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May 29, 2015

Dinner reservation? Pay in advance please

  • In addition to helping restaurants' bottom line by reducing no-shows and filling empty seats, the apps generate revenue by charging patrons for prime time seats.
    • By MICHELE KAYAL
    Associated Press

    At noon on a recent Wednesday in May, San Francisco's Lazy Bear restaurant began taking reservations for June. Just 45 minutes later, nearly every seat for the entire month was sold out.

    Not reserved. Sold. As in, every meal for almost every seat for an entire month bought and paid for in advance.


     
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