United Supermarkets LLC has teamed with Radius Networks, a location-based technology company in the grocery, restaurant and retail channels, to roll out Flybuy, a solution using proprietary machine-learning technology to accurately calculate a customer’s arrival time to pick up an e-commerce grocery order, at the regional grocer's stores.
“As you can imagine, we are currently working on all cylinders to service our in-store, curbside and delivery guests,” said Chris Farr, the recently promoted director of ecommerce at Lubbock, Texas-based United. “Being able to reduce the guest wait time by preparing their order before they arrive is a game changer. Flybuy will be integrated with both our e-commerce and picking applications to streamline operations, so there is very little disruption to the way our team members currently operate. This allows us to prioritize order fulfillment while creating a frictionless and personalized experience for our guests.”

These spots around the country are using new technologies for speedier fast food, including California Pizza Kitchen and Carl's Jr. who are leveraging Flybuy technology.

Now’s the time to refine operations and prepare for a post-pandemic world. Most retailers haven’t had issues managing labor or space to support curbside operations while stores are closed. Yet that could all change once doors open and they try to balance curbside orders with in-store operations.

Marc Wallace, CEO and Co-founder of Radius Networks, discusses how location technology represents the future of customer service in restaurants, retail, and grocery.

"Creating a frictionless, efficient curbside or doorside pickup experience is more important than ever for restaurants and retailers. With Flybuy, we've built tech that accurately predicts the customer's ETA, so staff can have an order ready as soon as that customer arrives, cutting wait time down significantly and enhancing the customer experience. Brands should be thinking about not just short-term stop-gaps to help get through COVID-19, but longer-term ways to create customer and staff efficiencies, as curbside and BOPIS (Buy Online Pickup In Store) become a deeper part of the fabric of consumer behavior."

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Radius Networks’ curbside solution aims to solve some of the largest obstacles that retailers face when implementing pickup services at their own stores. With Radius’ technology, every part of the curbside pickup experience is automated.

Area businesses and community members are mobilizing to feed families in need during the COVID-19 crisis. Radius Networks is offering free technology for 90 days to provide real-time customer tracking to facilitate curbside/doorside pick up orders for restaurants.

As businesses have had to close their physical locations, many are switching to pickup or delivery. Here are some tools to help you make this change. Radius Networks is offering a free version of Flybuy Pickup, free for 90 days.

As part of its inaugural Inc. 5000 Series, the magazine published a list of the 250 fastest-growing private companies in the DMV and Delaware regions. Radius Networks ranks #4 with 1,709% growth.

Lowes Foods and SpartanNash leverage Radius Networks' curbside technology, Flybuy Pickup.

SpartanNash is leveraging GPS location technology to improve curbside service in its Fast Lane online grocery pickup program.