ROKER: Why a Positive Shopping Experience Begins and Ends with Parking

Part of every positive shopping experience includes easy and convenient parking. In most cases, it’s the first and last touchpoint every shopper encounters – from accessing the property and finding a spot to making payment and leaving the property. Whether it’s a grocery store, a shopping mall, or retail shops along a street, parking is a key factor driving people to (and possibly away) from these facilities. With the help of a cloud-based parking platform, operators and property managers can improve the shopping experience by making parking more convenient, accessible, and customer-focused to increase store traffic and overall compliance.

Greater accessibility for all parkers and vehicles

Understanding the types of parkers coming in and out of your facility and how you can best accommodate them is the key to any successful parking strategy. With the steady growth of EV vehicles in North America, charging stations have become a major asset in retail spaces. This also applies to adding parking spots near elevators and mall entrances for parkers with accessibility needs. Using license plate recognition (LPR), parking operators can better understand the number of EVs and parkers who require accessible spots in their facility each day. This results in a more efficient use of parking resources based on the specific demographics in your area as well as allocating investments where they are needed most.

Easy payment options for shoppers

One of the best ways to improve the parking experience and overall parking compliance is through simple and convenient payment options. If shoppers have their hands full with bags, the last thing they want to do is to locate a parking meter to pay for their parking. A cloud-based platform allows operators to offer parkers better mobile payment options that allow them to pay right from their smartphone. This is a sure way to promote better parking compliance, while driving revenue at the same time.

With parking as the first touchpoint of a shopping experience for many people, first impressions count. That’s why it’s incredibly important for both parking operators and property managers to ensure that their parking facility has the necessary systems in place to exceed the expectations for their loyal shoppers. At ROKER, our platform is designed to do all of the above and more. To learn more about how we can support your business, contact us here.

About ROKER, Inc.

ROKER delivers technology solutions aimed at urban space management inclusive of parking, and enforcement, to enable higher revenue recovery for public safety institutions and the commercial market. The company creates an ecosystem for smart parking that will converge with smart city initiatives across the globe. ROKER leverages proprietary intellectual property from Rekor Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:REKR), a Maryland- based company providing real-time roadway intelligence through AI-driven decisions, and Cygnet Infotech, a premier product engineering and application development services firm. ROKER was founded in 2020.