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Glimpse Social SpotOn
GLIMPSE SOCIAL
DOWNLOAD APP TO SUPPORT QUEENS LOCAL BUSINESSES
I used to work for LinkedIn, and I believed in that platform; it does a lot of good. However, it is primarily focused on big business. I therefore created Glimpse Social, a free app for businesses and users, to safely connect our communities and help get feet in the door of minority-owned, underserved, and independent businesses, of which Queens celebrates many. Queens, one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the US, is one of my favorite areas in New York City; I love the close-knit neighborhoods boasting multiculturalism and inclusivity. It’s heart-breaking to see the over 1000 restaurants that were not able to keep their doors open due to the COVID pandemic. Glimpse Social can help Queens recuperate by bridging the gap between independent businesses, residents, and people passing through hoping to discover a cool new hotspot. Whether you’re looking for somewhere new to try out for dinner or the best deal on a haircut, you do not have to follow the crowds and visit the same big-name corporation, you can flip on Glimpse Social to explore the neighborhood, find something new, and support those businesses currently struggling to gain visibility. You can even follow your favorites so you never miss out on what’s going on. Each business gets a pin on the interactive Glimpse Social map, color-coded depending on category. Users download the app, browse, and click on the surrounding pins, from restaurants, cafes, beauty salons, gyms or even grocery stores to view exclusive content posted by the businesses. This content could be a simple advert, a photo of what’s going on that day or even a short video introducing the team, promoting an event, or offering special deals.
LEADING RESTAURANT FROM BRAZIL PLANS TO OPEN FIRST QUEENS LOCATION IN ELMHURST
SpotOn
NAMED TOP PERFORMER IN BAR AND RESTAURANT POS, CUSTOMER LOYALTY, AND ONLINE ORDERING SOFTWARE
SpotOn is one of the fastest-growing software and payment companies with comprehensive, cloud-based technology for businesses of all types and sizes, has been recognized as a top performer in Customer Loyalty, Online Ordering, Bar POS, and Restaurant POS Software products by Capterra, a Gartner company and free online service that helps organizations find the right software solutions for their operations.
Known for its rapid innovation and personalized support, SpotOn offers an end-to-end software and payment platform to streamline operations, improve the customer experience, and increase profit. From seamless and efficient point-ofsale systems to integrated management solutions built for the fast-growing enterprise, SpotOn builds technology that “works the way you work”, and backs it up with a 24/7 team of experts who make sure it always does—with fairness, flexibility, and a personal touch. SpotOn has 2,000 employees, including one of the strongest product and technology teams in the combined software & payments industry. “We built a software, payment, service and support model from the ground up to help restaurants be more successful,” said Kevin Bryla, Head of Customer Experience at SpotOn. “Being ranked by restaurateurs as the best platform is incredibly motivating for us to stay focused on delivering for our customer.”
To prepare their restaurant and bar clients for success, SpotOn provides an unparalleled level of service to ensure they feel supported throughout the customer journey and make the best use of their software integrations. Throughout the onboarding and activation phases, SpotOn empowers clients with indepth training and procedures including in-person and live, online training, webinars, and an extensive portfolio of documentation and videos. Throughout the partnership, support is available 24/7 with real-time phone support, automated help desk and email assistance, and an archive of product-specific FAQs, forums, and articles.
This award comes on the heels of SpotOn’s latest client-focused initiatives, including “Points of Profit,” a roadmap for operators to protect profit margin from the effects of inflation and labor challenges, and recent partnership with MarginEdge to integrate inventory management to help clients improve their bottom line.
Contact: Melinda Reyes SpotOn Account Executive 718-506-4224 • mreyes@spoton.com www.spoton.com
LIDL TO REPLACE DSW AT QUEENS PLACE MALL
SLATED TO OPEN EARLY 2024
By: Queens Ledger Staff news@queensledger.com
Residents of Elmhurst and its surrounding neighborhoods will no longer have to trek to Astoria to visit a Lidllocation.
The well-loved grocery store will soon open up a brand new location inside the basement of Queens Place Mall, replacing DSW— whose lease will expire this August.
The location is conveniently accessible via the Q58 and Q60 buses, as well as the M and R trains.
Madison International Realty announced that the store signed a long term lease, and is estimated to open in the first quarter of 2024.
Local Queens leaders were pleased with the news that Lidl would become closer to home for many residents, and praised the benefits that the development has to offer to the community.
“On behalf of the oldest and largest business association in Queens, it is my pleasure to congratulate Madison International Realty on adding this globally-recognized company to their tenant roster, and Lidl on opening a second location in the ‘World’s Borough,’” Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce said. “This supermarket will seek to create quality job opportunities and provide an affordable place to buy groceries for residents of Elmhurst and the surrounding neighborhoods. We look forward to celebrating the opening in 2024 and shopping at the Queens Place Mall Lidl for years to come.”
Lidl has been celebrated for its shopping experience by prominent publications in the past, including Food & Wine Magazine and USA Today Readers’ Choice Awards.
The company offers a leading wages and benefits package, including healthcare for all full and part-time employees, regardless of number of hours worked per week.
“Lidl is well-known for its good-paying jobs, affordable prices, and its diverse, healthy, and high-quality food offerings, so we are very excited that the company will be opening a second store here in Queens,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. said. “Lidl’s Astoria location has been a big hit with shoppers, and we are looking forward to the same kind of success as the company branches into Elmhurst in service of central Queens families.”
Queens Place Mall
(Photo: Madison International Realty
The interior of Lidl’s Harlem location.
(Photo: Lidl)
Based in Arlington, Virginia, Lidl operates more than 170 stores on the East Coast, with 25 in New York state.
Queens Place is part of a 2.5 million-squarefoot, 15-property New York City retail portfolio that Madison acquired from Forest City Realty Trust. The real estate private equity firm acquired a 49 percent stake in Queens Place in 2011 and purchased the remaining 51 percent in 2018.
Construction for the new Lidl location is estimated to begin by the end of this year.
H-Mart opens new location in Flushing
By: Daniel Offner
doffner@queensledger.com
H-Mart, the country’s largest Asian supermarket chain, celebrated the grand opening of its newest location at 142-41 Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing this past week. People were lined up outside the door early Thursday, waiting for the opportunity to shop at the supermarket franchise’s newest Queens location.
The 17,300 square-foot site was originally home to a Key Food supermarket, which closed in 2010 after serving the community for decades. It was later replaced by New York Mart, a similar Asian food market that closed last year, leaving a portion of the Flushing community without a local supermarket.
“It’s great to have the H-Mart here serving the community, occupying space in a vacant building that was quickly becoming a neighborhood eyesore,” City Councilwoman Sandra Ung said in her weekly newsletter. “Judging from the line of shoppers eager to get in at 10 a.m. and the long line still waiting to get in at 6 p.m., people are excited.”
Short for the phrase “Han Ah Reum,” which loosely translates to “an arm full of groceries,” H-Mart opened its first location in the nearby Woodside community back in 1982. Since then, what began as a small corner
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