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Why discounting may not be the right choice for your restaurant brandWhy discounting may not be the right choice for your restaurant brand

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

August 16, 2023

 

Domino’s has implemented national discounting before in response to macroeconomic consumer trends, but recently the restaurant has focused on everyday value.

Domino’s Pizza announced Monday the return of the 50% off back-to-school deal on all pizzas, now through Aug. 20. Although Domino’s offers half-off deals throughout the year, this appears to be the first time the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based pizza restaurant chain has brought back this popular discount during back-to-school time since 2019.

These half-off Domino’s Pizza deals, colloquially known as “boost weeks,” were a regular occurrence through 2019 and then took a hiatus during the pandemic before returning last year. This is the second 50% off week Domino’s has introduced in 2023 (the last was in June) and is notably only available through the company’s official channels and not its new partnership with Uber. This falls in line with Domino’s recent promise that the best deals and discounts will still be available through Domino’s direct ordering channels, not through its newfound third-party delivery partnership.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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