How would you feel if your favorite neighborhood restaurant decides to close on Monday due to current market c?
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at
12:59 am
Mach007 asked:
Idea is to understand the impact it will have on the existing customer base and what there reaction will Drugs Without Prescription be.
Idea is to understand the impact it will have on the existing customer base and what there reaction will Drugs Without Prescription be.
Monday is historically the slowest day in the restaurant business. This is, of course, subject to location and type of restaurant. If business is slow, the owners have to decide how to cut back and save money. They will look at the sales figures for each day, and decide if any day is unprofitable to be open.
If a day is not profitable, then the ownership has to decide what the best course of action is. Some restaurants will run a Monday special, with certain menu items on sale for that day. This may help some, but it may just cause some customers to switch from a visit later in the week. If someone comes in on Monday for the sale item, and this person usually comes in on Thursday to get the same item at regular price, the special is not increasing sales, and is actually only decreasing profit.
Closing one day a week also allows the owners / managers a day off, or a day where repairs and cleaning can be done. The utility bills will decrease, because they will not be heating the kitchen appliances.
While it may not be the best thing for the few customers who go there on Monday, it is a lot better than the restaurant going out of business
its understandable…they need to cut back on costs somehow. lucky their not putting up prices or worse shut down
It wouldn’t affect me at all. I almost never eat out on Mondays. If closing one day a week keeps my favorite restaurant in business, I support that decision fully.
Most customers, even if they were Monday “regulars” would be glad to know you were not going out of business and would be supportive of the change. Some customers would be upset but not the majority. It is a much better option than downsizing portions or going cheap on ingredients. It is also common practice in numerous areas especially Asian restaurants and in Europe it is common as well.
If it’s a privately owned restaurant instead of a chain, most customers would be understanding that the staff and owners need a break too so it should not affect the customer base too much