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Unlock the Full Potential of MBS POS Café Mode

Posted by Liz Schulte on 6/30/26 6:30 AM
Topics: alternative revenue streams for college stores, college retail system, college store trends

Unlock new opportunities for your campus store with MBS POS Café Mode. Designed to expand revenue streams, simplify reporting, and reduce third-party fees, Café Mode delivers a seamless, fully integrated experience across your entire MBS system.

Unlock the Full potential of MBS POS Cafe ModeCafé Mode streamlines checkout for food service, convenience retail, and other fast-moving environments. Easily select non-stickered items using customizable categories and buttons, while still leveraging the same tender options and system capabilities you rely on every day.

Drive Loyalty and Repeat Business

A strong loyalty program helps turn occasional shoppers into repeat customers. With MBS, you can design a program that aligns with your store’s goals and encourages ongoing engagement.

MBS Loyalty Features Include:

  • Easy, fully integrated enrollment
  • Customizable rewards, tiers, and incentives
  • Actionable business intelligence
  • Targeted promotions to increase engagement
  • Simplified program management

Create meaningful incentives that keep customers coming back.

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Example MBS Café Mode screen

Keep Offerings Fresh With Promo Event Maintenance

Promotions are key to driving traffic and keeping your offerings exciting. With Promo Event Maintenance in Arc, you can easily plan, launch, and manage promotions for both in-store and online environments — all with Café POS in mind.

Key Benefits:

  • Streamlined promotion setup and management
  • Nine built-in promotion types for flexibility
  • Increased foot traffic and sales opportunities
  • Advanced scheduling and real-time execution
  • Automatic display of savings and loyalty details on receipts

Strengthen Customer Connection With CRM

The integrated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool gives your team powerful insights at their fingertips. From customer lookups to marketing personalization, CRM helps your store deliver better service with greater efficiency.

With CRM, your team can:

  • Simplify and personalize customer interactions
  • Proactively manage customer relationships
  • Improve operational efficiency
  • Deliver targeted, data-driven marketing
  • Quickly access transaction history and update customer profiles

Upcoming System Skills Recharge Training

Practical AI: Elevate Your Workplace Skills

Date: July 9, 2026
Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. CT

In this session, you’ll learn how to:

  • Apply AI to streamline tasks and automate routine work
  • Enhance decision-making with real-world AI applications
  • Use AI for data analysis, content creation, and problem solving

No advanced tech skills required. MBS system customers can register now to attend.

 

Find out how MBS can help you reduce overhead, save students money and  streamline operations with a tailored retail management system. Learn More

 

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