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ime, in full, at every site Menu Blog home page ? Expert ⭐ Case Studies ✔️ Checklists Operations and Standards How top retail and hospitality brands execute programs and standards on time, in full, at every site 6 Reasons Not To Buy Software From a Retail Tradeshow Posted on April 15, 2024 April 30, 2024 by Bindy You work for a retail or hospitality group and have been tasked with finding a software solution. We’ll go straight to the point. Unless you want to pay 40% more on software licensing fees for the worst of the lot, avoid tradeshow software like the plague and try before you buy. Here is why. What … Continue reading 6 Reasons Not To Buy Software From a Retail Tradeshow → Tagged retail procurement , retail software buying 1 Comment ?Calibrating Checklists and Teams Posted on September 30, 2023 January 3, 2024 by Bindy Whenever possible, Bindy recommends a gradual roll-out where some users/districts are trained, feedback is collected, the forms/workflow adjusted, and the program iteratively expanded by training another batch of users/districts. We call this step calibration”. In a retail and hospitality environment, a checklist is a collection of brand standards and best practices. What goes on the … Continue reading ?Calibrating Checklists and Teams → Tagged district manager visit , retail audit software , retail calibration , store audit , store walk , visit checklist Leave a comment ? Who Benefits from Site Visits? Posted on September 20, 2023 March 18, 2024 by Bindy Retail audits, store visits and hotel assessments are proven to protect the brand, drive brand standards, increase customer satisfaction and mitigate risks in multi-unit retail and hospitality. How exactly will retail audits conducted with Bindy benefit you? Here are some of the benefits you can expect from regularly visiting and auditing your sites with Bindy. … Continue reading ? Who Benefits from Site Visits? → Tagged district manager visit checklist , in store merchandising , operational compliance , retail audit software , retail checklist , Retail Checklists , retail operations , retail performance , store audit , store walk , visit checklist 2 Comments ? The 7-Step Audit Workflow Posted on September 14, 2023 September 29, 2023 by Bindy Effective retail and hospitality execution requires certain components, first communication, second task management, and third audits / assessments. In this post, we focus on audits and assessments. A retail audit helps retail and hospitality brands execute brand standards, programs, and policies in areas such as operations, merchandising, loss prevention, health and safety and security across … Continue reading ? The 7-Step Audit Workflow → Tagged action plan , bindy workflow 1 Comment ? 6 Ways to Protect The Brand With Site Visits Posted on September 10, 2023 September 26, 2023 by Bindy Creating a strong, recognizable retail or hospitality brand takes a lot of work. You need to ideate, craft the right positioning, and ensure that it resonates with your target market. Equally important is maintaining brand consistency and brand standards, especially if you’re running multiple stores, hotels or sites. To build trust and loyalty, you must … Continue reading ? 6 Ways to Protect The Brand With Site Visits → Tagged brand standards , retail performance , retail-audit Leave a comment ⭐ Case Study: How one Hospitality Group Used Bindy to Obtain Insurance Certificates from 300 Hotel Franchisees Posted on September 8, 2023 March 19, 2024 by Bindy In the hotel business, it is essential to have insurance, and proper coverage. The risks of fire, injuries or litigation are simply too great to ignore. Insurance is also a legal requirement of the franchisor-franchisee relationship and ensuring said insurance exists and is adequate is an important risk-mitigation step for both the franchisor and the … Continue reading ⭐ Case Study: How one Hospitality Group Used Bindy to Obtain Insurance Certificates from 300 Hotel Franchisees → Leave a comment ? What Are Brand Standards? Posted on September 1, 2023 September 26, 2023 by Bindy Brand standards span broad areas of a retail or hospitality network, including branding, customer service, product assortment, preferred vendors, merchandising, cleanliness, human resources, security, loss prevention and fire prevention. They govern how the business should be presented, and how programs should be implemented. Most retail and hospitality groups communicate and expect franchisees and managers to … Continue reading ? What Are Brand Standards? → Tagged brand standards Leave a comment ⭐ Case Study: How a CPG Used Bindy to Implement a Merchandising Conversion at 3,200 Restaurants Posted on August 25, 2023 March 19, 2024 by Bindy A merchandising reset is a multi-faceted challenge at the best of times. What do you do when it involves a 3,200 locations and it needs to be done and verified in days? Customer International packaged goods company, food service. Challenge: merchandising conversion at 3,200 locations One of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods company (henceforth … Continue reading ⭐ Case Study: How a CPG Used Bindy to Implement a Merchandising Conversion at 3,200 Restaurants → Tagged merchandising audit , merchandising checklist , merchandising execution , QSR merchandising Leave a comment ? What is an Action Plan? Posted on August 20, 2023 September 27, 2023 by Bindy When district managers visit sites, they are bound to find issues. Even the best and most diligent operators make mistakes occasionally. Brand standards exist for a reason: they protect the brand and make sites more inviting to guests and more profitable. The action plan is an opportunity to apply corrective actions to problem areas. It … Continue reading ? What is an Action Plan? → Tagged action plan , retail audit , retail checklist , retail execution , retail execution software , store audit , store evaluation Leave a comment ✔️ Hotel Lobby and Common Areas Checklist Posted on August 10, 2023 March 14, 2024 by Bindy The hotel industry is the quintessential "experiential" hospitality industry. For this reason, it is essential for a hotel to make a positive first impression before guests even check-in. Using a hotel checklist can help ensure hotel parking, lobby and common areas are up to standard. After all, consistent quality is one reason the hospitality industry can … Continue reading ✔️ Hotel Lobby and Common Areas Checklist → Tagged hotel checklist , hotel customer experience , hotel lobby checklist Leave a comment ? 5 Steps to Implement a Retail Audit Process Posted on August 10, 2023 September 26, 2023 by Bindy Implementing a retail audit process is neither time-consuming nor difficult. It is perhaps one of the easiest things an operations/sales team can do to boost in-store execution, customer satisfaction and sales. Here is how you can implement a retail audit process in five steps: Step 1: Let’s Pause. do you need retail audit software? Asking … Continue reading ? 5 Steps to Implement a Retail Audit Process → Tagged retail audit , retail audit process , retail audit software Leave a comment ? What is a Retail Audit? Posted on August 1, 2023 September 26, 2023 by Bindy A retail audit helps retail and hospitality brands execute brand standards, programs, and procedures in areas such as operations, merchandising, loss prevention, health and safety and security across all stores, on time and in full. The audit is sometimes called an assessment or simply a visit. The audit uses retail audit software, an actionable form … Continue reading ? What is a Retail Audit? → Tagged retail audit , retail audit definition , what-is-retail-audit Leave a comment ? How to Build a Retail Audit Checklist Posted on July 20, 2023 March 19, 2024 by Bindy Retail audits, also called Store Visits or Store Inspections, drive higher compliance with store program and brand standards. They are part of the retail execution workflow and designed to increase...