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- 11/26/2007
Food Retailers Taking Bite Out of Restaurant Marketshare
Food retailers, including supermarkets, convenience stores, warehouse/club stores, supercenters and various specialty retailers, are working hard to win back consumers' dining-out dollars. - 11/19/2007
Tech Partnership Gives Seattle Hotel Guests New Views
While not every guest at Seattle's Hotel 1000 will have a view of the Puget Sound, they are certain to get a room with a view on every stay through high definition LCD monitors. - 11/19/2007
Hyatt Launches Casual Luxury Brand in London
The launch of Andaz Liverpool Street, London marks the first in a series to launch globally under the new Andaz brand operated by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, designed to fuse five-star offerings with a boutique, design driven product. - 11/19/2007
Emotional Customer Connection Equals Profits for Restaurants
A restaurant's bottom line is often most influenced when an emotional connection is made with customers. This according to a new casual-dining survey by customer research firm PeopleMetrics. - 11/19/2007
Pennsylvania Takes a Bite Out of NJ Casino Revenue
Between January 1 and October 31, Pennsylvania casinos raked in $837.6 million. Meanwhile, New Jersey's slots revenues slid to $2.9 billion, down nearly 5 percent, or $152 million, from the state's year-to-date slots revenues in 2006. - 11/13/2007
Luxury Scotland Resort Adopts Group Sales Software
The Gleneagles Hotel, a luxury resort in Perthshire, Scotland, announces its selection of the Sales Advantage suite of group sales and catering solutions from Newmarket International, Inc. - 11/13/2007
Web Content Solution Aids Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Interstate Hotels & Resorts (IHR), one of the nation's largest independent hotel management companies announces that it has entered into a preferred partnership with Avalon Report Corporation, a provider of web content management solutions for hotels. - 11/13/2007
Carlson Expands Portfolio, Sees Big RevPAR Gains
Carlson Hotels Worldwide announces the addition of 16 new locations to its portfolio of brands between the months of August and October. - 11/13/2007
South Dakota Casino Installs New POS
Royal River Casino & Hotel of Flandreau, SD announces its implementation of the InfoGenesis POS system by Agilysys. Royal River indicates that it installed the system, along with 10 terminals, to streamline operations and enhance guest service at the 120-room property, which is owned and operated by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. - 11/5/2007
Texas Roadhouse Inks POS Exclusivity Agreement
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. announces an agreement with Radiant Systems under which Radiant will be its exclusive POS provider.