Entrance
By the entrance or till
Customers see it as they arrive and order, and can pick up a powerbank before they sit down.
For restaurants, cafés and bars
Charging at the table, not behind the bar.
An Emperium Power station lets customers rent a powerbank with a contactless card and charge their phone at the table. Your staff stop looking after phones and cables behind the counter.
01 Why it fits
Why restaurants, cafés and bars add a station.
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No phones behind the counter
Staff no longer take customers’ phones to charge behind the bar or counter, or answer for them if something goes wrong.
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A flat phone is one less reason to leave
Customers can charge at their table while they finish their meal or drink, instead of heading off to find a socket.
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Phones for getting home
People need a working phone at the end of the night to pay, book a ride or check the last train. A powerbank keeps it going.
02 Placement
Where a station works in a restaurant, café or bar.
Bar
At the bar
Easy to spot while customers wait for a drink, without taking up table space.
Groups
Several venues
Restaurant and bar groups can discuss a consistent setup across venues, with placement agreed for each.
03 How it works
What your customers do.
A customer presses Start on the station, taps a contactless card and takes the powerbank that is released. They charge at their table while they eat or drink, then return it to the station before they leave. See the four steps.
04 FAQs
Questions we are asked.
Does the station take up table space?
No. The station sits on a counter or shelf near a power socket. Only the powerbank goes to the table.
Will customers walk off with the powerbanks?
Every rental starts with a contactless payment card, so each powerbank is linked to a payment. We explain how returns and non-returns are handled in your proposal.
Can the screen show our branding or offers?
Yes. The station screen can display images supplied by your business alongside the rental instructions. We discuss formats and how updates are handled.
Do our staff need to handle rentals?
No. Customers rent and return powerbanks themselves at the station, and pay on its own card terminal, so your tills and staff are not involved.
More answers in the main FAQs.
05 Get started
Discuss a station for your venue.
Every enquiry starts with a conversation about your premises. We agree placement, screen content and commercial terms before anything is installed, and there is no obligation to proceed.