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A confession
...and some news to know from the last couple of weeks.
15 hrs ago
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Kristen Hawley
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Toast wants to open a restaurant
It was only a matter of time until a point of sale company built a business around its products.
Jun 19
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Kristen Hawley
10
Amex is buying another reservations platform
It plans to acquire Europe's TheFork for $700 million, boosting Amex's bookable inventory above OpenTable's. That’s… significant.
Jun 15
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Kristen Hawley
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Google is making big changes to search
+ news from DoorDash, Toast, Resy, OpenTable, Uber... and more!
May 29
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Kristen Hawley
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Restaurant discovery powered by people
Eater’s editor-in-chief makes the case for an expert assist.
Jun 24
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Why don't more restaurants have memberships?
A guest post from Gloria Dawson highlighting the ultimate loyalty play.
Jun 22
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SevenRooms’ latest release helps restaurants consolidate reservations
Now we know why they were so mad about competitor OpenTable’s terms of service update.
Jun 17
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Kristen Hawley
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Big Qs about the future of booking a table
🍿 Just over a year since DoorDash bought SevenRooms and upended the reservations status quo, there's *a lot* of room for change.
Jun 11
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Kristen Hawley
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The problem with AI-assisted marketing
Three similar personal invites landed in my inbox within 12 hours.
Jun 4
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Kristen Hawley
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Why reservations platforms* pay restaurants
An explainer.
Jun 3
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Kristen Hawley
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'I vibe-coded a personal restaurant reservation agent'
A guest post.
May 28
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What restaurants can learn from airlines about loyalty
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