by Jackie Dods August 19, 2014
Design and Furniture Selection , News from East Coast Chair & Barstool

The Arrogant Bean Shops Local and Loves It

As an e-commerce company we deal with people from all over the United States. But we love being able to visit local customers and support their businesses whenever we can. The Arrogant Bean is a coffee shop that opened along Pittsburgh Road in Butler, PA, this May, not that far from our very own warehouse. So we took some time a few months after their initial purchase to see how ...

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Design and Furniture Selection

Six Ways to Use Reclaimed Wood in Your Restaurant

You may have noticed recently that using reclaimed wood is all the rage. It’s vintage, it’s trendy, it’s hipster. Not only is reclaimed wood pleasing aesthetically, but it is a green product. By re-purposing old barn rafters and flooring, you are giving new life to the lumber. If the wood was not used again, it would end up in a landfill and eventually turn to dust, or it would be ...

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Helpful Tips for Bar and Restaurant Owners , Restaurant Marketing

How to Set up an OpenTable Reservation Facebook App

These days, it’s all about your customer’s convenience. They want to be able to reach you, find your menu, see your location, take a picture of what they’re eating and drinking, and then post a review for everyone to see. That can all be done through social media, because last year Facebook and OpenTable, a restaurant reservation website, paired up to introduce a reservations system on a restaurant’s Facebook page using ...

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Helpful Tips for Bar and Restaurant Owners , Restaurant Management

What music should be streaming at your bar or restaurant?

Music plays an important role in a customer's experience. Therefore, it requires careful consideration. Figuring out what your bar's or restaurant's brand should sound like is a big decision.  Music choice can affect a person's attitude (both staff and customers), sets the tone for the entire brand perception, and there's even research that ties the type of music played at a restaurant on the size of tip customers leave.  Here ...

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