ARTICLES BY BRIANNA AHEARN

• Restaurant Chains See Possibility Of Delivery

  6/11/2015

  First came online ordering, followed by the mobile app and mobile ordering. The new frontier for fast food? Delivery. Reports of Dunkin Donuts testing delivery of their coffee and doughnuts shows that while restaurant chains are still investing in technology in store, they're also focusing on the convenience of delivery with technology, namely apps.

• Chili's To Launch Fully-Digital Loyalty Program

  5/6/2015

  Brinker International, the parent company of the restaurant chain Chili's, has announced their plans to develop a loyalty program later this year. The program comes as a way to celebrate Chili's 40th anniversary, and will arrive in the fourth quarter. Known as Chili's My Rewards, the loyalty program uses three ports of technology to create a complete digital experience.

• Starbucks Expands Mobile Order And Pay Option

  3/19/2015

  Starbucks customers may often confront frequent lines at their local location, but the retailer is trying to alleviate this with technology. Starbucks has routinely added new technology options including Apple Pay via the Starbucks mobile app, but now they're expanding the option to three more states.

• 7-11 Launches Mobile Updates, Bill Pay

  3/19/2015

  Popular convenience store chain 7-11 has just launched their own mobile rewards app to help consumers find more ways to get rewarded for the purchases they make every day at 7-11. In a press release issued on March 9, 7-11 announced the arrival of 7Rewards, a loyalty program that rewards customers with free beverages after a certain number is purchased. 7-11 is known for its beverage selections, including the famous Big Gulp Slurpee, and that's one reason the retailer wanted to rewarded their customers' loyalty with free drinks.

• Subway Tests Loyalty Program Through Wi-Fi

  3/16/2015

  Subway, the sub sandwich chain with over 46,000 locations throughout the world, has launched a new test of its loyalty program connected to its Wi-Fi. A partnership with Turnstyle Solutions, a location-based mobile marketing company, is currently rewarding loyal Subway customers with a free sandwich in select stores in Northern Ontario. Subway shared the announcement via a press release on The Point of Sale News website.

• Amazon Quietly Tests Restaurant Delivery Services

  12/11/2014

  Amazon added grocery services to their website in 2007, offering same day or next day delivery services of fresh food and prepared meals to customers certain markets. Now it seems Amazon wants to be in the delivery business in a new facet. Gizmodo and other technology news outlets recently reported the retailer is testing a restaurant delivery service in Amazon’s hometown Seattle.