Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Introducing Fall Flavors!


As summer is coming to an end, Grounds and Glory will begin offering its Fall flavors starting September 4th in celebration of Fall!

Among our staffs' favorites are:
- Autumn Spice
- Caramel Apple
- Pumpkin Spice
- Cranberry Creme


Stop in next week to be the first to try our Fall flavors! Students and senior citizens can receive 10% off everyday with valid identification!

Monday, August 27, 2012

Loyalty Rewards!


As summer is coming to an end, Grounds and Glory introduces our Loyalty Rewards program for our valuable customers. For every beverage or food purchased using your rewards membership, you receive 5 stars. Upon reaching every 20th star, you receive a free beverage or food of your choice. For those interested in earning prizes including Grounds and Glory giftcards, save up to 100 stars to be eligible!

Stop by our coffee shop for more information and to fill out our Loyalty Rewards membership form!
There's no annual fee, so what are you waiting for?


Thursday, August 23, 2012

Fun Facts - Cloud Computing for Coffee Shops

With technological advances, cloud computing is becoming more and more popular. Grounds and Glory sees the advantages of low costs and readily access from over the internet for using cloud providers. Therefore, we have chosen Intuit Quickbooks Online for our cloud provider for many reasons, among the which has a very friendly interface and integration of live bank data. 


With a new cloud provider, we are able to service our customers even better!
Don't forget to stop by before the end of the summer to enjoy our summer beverage flavors!



Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ladies Night!


Grounds and Glory would like to promote our new ladies night on Thursdays, where ladies can mingle and catch up with their girl friends or coworkers. Specials on ladies night include half off drinks.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Fun Facts - Databases for Coffee Shops

Fun Facts

With the success of a coffee shop like Grounds and Glory, maintaining accurate records is essential. Databases are designed to organize and keep track of various items. Databases can be easily understood by identifying an entity and then the attributes or identifying characteristics, along with a key that is a unique identifier.

One database design common to our coffee shop is the store manager tracks the amount of coffee sold per shift, with the employee ID as the key. The store manager will also look at the growth in profits in terms of inventory.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Discounts Discounts!



Students can receive 10% off their order everyday with any valid high school or university identification. 
Senior citizens over the age of 65 years are eligible for 10% off their order with any valid identification as well.
Stop in today for our assortment of beverages and foods!

Monday, August 13, 2012

Fun Facts - Coffee Shop Business Process

Welcome back to our fun facts!

Business processes are essential to how a coffee shop does business. Each component of the business process: activities, resources, facilities, and information, are extremely helpful in determining any relationships among different activities within a coffee shop.

For Grounds and Glory, we first seek coffee beans and alcohol from potential suppliers. Upon finding the best suppliers, a contract is signed and all terms are agreed upon prior to signing the contract. Customers come into our coffee shop everyday to order one or more of our famous freshly brewed coffees and interact with our employees, who provide the best friendly service to meet customers' needs.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Stop by During Late Nights

Long day at work? Trying to see what's happening in the city?
Look no further, stop by Grounds and Glory for our late night specials. Enjoy our classy atmosphere with music playing throughout the night and our mini bar menu features!



Thursday, August 2, 2012

Fun Facts - Value Chain of a Coffee Shop

Grounds and Glory introduces Fun Facts to provide our readers an opportunity to learn more about owning and managing a coffee shop like ours!


  • There are many important activities happening both inside and outside of maintaining a successful coffee shop, including primary and supportive activities. As the name suggests, primary activities are one deemed most important to a coffee shop, where it would not be able to function if there was a problem with the activity and secondary activities are viewed as activities assisting with focus of the strategy of the coffee shop.
For Grounds and Glory, we strive to provide fresh ingredients to produce our high quality products for our customers.


Thursday, July 26, 2012

Trivia and Happy Hour!

Are you game?

To celebrate the hot summer days, Grounds and Glory will be hosting trivia challenges every Wednesday throughout the summer! Stop by anytime during the day to answer our trivia questions to win a free beverage or food of your choice!
Also, enjoy our summer happy hours specials Monday through Friday from 4-6PM!



Tuesday, July 24, 2012

What Differentiates Us?

With our renowned success, many may be wondering how does Grounds and Glory generate so much profit? The answer is simple - Grounds and Glory utilizes the competitive strategy of differentiation focus from Porter's Four Forces for Competitive Strategies, as shown below. We strive to provide customers with a better product within a specific industry.


We focus on our customers' daily needs and are constantly developing new beverages and food to introduce to widen the selection when customers walk into our coffee shop.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Travelers Available!

Now introducing our new coffee travelers, so you can bring the coffee to the office to share with coworkers during the long summer days! Choose from our delicious daily brews!


Thursday, July 19, 2012

Introducing WiFi and Online Menu!

Grounds and Glory is proud to announce complimentary WiFi for our loyal customers, who dine in for breakfast or lunch! Enjoy fast browsing internet while having our famous cup of coffee or delicious food. 
Stop in for our daily lunch giveaways for a chance to win all summer! 


In addition, we have expanded our website and have recently added our menu online for your convenience, so you can call in to order ahead of time to avoid the long lines during the morning rush!
Simply click on the link for "Menu" on the right hand sidebar.



Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Morning Special Deal

Ever in a rush to work or too tired from the weekend? 
Stop by Grounds & Glory for our new morning special deal where you receive a free breakfast item from our baked goods with any purchase of a cup of freshly brewed coffee!


Thursday, July 5, 2012

Our Mission

Grounds & Glory has always been a local favorite. It was originally started in 1952. With recent renovations and a new team of staff, Grounds & Glory continues to provide the best coffee for our customers in Northern Liberties!




Our mission is to provide the highest quality products using fresh local ingredients. We believe in upholding ethical standards, while fulfilling our customer’s needs.




Grounds & Glory is a local hotspot for the younger demographic as we serve high end drinks and snacks. We have an inviting atmosphere in Northern Liberties. Our retro image is our unique selling point. Grounds and Glory plans to expand to appropriate locations in the near future with our current success and profitability.


Stop by today for our daily specials and famous cup of coffee!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Welcome!


Stay tune for the latest news and updates about Grounds and Glory in Northern Liberties!