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The rise and expansion of the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Fast Casual dining industry have been as meteoric as anything rivaling the consumer shopping experience. What began as a few small chains scattered across America, has grown into myriads of franchises across the biggest metropolitan landscapes and foreign countries worldwide. From McDonalds and Subway to Applebees and Buffalo Wild Wings, these QSRs have evolved immensely, but still have some work to do in terms of capitalizing on consumer trends and further involving technology in their daily approach to marketing. ShopAdvisor has just completed a piece titled,   “Intersection of Opportunity” ...

‘Take me out to the (restaurant at) the ball game’ With baseball season now in full swing, we begin another year of trips to the ballpark with the family and friends where memories are made. America’s favorite pastime has the innate ability, upon seeing that beautiful diamond in a historic ballpark like Fenway or Wrigley, to transport us back decades in time to when your parents and grandparents were sitting in those exact same seats. The sight of those white bases glowing in the summer sun and the perfectly manicured grass that you wish your lawn looked like, stretches on seemingly forever. Plus, who doesn’t like food ...

In the United States, HOAs are plentiful and some communities have more than one. Some have great difficulty in finding volunteers and homeowners are often put into a position of saying yes just to fill a vacancy for a friend. Other times, highly successful individuals in the corporate world put themselves at risk because of their failure to understand requirements of non profit HOA management. Because of my background, friends and colleagues ask me questions about the topic. After discussion, they are often surprised at what they learn or thought they knew. So, I thought a written article of some of the highlights might be beneficial to those who already ...