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Blurring the Lines Between QSR and Retail

Modern Restaurant Management

You can also walk into a trendy clothing retailer and find t-shirts from QSRs with both vintage and current logos. Modernizing customer experiences and maintaining satisfaction are top priorities for retail and restaurant owners. Retailers have always guided customers to products, and navigation is fundamental to good store design.

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How Restaurants Can Attract and Retain Workers Tempted by Retail Holiday Job Offers

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And now cue the retail holiday job ads, that annual event enticing restaurant workers away with promises of elevated hourly pay and bonuses. Each year, we hear from restaurant general managers how frustrated they are about staff jumping to retail jobs over the holidays. Give existing employees their first pick for shifts, for instance.

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Restaurants Pivot to the new ‘Post-COVID’ Consumer Behavior Patterns

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It’s not enough just to recover, retail and specifically restaurants and the food industry are compelled to pivot, adapt and create a model that will endure. Retail Is Remodeling and Partnering. Restaurants should consider following the example of big box retailers. in 2021 or double the previous forecast.

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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

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It’s not so true in other retail businesses where browsing is a pastime that is far less likely to result in a purchase. Stop into retail shops to catch the feel of the business, visit other restaurants, and talk with the operators about their challenges – you know their challenges are probably the same as yours.

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Changes in Consumer Habits: Looking Back Over the Last 12 Months of Retail

This large-scale North American survey explores changes in expectations over the last year. You’ll learn: What consumers expect. How habits are solidifying. Where to focus to drive the greatest impact. Special features on grocery and convenience stores!

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Predictive Scheduling: What It Is and How To Implement With Success In Your Restaurant

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Predictive Scheduling — also known as fair scheduling, secure scheduling, predictable scheduling, or restrictive scheduling — is legislation designed to protect shift workers in the hospitality and retail sectors by mandating scheduling practices. Formula Retail Employee Right Ordinance (2014). Policy (Year). Who it impacts.

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THE DE-SOCIALIZATION OF URBAN AMERICA

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Fewer people working in offices means less retail shopping traffic, so stores are closing, moving, or simply calling it quits. It is the workplace, the classroom, the retail business, and the restaurant where this has always taken place. We must protect the sacredness of restaurants and those sanctuaries for social networking.