by Malcolm Stacey
Hello Share Munchers. Now here’s a novel idea for the technological age. You’ve heard of Late Rooms which began as a way of filling empty hotels at the last minute. Well, BigDish (DISH) aims to perform similarly for restaurants. The company helps to fill tables at quiet times by offering quickly applied discounts.
Folks can get these bargain meals through the BigDish app or its website platforms. In return, the restaurants pay a fee for every customer. The share rose by 17% this week. This was on the news that a new BigDish platform has gone live in Swindon. Reading has also been added as a new location
. Then BigDish comes to Taunton in a few days time. Winchester is also on the list. You may have noticed that most of these towns are within commuter distance of London. Earlier this month, it launched in Basingstoke and Exeter. Brighton will come soon. In fact, the company plans to expand throughout the UK.
So we could be looking at an early opportunity to take part is something which becomes really tasty. Though we shouldn’t perhaps get too carried away as all good ideas attract competition. And it could be from a firm with more expansion money.
Nevertheless, BigDish has a good idea here. And it should help overcome the trials that mid-range restaurants are said to be going through at the moment (like Jamie Oliver’s). In fact, the more restaurants struggle to put bums on seats, the more BigDish could flourish.
The share price has shot up since mid-April, but as expansion continues in what seem to me like wealthier southern areas, it’s possible that the share price will climb on each new location. After all, it doesn’t require too much dosh to keep adding locations. It’s not like buying a new lorry every week.
And now let’s rejoin the Punter’s Return.
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