{"id":877,"date":"2020-03-25T18:21:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T18:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/?p=877"},"modified":"2021-03-01T20:12:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T20:12:13","slug":"online-orders-soar-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/25\/online-orders-soar-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Orders Soar In Response To COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-887\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-COVID-silver-lining-blog-min.png\" alt=\"ordercounter restaurant pos online ordering COVID silver lining blog-min\" width=\"1366\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-COVID-silver-lining-blog-min.png 1366w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-COVID-silver-lining-blog-min-300x102.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-COVID-silver-lining-blog-min-768x261.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1-COVID-silver-lining-blog-min-1024x348.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h2><b>Restaurants Have a Silver Lining as Online Orders Soar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we continue to experience the impact of COVID-19 the latest data shows signs of a silver lining for restauranteurs. After collecting data from Google Trends, out of a scale of 1 to 100 it shows that more than double the people are searching for the terms \u201cto-go\u201d and \u201cdelivery\u201d within a matter of days. Search results for \u201cto-go\u201d have shown a 14% increase from its average search while \u201cdelivery\u201d has rocketed to a whopping 104% increase. Additionally, for the first time in a year, we see \u201cdelivery\u201d searches bypass \u201cto-go\u201d by 20.5%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-878\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GoogleTrendsDelivery1.png\" alt=\"OrderCounter Cloud Hybrid POS- google trends online orders\" width=\"1156\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GoogleTrendsDelivery1.png 1156w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GoogleTrendsDelivery1-300x151.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GoogleTrendsDelivery1-768x385.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GoogleTrendsDelivery1-1024x514.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GoogleTrendsDelivery1-600x300.png 600w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GoogleTrendsDelivery1-400x200.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: Google Trends<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>This all comes after the latest regulations were put into place to limit restaurants to only\u00a0online orders<\/strong>. Since then, restaurants have been connecting with customers online to keep their restaurants afloat by bringing more traffic to their website. With the help of the community, there have been social media groups specifically designed to help local restaurants by posting their latest promotions, deals, or specials on the group\u2019s page.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nFurthermore, the data indicates that people are not opposed to ordering food from restaurants during the pandemic and are more likely to stay inside to order delivery or curbside pickup to comply with social distancing recommendations. Restaurants may want to consider incorporating delivery into their online services so that their restaurant can appear in more search results to increase their overall business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, we\u2019re happy to see the community come together in an effort to help one another during this difficult time. We need to continue the support by helping everyone affected in our restaurant community so they can come out on top of this current situation. If interested in learning about how to incorporate\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/OC19-ONLINE-ORDERING-Brochure_web-1.pdf\">Online Ordering<\/a><\/strong> into your business, contact <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@ordercounter.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@ordercounter.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get set up. To <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">learn about the virus and preventative measures go to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centers for Disease Control<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> World Health Organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/home.ordercounter.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/20\/ordercounter-pos-waives-online-ordering-fees-so-restaurants-can-start-generating-cash-flow-now-amid-coronavirus-restrictions\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurants Have a Silver Lining as Online Orders Soar As we continue to experience the impact of COVID-19 the latest data shows signs of a silver lining for restauranteurs. 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