SWIPEBY was launched in May 2019 in Winston-Salem, NC. Less than a year after the launch, the pandemic hit with serious implications to small and medium-sized independent businesses. In March 2020, we went from being a company giving local restaurants an easy curbside solution to a critical tool used across the country. Over the pastContinue reading “A Three Year Celebration!”
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Your Customers Want You to Have a Loyalty Program
If you don’t have a customer loyalty program, you’re turning your back on a lot of money. Every day. No exaggeration. Your customers want you to have a loyalty program, because they want the rewards that comes with it. They will visit your business more often and will spend more money. Many mega chains understandContinue reading “Your Customers Want You to Have a Loyalty Program”
People Don’t Want to Get Out of Their Cars
The turning point has happened. There’s no going back. People will choose more expensive and lower quality items if they can stay in their car. You may have a local restaurant with burgers that are miles better than a fast food joint, but people aren’t lined up for them because it’s just easier to hitContinue reading “People Don’t Want to Get Out of Their Cars”
RDE, Inc.’s Restaurant.com Partners with SWIPEBY
RDE, Inc. is a pioneer in the restaurant deal space. Restaurant.com was founded in 1999 and offers thousands of dining, retail and entertainment deal options nationwide at over 184,000 restaurants. RDE, Inc. today announced that it will be expanding capabilities to their restaurant partners by integrating SWIPEBY into the Restaurant.com solution. Going forward, SWIPEBY’s easyContinue reading “RDE, Inc.’s Restaurant.com Partners with SWIPEBY”
Quality Mart Chooses SWIPEBY for Pickup & Delivery
Quality Oil was founded in 1929 in Winston-Salem, NC, and has more than 60 Quality Mart neighborhood convenience stores across North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. With the motto, Quality People, Quality Products, Quality Service, Quality Oil wanted to be at the forefront of offering customer convenience by way of delivery and pickup options. We areContinue reading “Quality Mart Chooses SWIPEBY for Pickup & Delivery”
Go Big with Off-Premise Experiences
If you offer online ordering, curbside pickup, and delivery to your customers, then you’re right in line with consumer demand. That is terrific. You’re drawing new and repeat customers at a higher rate than your competitors who don’t. Is this enough? 62% of U.S. online shoppers expect curbside pickup. Are you doing all you canContinue reading “Go Big with Off-Premise Experiences”
SWIPEBY Integrates with Toast POS
We’re very excited about this announcement! We’ve found that many restaurants using the Toast POS want to add curbside. Now that we’re fully integrated with Toast, operators can have one view for their off-premise orders. Our founder, Carl Turner, provides his thoughts here. Toast is the #1 rated POS system on the market. Now thousandsContinue reading “SWIPEBY Integrates with Toast POS”
High Fuel Prices & Consumer Behavior
In the past when consumers had to pay more for gas they cut back in other places. That typically meant they ate out less. This time around many restaurants offer online ordering with curbside pickup or drive-thru and delivery options as a result of trying to maintain business during the COVID pandemic. Those restaurants areContinue reading “High Fuel Prices & Consumer Behavior”
A Look at the Stats
Serving Customers That Have Furry Friends
Our operators have told us a lot of stories about why people cannot or will not leave their cars to go into their restaurants for pickup. These operators know that a huge majority of customers prefer to order from their local restaurant instead of a mega-chain but need a curbside option. So for someone whoContinue reading “Serving Customers That Have Furry Friends”
