Introducing SmartQ - opening Thame Town Centre Safely

SmartQ is a take-a-ticket app for safer, smarter queuing – helping retailers better manage shorter physical queues while improving social distancing, developed by Adactus who are based in Thame. Since their very earliest discussions about a safer and fairer queue system, they have been committed to supporting the local community by making SmartQ available to Thame businesses free of charge. Businesses are now preparing to emerge from lockdown and Thame Town Council has chosen to work with Adactus to enable the roll out of this App across the town centre. 

Adactus want to talk to all Thame companies who may have a challenge with queues. If you have or anticipate long queues at certain times, SmartQ can help manage customers expectations and allow them to wait safely until you are ready for them. For those with smaller shop frontages, even a queue of 3 or 4 can start to block pavements and get mixed up with next door’s queue – SmartQ allows customers to be in your queue without being physically present until you’re ready for them.

Key features include:

•Consumers can ‘take a ticket’ via the app, text or from a staff member at the front of the store – all at a safe distance
•Reduces time spent close to people as they wait in their car
•Configurable with any brand and operation
•Managed by the team in store on any Android or Apple device
•GDPR compliant

Thame Town Council will be in contact with all town centre businesses to talk through the roll out of the App so that it is adopted town-wide. However if you are ready to get on board, then go ahead and contact Adactus directly to discuss implementation

Scott.muncaster@adactus.co.uk 
www.adactus.co.uk
01844 269090 

As part of Salesforce’s commitment to small businesses and giving back to the community, Salesforce is partnering with Enterprise Nation to offer eligible small businesses the opportunity to receive a £5,000 grant to help them through the COVID-19 outbreak.

SaveTheHighStreet.org is investing in a campaign to better understand how prepared the high street is to meet the challenges ahead, while helping each local business to achieve their own potential on the high street this year. Through March-May 2020, with input from dozens of successful independents and industry experts, SaveTheHighStreet.org has evaluated hundreds of business strategies for the Coronavirus-era high street. They have a survey out that includes the most important strategies for high street business owners right now, across 6 key themes: 

1. Reducing your costs; 2.Selling in new ways; 3. Adapting your marketing; 4. Collaborating as a high street; 5. Preparing for the future; 6. Funding your business

The whole survey takes on average 11 minutes to complete and you will receive the following, all personalised to you and for FREE: 

• A Health-Check report and scores, highlighting risks and opportunities across your business. 
• 6 top recommendations selected for you, each with step-by-step guides and other content.
• A telephone call with an expert consultant to discuss your report, scores and recommendations (optional).