EPOS Direct Does your restaurant need an app?

Loyalty Program

Do you have a customer loyalty scheme? If you introduce an app, you will be able to remove loyalty cards from your restaurant as customers will be able to record their purchases using their mobile phone. You will be able to manage your loyalty scheme effectively and conveniently as you will not have to keep track of your customer’s purchases manually. When your customers have reached the specified number of purchases, your customers will be notified that they are eligible for a reward. If you introduce a mobile app, you will receive an increased number of participants in your loyalty scheme. This is because it will be more convenient for customers as they will not need to carry a loyalty card. A mobile app will encourage your customers to become loyal and regularly visit your restaurant.

Notifications

Do you keep your customers updated? The introduction of a mobile app will allow you to update your customers with news and offers by sending them notifications. This is an effective way to promote your offers as it will pop up on your customer’s phones. This will allow you to receive a higher traffic of customers as they will not want to miss out on the deals available. Push notifications are an effective way to communicate and gain the customer’s attention. Push notifications should be short as this will increase the likeliness of the customers reading them.

GPS Coupons Are your customers local? A mobile app will encourage customers to visit your restaurant when they are passing your restaurant. GPS coupons will enable you to prompt customers to visit your restaurant when customers are within a certain radius of your restaurant. A mobile app will significantly increase your sales as local customers will be lured into your restaurant. The use of GPS coupons will allow you to reward customers for visiting your restaurant by rewarding them when they check in to your restaurant via the app. This shows that GPS coupons will encourage your customers to become loyal and repeat purchase.

In-app Ordering

As a restaurateur, it is important for you to understand the importance of quick service in order for your restaurant to succeed. A mobile app will ensure that you can serve customers quickly by enabling customers to order directly from their phone. The orders will be sent straight to your kitchen which will allow the meals to be prepared quickly. Customers will also be able to pay their bill instantly. This will reduce the waiting times of your customers as they will not have to wait to be served by your staff. A mobile app will give you the ability to increase the convenience of your customers, which will encourage them to become loyal and repeat purchase at your restaurant. A mobile app gives you the opportunity to provide your customers with a better experience.

Mobile Menu

Do your customers struggle to remember the names of your meals? A mobile app will prevent customers from having to describe a meal to your staff by providing them with a mobile menu. Your customers will be able to view your meals using their phone and will be able to find out how much each meal costs. This will significantly increase the convenience of ordering for your customers, which will encourage them to frequently order from your restaurant. A mobile app will ensure that customers do not have to order from a paper menu which may not always be available to them. A mobile menu has the ability to significantly boost the sales of your restaurant.

Mobile Reservations

As a restaurateur, you will limit the number of reservations that you receive if customers can only book tables in your restaurant or by phoning up. This is because many customers will not have the time to visit your restaurant or have the time to call your restaurant. If you do not have a mobile app, you will restrict the times that the customers will be able to make reservations. Your customers will only be able to book tables during the restaurant’s opening hours. A mobile app will allow your customers to book a table at any time and will enable them to choose the exact time for their reservation. A mobile app will increase the convenience of booking tables for customers, which will encourage your customers to make reservations. This will lead to your sales increasing and your profit margin widening. A mobile app will keep a smile on your customer’s face.