I'm happy to see Gourmet Insider share Vietri's new Bridge promotion. To help bolster indie stores, Vietri is offering stores a one-time $150 credit when they make their first Vietri sale using Bridge Store. The goal is to get stores to join Vietri on Bridge and use the Bridge platform to boost the store's Vietri sales.
Stores can sync with Smart Brands for free over the Bridge platform.
Vietri is an early supporter of the Bridge. We like Vietri's product and team. Thank ...
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VIETRI AND BRIDGE PARTNER TO HELP INDEPENDENT STORES
Retailers Can Receive $150 For Joining Bridge Network
July 15, 2020
NEW YORK, NY – VIETRI, known as the premium importer of luxury tabletop goods from Italy, has launched a new program to help its independent specialty retailers online and in-store. VIETRI has agreed to offer its authorized retailers a credit of $150 towards future purchases by opening a free account with the e-commerce community ...
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When a shopper visits a retailer's website, it often sees just a fraction of what a brand offers. With Bridge, we can help retailers and brands fix this problem. To examine the solution, let's examine how a customer can shop for Juliska on two different retailer websites. One retailer uses the Juliska Smart Products service and the other does not.
Marchesa for Lenox gets a shout-out in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. The article shares show homebound people are treating themselves by using fine china more frequently.
Lenox will soon join the Smart Brand program.
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Material Possessions, a gift shop in Illinois, needed a quick solution to boost its online presence. With Amazon and Covid-19 nipping at indie stores' heels, stores need to quickly boost their online offering.
In just 24 hours, Material Possessions opened a Bridge account and is currently offering 15,000+ products for sale. The retailer can sell these products directly from its Bridge Store--or it can export the products and import them into its parent website (https://...
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We're happy to share that Halcyon Days has joined Bridge as a Smart Brand. Please find the press release below.
For Immediate Release
Halcyon Days Partners with Bridge
English luxury lifestyle brand joins the e-commerce community to support U.S. retailer base
March 30, 2020
New York, NY — Halcyon Days, a designer of English handcrafted and manufactured luxury goods, has joined an online sales platform to help its authorized retailers increase sales.
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March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020
Happy to see Daniel Silva, U.S. sales director for Smart Brand partner Vista Alegre, featured in this month’s Tableware Today.
I learned in the article that:
Vista Alegre has a program called ID Pool to collaborate with young designers.
Vista Alegre has 35 stores around the world, and another 40 shops within a shop.
Vista Alegre has 200 sister companies, as its owned by Portuguese monopoly Visabeira. That’s a big family! :)
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Due to Covid-19, supply chains have been disrupted. Many retailers have asked us for the status is on various suppliers. In response, Bridge is tracking operational status for Smart Brand members. We're outputting this data on a web page for retailers and sales reps to reference.
Spode, the English tabletop brand—and Bridge Smart Brand, is turning 250 this year. This month’s Tableware Today explores Spode’s most prominent designs including Blue Italian (which dates back to 1814 and has been applied to 2,500 products), Christmas Tree, and Woodland.
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January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020
Caskata, a Bridge Smart Brand, shows us how to spread out on a table in this month’s Tableware Today. The ad is two pages, and renders the items shown as practically life size. Very nice.
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January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020
Bill Robedee, the new president of Portmeirion USA, is profiled in the November-December issue of HFN by Allison Zisko. Bill was previously the president of Nambé.
Nambé and all of Portmeirion’s brands are Smart Brand partners.
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December 21, 2019
December 21, 2019
Nice to see Smart Brand partner Royal Copenhagen featured in todayโs Times.
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November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019
Retailers should not be manually adding products to their websitesโsince Bridge can do this much more efficiently via its Smart Products service. Adding products to a website is simply a waste. Time is better spent telling brands about the Smart Brand program and getting them to join it. Otherwise, one is stuck shaving away at updating prices. If the brand doesnโt join, concentrate on those that do.
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October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
Good news: Retailers can now sync with an unlimited number of Smart Brands for $28.
Details: + A retailer just needs to subscribe to a Bridge plan that is $28 or more per month. If you pay $28/month or more for Bridge service, your business qualifies. + If you are a retailer that is paying less than $28/month, you can sync with up to 10 Smart Brands.
Benefits of syncing with Smart Brands: + Save time and money. Let brands maintain products for you. + Sell more. Retailers report selling 13% more due ...
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October 7, 2019
October 7, 2019
Nice to see four Smart Brands featured on one page in HFN: Moser, Royal Copenhagen, Iitala, and Royal Limoges.
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