American Express Levels Up Restaurant Game: Tock and Rooam Acquisitions Boost Network
American Express Levels Up Restaurant Game: Tock and Rooam Acquisitions Boost Network
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) has agreed to purchase Tock, a technology company known for reservation, table, and event management solutions, from Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE:SQSP) for $400 million.
美國運通公司（紐交所：AXP）已同意以4億美元的價格從Squarespace，Inc.（紐交所：SQSP）收購Tock，這是一家以預訂、餐桌和活動管理解決方案聞名的科技公司。
Tock, launched in Chicago in 2014 and acquired by Squarespace in 2021, provides reservation, table management and event ticketing tools to approximately 7,000 restaurants, wineries, and other bookable venues.
Tock於2014年在芝加哥推出，並於2021年被Squarespace收購，爲大約7,000個餐廳、酒莊和其他可預訂場所提供訂座、桌面管理和活動售票工具。
As part of the agreement, American Express and Squarespace will collaborate to enhance value for small businesses using American Express Cards, which includes leveraging the Amex Offers program (digital card-linked offers) and providing Card Member benefits.
作爲協議的一部分，美國運通和Squarespace將合作爲使用美國運通卡的小企業提供增值服務，其中包括利用Amex Offers計劃（數字卡鏈接提供的優惠）併爲持卡會員提供福利。
The transaction is contingent upon standard closing conditions, which include regulatory approval.
該交易取決於標準的交割條件，其中包括監管批准。
Apart from this, American Express also announced a deal to acquire Rooam for an undisclosed amount. Rooam is a technology firm specializing in mobile payments and integration with point-of-sale, marketing, and loyalty systems for restaurants and entertainment venues.
除此之外，美國運通還宣佈以未透露的金額收購Rooam。 Rooam是一家專門從事移動支付和與餐廳和娛樂場所的銷售點、營銷和忠誠度系統集成的科技公司。
Howard Grosfield, President, U.S. Consumer Services, American Express stated, "Now, we can connect even more premium customers with the most exciting restaurants, while providing merchants and restaurants more technology to help their businesses thrive. We will be able to offer restaurants the tools to deliver more personalized hospitality, facilitate pre-paid experiences like tasting menus, and provide more convenient ways for customers to pay the bill."
美國運通美國消費者服務總裁霍華德•格羅斯菲爾德表示：“現在，我們可以將更多優質客戶與最令人興奮的餐廳聯繫起來，同時爲商家和餐廳提供更多幫助他們業務發展的技術。我們將能夠爲餐廳提供提供更個性化的賓客招待工具，促進諸如品酒菜單之類的預付費體驗，併爲客人提供更方便的付款方式。”
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另請閱讀美國運通全球餐飲副總裁、Resy首席執行官Pablo Rivero表示：“自我們在2019年7月收購Resy以來，到2023年年底，我們將有3倍的入住客人數量，5.4倍的餐廳數量，並推動入住客人數量的穩步增長。”
Pablo Rivero, Vice President, American Express Global Dining, CEO Resy, stated, "From our acquisition of Resy in July 2019 through year-end 2023, we've increased the number of engaged diners by 3x, increased the number of restaurants by 5.4x and driven solid growth in diners seated."
投資者可以通過Amplify ETF Trust Amplify Mobile Payments ETF（紐交所代碼：IPAY）和ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF（紐交所代碼：JRNY）獲得對AXP的曝光。
Investors can gain exposure to AXP via Amplify ETF Trust Amplify Mobile Payments ETF (NYSE:IPAY) and ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (NYSE:JRNY).
eBay因“不可接受的高費用”而放棄美國運通作爲付款選項。
Read: American Express' Q1 Wins Keep Analysts Steady In Their Views
閱讀American Express在第一季度獲得的勝利使分析師保持穩定。
Price Action: AXP shares are down 0.53% at $229.00 at the last check Friday.
股價表現：AXP股票上週五最後一次檢查下跌0.53％至229.00美元。
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