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10 Ways Coffee Shops Can Make The Most Of Social Media

The Restaurant Times

Social media marketing software is a smart tool to enhance customer loyalty and engage with your regular clients while giving them information about timings, new flavours or combos, exciting discounts, and community events. Showcase Customer Loyalty Programs. Get Social Media Influencers Onboard. Source: ClassyWish.

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How to Handle Temporary Restaurant Closure during COVID-19

7 Shifts

Consider things like merchandise sales, inventory sales, or private cooking lessons. You can point your restaurant staff towards monetary relief programs offered by the government and other organizations to help them stay afloat if your business closes. Stay tuned for 7shifts’ very own relief program!

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

7 Shifts

A common way for coffee shops to get financed is through business loan programs. Planned marketing strategies: Will you have a loyalty program? Keep in mind that every coffee shop is going to be different, influenced by its location, size, and target market. Shelving if you're selling merchandise like hats or t-shirts.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-April 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the dismal March restaurant sales, security, loyalty, trends and teen consumer behaviors. The top factor influencing the choice to buy alcoholic drinks with take out/delivery relates to ease and safety. Emotional Connection and Loyalty.

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How the Tech Industry is Shaping the Future of Dining

Lavu

Besides the rise of apps, the second largest computing development to influence restaurant management system software is the cloud. Commerce platform for the selling and tracking of items such as merchandise. Customer loyalty resources and gift card management. What Restaurant Customers Think of Technology.

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Merch Madness

EATER

Carolyn Figel Branded restaurant merchandise has become a shorthand for selfhood. I need a 12-step program for tote bags. When we opened in 2017, it was clear that restaurants were having some fun and success selling branded merchandise,” says Chad Conley, owner of Portland, Maine, bagel shop Rose Foods. How did we get here?

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A Guide To Average Restaurant Revenue And Profit

BNG Point of Sale

For example: merchandising at your location or online sales of food items; consumer packaged goods such as dinnerware, cookbooks, aprons; phone orders where you take credit card information on-site to charge later when the delivery arrives. What Is Restaurant Revenue? Average Restaurant Revenue for a Second Location.