A Schmear of Family, Business and Tradition: Lox In A Box
“We dance and we sing and we shout orders out to people – it’s a place that you can come and just feel a little bit free.”
— Candy Berger, co-owner Lox In A box
Growing up in the US with a Jewish heritage, Candy Berger was always surrounded by food. Upon moving to Australia, Candy noticed a gap in the market for good-quality bagels. Inspired by their lineage and driven by a special bond — Candy and her wife Gaia Lovell opened their first Lox In A Box store in a hole-in-the-wall location in Bondi, Sydney and haven’t looked back, scaling to three locations with a fourth on the horizon.
Candy Berger and Gaia Lovell
Growing In Sync
Lox In A Box has been using Square since day one. From in store, to pickup orders and integrating with third party delivery partners — as they have scaled, so have their Square tools.
- Manage multiple locations on-the-go
- Allow customers to customise their bagel orders with advanced modifiers
- Integration with third party delivery partners like Uber Eats
Square Point of Sale
Square Integrations
“As we’ve grown Square’s grown with us. Having a POS system and hardware that’s easy to use and the same across all the stores means that we can walk into Bondi, Coogee or Manly and know what we’re doing.”
— Candy Berger, co-owner Lox In A Box
Keeping it simple and sleek, powered by Square point-of-sale software.
In a fast-paced environment, Lox In A Box customise their bagels using a variety of order modifiers, and that’s made easier with the all-in-one Square Register. The best part? It’s the same simple point-of-sale solution across all three locations.
- Fully integrated POS system with two displays - one screen for your customers and one for you
- Manage your entire business from one place
- Accept every way your customers want to pay
Hardware
“It’s been very easy and user friendly. And I’m not a tech person. So for me to be able to say it’s been easy and user friendly, like believe it.”
— Candy Berger,
Co-owner, Lox In A Box
Square Loans
“Our Manly store wouldn’t have been possible without the Square Loan, it was a super easy process, all we had to do was accept the offer and it was deposited into our account three days later.*”
– Gaia Lovell,
co-owner, Lox In A Box
Being able to pay back their loan as their business operates has allowed the team to set their sights on location number four.
- Eligibility comes down to your unique business data. Take payments with Square, and our algorithm may create loan offers based on your Square sales, payment frequency, and new and regular customers, among other criteria.
- Choose how much you wish to apply for (up to your max offer).
- If approved, receive your funds as soon as the next business day.
- Customisable offers to match your vision — designed to be paid back with confidence
- Repay as you trade with daily deductions
Learn more about:
Square Loans
“That’s what we love about scaling with Square, is that it’s all there. We’re not setting anything up new at each location.”
— Candy Berger,
Co-owner, Lox In A Box
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*All loans are issued by Square AU Pty Ltd. (ABN 38 167 106 176). Valid Australian bank account is required. Actual fee depends upon payment card processing history, loan amount and other eligibility factors. A minimum payment of 1/18th of the initial loan balance is required every 60 days and full loan repayment is required within 18 months. Loan eligibility is not guaranteed. Eligibility criteria include consistent and continuous payment card processing through Square. All loans are subject to credit approval. Terms and conditions apply.