{"id":400723,"date":"2020-12-16T07:03:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T12:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=400723"},"modified":"2020-12-16T07:03:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T12:03:42","slug":"lightspeed-golf-operators-in-north-america-outperform-industry-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lightspeed-golf-operators-in-north-america-outperform-industry-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightspeed Golf Operators in North America Outperform Industry in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <i>Global commerce leader shares insights on the success of U.S. and Canadian clients throughout year marked by rapid digital transformation of golf industry<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">MONTREAL<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 16, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;\u00a0<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=2685900431&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2Fgolf%2F&amp;a=Lightspeed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Lightspeed<\/a><\/u> (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel platforms, today revealed customer growth insights for its clientele within the golf industry, highlighting operators in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> have grown 23% and 26% respectively in course occupancy year-over-year for January to <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 2020<\/span>, a period marked by the digital revolution of golf operations similar to that witnessed in the retail and hospitality industries. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1386793\/Lightspeed_POS_Inc__Lightspeed_Golf_Operators_in_North_America_O.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1386793\/Lightspeed_POS_Inc__Lightspeed_Golf_Operators_in_North_America_O.jpg\" title=\"Lightspeed Golf Operators in North America Outperform Industry in 2020 (CNW Group\/Lightspeed POS Inc.)\" alt=\"Lightspeed Golf Operators in North America Outperform Industry in 2020 (CNW Group\/Lightspeed POS Inc.)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In contrast, according to the <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=162986538&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thengfq.com%2F2020%2F11%2Fafter-september-surge-rounds-8-7-year-to-date%2F&amp;a=National+Golf+Foundation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">National Golf Foundation<\/a><\/u> (NGF), industry average for rounds played increased by 8.7% (year-over-year, in the same time period). The data underscores the strategic role played by cloud-based technology in the operations of the golf industry&#8217;s highest-performing businesses in order to capitalize on significant new interest in the game, driven in part by COVID-19 measures. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ease and ability to seamlessly transition our business to a digital, contactless model while driving online reservations from 20% to 90% in a week reveals how indispensable Lightspeed has become as a tool for sustaining SMBs in 2020,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Del Ratcliffe<\/span>, owner of five <span class=\"xn-location\">North Carolina<\/span>-based golf course management businesses and a Lightspeed customer. &#8220;It also showcases the strong prospects for golf&#8217;s continued growth in 2021 as course owners remain agile and competitive in the evolving industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lightspeed now powers more than 1000 golf courses worldwide. Following a year of signing landmark deals with<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=2037709052&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.newswire.ca%252Fnews-releases%252Flandscapes-golf-management-chooses-lightspeed-to-power-30-courses-in-the-u-s--852024294.html%26data%3D04%257C01%257CDashaun.Gasque%2540zenogroup.com%257Cf28e5e35f64d46646fb808d89bdb5bd4%257Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%257C0%257C0%257C637430713728920205%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DiOG6w%252BeMaDsm4QLtFw2V%252FM4qYhlOHMVQ1tfPt%252B5aTxA%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;a=%C2%A0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a>prestigious courses such as <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=3520029601&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.newswire.ca%252Fnews-releases%252Flandscapes-golf-management-chooses-lightspeed-to-power-30-courses-in-the-u-s--852024294.html%26data%3D04%257C01%257CDashaun.Gasque%2540zenogroup.com%257Cf28e5e35f64d46646fb808d89bdb5bd4%257Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%257C0%257C0%257C637430713728920205%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DiOG6w%252BeMaDsm4QLtFw2V%252FM4qYhlOHMVQ1tfPt%252B5aTxA%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;a=Landscape+Golf+Management\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Landscape Golf Management<\/a><\/u>, this new set of data indicates how Lightspeed is positively impacting sales for independent businesses specifically within the golf and sports business sector, helping business owners create safe, unique and adjustable customer experiences that drive brand loyalty with solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <u>About Lightspeed<br \/><\/u><br \/>\n        <\/b>Lightspeed (NYSE and TSX: LSPD) powers complex small and medium-sized businesses with its cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms in over 100 countries. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, Lightspeed provides all-in-one solutions that drive innovation and digital transformation within the retail, hospitality and golf industries. Its product suite enables SMBs to sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and ultimately grow their business.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Montreal, Canada<\/span>, Lightspeed is trusted by favorite local businesses worldwide, where communities go to shop, dine and play. Lightspeed has staff located in <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit: <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=777273753&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2F&amp;a=www.lightspeedhq.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.lightspeedhq.com<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>On social media: <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=2362229222&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flightspeed-hq%2F&amp;a=LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/u>, <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=1257927659&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLightspeedHQ%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/u>, <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=1771528025&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flightspeedhq%2F&amp;a=Instagram\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/u>, <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=2291131261&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2Flightspeedretail&amp;a=YouTube\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/u>, and <u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=3231591902&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FLightspeedHQ&amp;a=Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Forward-Looking Statements<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>This news release may include forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws (&#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221;). Forward-looking statements are statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions and are identified by words such as &#8220;will&#8221;, &#8220;expects&#8221;, &#8220;anticipates&#8221;, &#8220;intends&#8221;, &#8220;plans&#8221;, &#8220;believes&#8221;, &#8220;estimates&#8221; or similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Such statements are based on current expectations of the Company&#8217;s management and inherently involve numerous risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, including economic factors. A number of risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, including, among other factors, those risk factors identified in our most recent Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in our most recent Annual Information Form, and in our other filings with the Canadian Securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee, all of which are available under our profile on SEDAR at\u00a0<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=221826412&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedar.com%2F&amp;a=www.sedar.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.sedar.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and on EDGAR at\u00a0<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3014364-1&amp;h=2695328506&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov%2F&amp;a=www.sec.gov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.sec.gov<\/a><\/u>. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors carefully when making decisions with respect to Lightspeed&#8217;s subordinate voting shares and not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are not guarantees of future performance and, while forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that the Company considers reasonable, actual events and results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by the Company. 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In contrast, according to the National Golf Foundation (NGF), industry average for rounds played increased by 8.7% (year-over-year, in the same time period). &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lightspeed-golf-operators-in-north-america-outperform-industry-in-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lightspeed Golf Operators in North America Outperform Industry in 2020&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-400723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lightspeed Golf Operators in North America Outperform Industry in 2020 - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/lightspeed-golf-operators-in-north-america-outperform-industry-in-2020\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lightspeed Golf Operators in North America Outperform Industry in 2020 - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR Newswire Global commerce leader shares insights on the success of U.S. and Canadian clients throughout year marked by rapid digital transformation of golf industry MONTREAL, Dec. 16, 2020 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8211;\u00a0Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel platforms, today revealed customer growth insights for its clientele within the golf industry, highlighting operators in the United States and Canada have grown 23% and 26% respectively in course occupancy year-over-year for January to September 2020, a period marked by the digital revolution of golf operations similar to that witnessed in the retail and hospitality industries. 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