{"id":10509,"date":"2023-06-16T17:08:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partech.com\/?p=10509"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:33:18","slug":"is-your-pos-a-growth-enabler-or-holding-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partech.com\/2023\/06\/16\/is-your-pos-a-growth-enabler-or-holding-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your POS a Growth Enabler or Holding You Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation within the restaurant industry, creating a new operating landscape. For brands to achieve exceptional frictionless service, they must constantly meet customer demands while also operating efficiently to overcome macroeconomic pressures. Despite the challenging backdrop, the restaurant industry is poised for continued growth in 2023<\/a> and brands continue to embrace technology to stay ahead.<\/p>\n

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In fact, a recent NRN survey<\/a> found that 92% of operators will likely invest in new solutions this year. Now more than ever, restaurant brands need a nimble and battle-tested POS partner that can reliably build, adapt, and scale with them to drive growth. When looking for a POS system, it is crucial for restaurants to choose a partner that can roll-out and implement the POS seamlessly at-scale, to help guarantee continued growth of locations, channels, and omnichannel technologies.<\/p>\n

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Although grand aspirations are built during the customer\u2019s POS selection process, many providers fall short during implementation. It is an inherently complex and disruptive process that impacts operations, employees, and most importantly, the guest experience at every store across hundreds of locations. This in turn has implications for restaurant footfall and sales.<\/p>\n

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Key Considerations for Choosing a POS Provider<\/h2>\n

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It is important for brands to select a partner that will help them execute at scale from Day 1. Ideally, brands should seek a provider with proven readiness, expert management capabilities, and flexibility to support growth. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Proven Enterprise Readiness<\/strong>
For growing brands, enterprise readiness is key. It is important for brands to select a provider with deep experience, knowledge, and understanding of the complexities and risks attached with scaling restaurant operations. The ideal provider should have a well-developed toolkit of processes, planning, and strong vendor relationships to prevent or neutralize any issues that could arise.<\/p>\n

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Expert End-to-End Management<\/strong>
Choosing a provider that can manage the entire process \u2013 from deployment to franchise onboarding to post-go live onsite support \u2013 is also important to minimize finger-pointing. Working with a partner offering a dedicated franchise management team that can create custom solutions to drive the best outcome for franchisees, will better guarantee success. Attention at the franchise level will free restaurant leaders from roll-out management tasks and enable them to stay focused on strategy and growth.<\/p>\n

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Flexibility and freedom of choice<\/strong>
In today\u2019s dynamic environment, flexibility is foundational to success. Deploying a purposefully designed, flexible platform that brands can build on to accommodate change is crucial. A platform that is built using an API-first approach will not only enable you to add partners and solutions as needed but also will enable agility and success in today\u2019s environment.<\/p>\n

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PAR POS is the cloud-based POS system that delivers on all these considerations, providing customers with unrivaled expertise, resources, and flexibility to elevate their game and drive growth:<\/p>\n

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