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Five Tampa-area golf clubs partner with Zigit to transform on-course beverage service

(PHOENIX, Ariz.)ZIGIT, a mobile app platform that conveniently uses smartphones to sell and buy alcoholic beverages, is rolling out across five golf clubs in the Tampa, Florida area.

TPC Tampa Bay (owned by Heritage Golf Group), Meadow Oaks Golf and Country Club, The Eagles Golf Club, The Club at Cheval and another nearby club are adding the proprietary technology to sell ice-cold can and bottle beer and mixed cocktails through attractive, stand-alone ZIGIT-enabled dispensing stations during golfers’ journeys.  At the touch of a smartphone, purchase eligibility is validated through ID authentication and facial recognition, and drinks are dispensed typically within 30 seconds.

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Transforming convenience in conformance with regulations, ZIGIT is meaningfully increasing golfer satisfaction and alcohol sales at golf courses, country clubs and resorts nationwide.

“These Tampa-area courses love the self-serve solution that gets golfers the drinks they want when and where they want them,” said Elsbeth Hurry, CEO of Bizboxes, owner of the ZIGIT platform.  “Golfers are no longer waiting on beverage carts to get drinks, and they’re buying even more at the 19th hole and from beverage carts thanks to ZIGIT’s presence.”

To enjoy ZIGIT, golfers first complete a 90-second, one-time enrollment on the app that includes ID authentication and collection of biometric markers to verify they are of legal age to purchase alcoholic beverages.  They then simply scan a QR code, select their desired drinks and take a quick selfie to confirm their identity. The platform quickly processes their preferred payment (from enrollment) and dispenses beverages all within 30 seconds.

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All biometric and payment data is securely processed through users’ smartphones, not through any hardware, meaning all sensitive information is kept safe.

Locations of dispensing station include outdoor restrooms / comfort stations along the course, at the first tee and the turn, and on driving ranges.  Dispensing stations only need a flat surface, run on a standard electric outlet without the need for Wi-Fi, and sturdily hold up against tough weather.  There is little to no maintenance required (stocking takes less than 10 minutes, mainly after-hours) and they can hold up to 680 drinks. 

For golf courses owners and operators, ZIGIT’s modern and purposeful technology:

  • Provides golfers with immediate, gratuity-free access to the alcoholic beverages they love
  • Generates meaningful, incremental revenue at higher margins
  • Requires less overhead and staffing headaches
  • Upholds compliance controls, including ID and individual verification, and drink limits per day, per user
  • Tracks real-time inventory
  • Reduces alcohol inventory shrinkage that often reaches 30%
  • Speeds pace of play

Profits are also tied to selling at least one more drink (a 20% lift) to golfers each round, as well as packaging drinks at dispensing stations for all golf outing and tournament participants.

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About ZIGIT
Owned by Phoenix-based technology company Bizboxes, LLC, ZIGIT is a mobile app-enabled retail SaaS platform created specifically for easy, convenient and profitable self-serve dispensing of controlled products, notably alcohol cans and bottles, at ZIGIT-enabled dispensing stations across sports, entertainment, event and other venues.   It utilizes secure technology widely used (with over 250 million authentications per day) in airport travel, banking and government identification-checking applications.  Users complete a 90-second initial enrollment that includes ID verification / authentication and collection of biometric markers to verify an individual is of legal age to purchase controlled products.  Once enrolled, users collect their products from ZIGIT-enabled dispensing stations in under 30 seconds by simply scanning the QR code and taking a quick selfie to confirm their identity and purchase eligibility prior to selecting and collecting their products.  Venue operators enhance customer experiences while generating meaningful, incremental revenue and profits effortlessly.

ZIGIT is at booth 2682 at the PGA Show, January 22-25 Orlando, Fla.

More information:  www.zigit.app, info@zigit.app

CONTACT: 
Rich Katz
rkatz@katzstrategy.com
703.283.4852


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