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Mobile commerce which was once a desirable candidate in the restaurant ecosystem has become table stakes today. Today a restaurant operator cannot ignore the value of mobile commerce; restaurants today must adapt to mobile commerce or die. There is an incredible evolution that has taken place over the past five years. From a time when you used to have clear expectations of what to get at fast food restaurants you now can get everything as far as food, price and delivery ... and mobile is contributing to all of that.     There are 4 essential building blocks for brands striving to embrace mobile. A model which I have coined as  RESS model can offer brands a framework embarking on an m-commerce journey. RESS  stands for R-Resilient E-Exclusive S-Simple S-Scalable Here is a quick dive into these four essential aspects of m-commerce 1. Resilient: Restaurant operators should expect to make mistakes in deploying m-commerce strategy. There should be an...

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A quick peek into what to expect from McDonald's in 2016 McDonald’s digital menus will make weather-based suggestions. The menus will show moving images of products and promote specific menu items based on the weather and time of day. All U.S. locations are expected to have the new menu boards by the end of 2016. http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-menus-will-recommend-food-based-on-the-weather-2015-11 McDonald’s reported it will not spin off its real estate through an REIT. The chain had previously considered a real estate investment trust or sale-leaseback agreement to increase its value. http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurengensler/2015/11/10/mcdonalds-reit-turnaround-update/ McDonald’s rolled out drive-thru changes. The chain’s “ask, ask, tell” initiative is intended to ensure drive-thru order accuracy and to offer more personal interaction. The company asked restaurants to turn off prerecorded drive-thru greetings and have employees greet customers. Emplo...

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