With economies worldwide groaning under the weight of a pandemic and reeling with the effects. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are turning to
Now, more than ever, customers want restaurants to cater (pun intended) to their needs. Over the last several years, we’ve seen more food delivery startups like GrubHub and Eat24 popping up all over the world. Even before we were under siege from a pandemic, customers have been frothing at the mouth to get food at the click of a button.
However, this pandemic has brought to light that many of these food delivery platforms take a hefty fee for their service. This is why you’ll want to enable curbside pickup, keep more of a profit, and give your customer an easy pickup option. If you’re a restaurant, you won’t want to miss this!
What Exactly Is Curbside Takeout?
When we talk about restaurants, you’ll hear the term curbside takeout which refers to a customer placing an order over the phone or online. And depending on the business, the order is brought out to the “curb” where the customer is waiting in the car. Hence the term — curbside takeout. You’ll find the two, curbside takeout and curbside pickup, are used interchangeably.
Who Has Curbside Pickup? Should I Offer Curbside Pickup?
Before the pandemic, restaurants & grocery stores were the main businesses to allow customers a pickup option from the comfort of their cars. Once lockdown orders went into affect, all brick & mortar stores had to quickly adapt. And in order to survive, they had to find a way to process orders.
And businesses all over the world continue to use curbside pickup, not just restaurants. With brick & mortar retail stores closed and
How Do Restaurants Use Curbside Pickup?
It’s a simple process: orders are placed online, packaged up, and put into customers’ car trunks for them or set outside for pickup. Based on your unique setup, here are some ways you could organize curbside pickup:
- Richten Sie vor Ihrem Geschäft/Restaurant einen Abholplatz ein – machen Sie deutlich, wo die Leute parken sollen, um auf ihre Bestellung zu warten.
- Erklären Sie den Mitarbeitern die neuen Regeln für die Abholung (eine einfache Checkliste reicht aus).
- Fügen Sie Ihrer Website klare Anweisungen für Kunden hinzu.
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How Do I Pay for Curbside Pickup?
The great news — merchants do not have to pay an added fee to use curbside pickup! As we previously mentioned, food delivery services are known to take exorbitant amounts of fee’s from your
And if you setup an online storefront with Ecwid. We give you free access to curbside delivery, without having to worry about added fee’s or costs. What are you waiting for?
How Do I Set up Curbside Pickup?
We’ve got you covered! With just a few clicks, we’ll help you enable curbside pickup for your Ecwid store. You’ll want to start by going to the Versand & Abholung page in your Ecwid Control Panel and click +Add
If you need additional help, check out these super detailed instructions by Matthew Brown. You can also learn more about Ecwid’s Funktion für geplante Abholung um Ihnen dabei zu helfen, große und kleine Bestellungen pünktlich zu organisieren, sodass Ihre Kunden sie bei Ihnen vor Ort abholen können.
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The main takeaway: enabling curbside pickup empowers diners to place orders online, making it easier to connect with your restaurant and schedule meals at a time when getting to a grocery store isn’t always the easiest (or most enticing) prospect. The easier it is for customers to get your food, the more likely they’ll be to order with you now and in the future.
Struktur & Organisation
There’s so much you can do with just a few clicks. If you’re interested in making the move online, you can get started with Ecwid in just 5 minutes. Lass es uns tun.
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