Talent

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Rethinking Pay Norms: How Retailers Can Attract Exceptional Talent. Many industries have been able to increase hourly wages by passing on extra costs to consumers, but retail has historically been an exception. Turnover across the retail industry is at 4.4 So, what’s driving workers away from the retail industry?

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Top 5 Best Restaurant Loyalty Programs of 2024

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Earning customer loyalty takes time and effort! but the first and most important step is to choose the best loyalty program which can help to gain customer loyalty, engagement, retention and of course revenue generation. Tier-based loyalty program: Enables VIP Tiers and sends exclusive perks to customers on achieving milestones.

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Restaurant Guide: Top 5 Best Restaurant Loyalty Programs to Use in 2024

Bingage

Earning customer loyalty takes time and effort! but the first and most important step is to choose the best loyalty program which can help to gain customer loyalty, engagement, retention and of course revenue generation. Tier-based loyalty program: Enables VIP Tiers and sends exclusive perks to customers on achieving milestones.

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WHAT RESTAURANT OWNERS GET WRONG

Culinary Cues

In all cases they begin with the same goals: prepare and serve great products that are consistent and offered with a smile, build success on a steady flow of sales and controlled profitability, and do all of this with pride. I have the privilege of working with many different restaurants and food businesses. So why does it sometimes go wrong?

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Staying In Is Here to Stay. What Does that Mean for Restaurant Loyalty Programs? 

Modern Restaurant Management

As the world quickly came to a screeching halt in the early months of 2020, restaurants quickly accelerated an already existing shift towards digitalization to adapt to customers' new safety and priorities. For some customers, digital touchpoints may be the only ones they have with your brand. Prioritize Digital Experiences.