A Fukuoka-based startup, Kuki LLC, will release a smartphone application to save restaurants from the losses caused by last-minute cancellations. Using the app, Dotacampaign, restaurants can post information such as seat vacancies, available food, and discounted prices in the event of last-minute cancellations. Customers can then call the restaurant and make a booking. According to a report by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, losses of no-shows and last-minute cancellations at restaurant business amasses to ¥1.6 trillion annually, and Kuki aims to minimize such damages. The launch of the application is scheduled in September. Source: Dotacampaign
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