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MRM Research Roundup: Year-End 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurants looked after frontline workers, diners lended their own efforts to support restaurants and their staff in 2020, offering donations, gift cards, tickets towards online classes and merchandise purchases. More than 8 million POS software installations at major retailers. In its new report, Placer.ai

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8 Tips for Selling Merchandise at Your Coffee Shop

Lavu

Coffee shops have a unique customer base that stands and waits patiently (we hope) for their lattes—and not selling merchandise is a lost business opportunity. Those minutes could be spent checking out your café’s merchandise instead of idly scrolling through Instagram feeds. How to Merchandise a Café. Travel Mugs.

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How Restaurants, Retail and Mixed-Use Environments Are Capitalizing on a Surging F&B Market

Modern Restaurant Management

While the scale of Easton may be difficult to replicate, a heavy emphasis on F&B and integrated dining concepts makes it an ideal prism through which to view how restaurants are approaching lease renewals in retail and lifestyle centers. How strong is the appeal of a strong mix of restaurants and retail?

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Your guide to the best restaurant merchandise ideas

Clover - Restaurants

One of the most effective ways to boost your business and generate additional revenue is by offering restaurant merchandise. From trendy accessories to gourmet muffin mixes, the right merchandise can turn your loyal diners into ambassadors, spreading the word about your eatery. Why offer restaurant merchandise?

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3 New Restaurant Marketing Opportunities in November

Ken Burgin

There are three from the retail space that can easily be adapted for restaurants and cafes in November – just add imagination and stir! Retailers use Black Friday for crazy, never seen again deals – it’s OK to do a big discount, because it won’t be repeated. Black Friday Restaurant Marketing – 26 November.

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Inside the Starbucks Collectors Cup Market, Where a Single Tumbler Can Sell for Nearly $2K

EATER

The drinkware retails between $20 and $30, and is almost always sold out on the Starbucks website. Spaulding’s first beloved cup retails for $24.95 The resale market really ramped up during the pandemic, as cup collectors found themselves stuck at home and many actual retail locations were closed.

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Restaurant Loyalty Programs to Boost Revenues

Cheetah

Restaurants, retailers and airlines have been using loyalty programs to drive revenue for nearly three centuries. What’s more, advertising deals about non-core products, like restaurant merchandise and swag , boost alternative revenue streams. Reading Time: 4 minutes.