Aloha eCard
Welcome to the next generation of back office applications.
Aloha eCard is a guest-focused software application that
empowers restaurants to generate and keep repeat business.
This is a vital business tool, since repeat customers are
considered the key to long-term success in the restaurant
industry.
Gift Cards and Gift Certificates
-Increase business
-Increase customer loyalty
-Make a profit for the restaurant, since up to 30% to
35% of gift cards traditionally go unredeemed
Nearly one-half of U.S. consumers used a gift card during
the past year according to results released earlier this
year from Standard Register's third National Consumer and
Retailer Survey of Plastic Card Usage. Research indicates
that 45% of adults have used gift cards, an increase of
34% over last year's survey. Consumers spend an average
of $200 per year on gift cards, an increase of $61 from
2000. In addition, 61% of respondents who have received
gift cards indicated they spend more than the amount assigned
to the card and 55% of gift card recipients find more than
one trip necessary to deplete the value of a gift card.
This adds up to big business for restaurateurs.
In response to this business trend, restaurants today are
launching more complex gift card programs, but this means
that they must spend considerable time on IT administration.
Aloha Technologies has developed Aloha eCard, an ASP offering
for a simple monthly fee that reduces the time and manpower
needed to manage the gift card process, while also boosting
sales and increasing store traffic. It is available stand-alone
or as an addon component to Aloha Enterprise.com.
