5 years ago
Do consumers care enough about proper hygiene in restaurants that they'd be willing to pay to track it on a regular basis? HDScores is betting on it.
Sure, go for that Whopper for only a penny ... and all your location data for the foreseeable future.
Fast-food chains collect more data on customers' smartphones than most consumers even realize.
More loyalty, more customer spending data, and lower fees — what's not for a restaurant to love about apps that facilitate payments?
Starbucks hopes digital loyalty plus face time with in-store employees will help continue its turnaround. Earlier access to egg nog lattes and other holiday drinks — available a full week earlier than last year — won't hurt, either.
While we like to think that people are becoming more cautious about their privacy, the convenience trade off is just too compelling for many consumers.
6 years ago
The scale that these delivery marketplaces command is enviable to similar apps and services in every other country. But what's really remarkable is the lesson to be learned from changed consumer behaviors.
After the deluge of food-related apps that just help people be lazier, this is the type of efficiency and life-improving tech that we are very happy to see.
There's been a battle over local discovery in the U.S. and Europe for ages. Meitun's payment- and booking-first approach is clearly the way to go with both consumers and restaurants and bars.
How much transparency is really necessary when it comes to ordering restaurant delivery? Not enough warrant fake staff preparing meals, we think. Just give us an accurate time when the pizza (or whatever) will arrive.
An app doesn’t matter if you can’t get people in the door in the first place.
We still think that the tech giants are fighting over too small a piece of the pie here.
