Jim Shreve made Baccarat hip. Now, he and his longtime partner, Mark Brashear, along with Sally Burnside, the former Baccarat sales V.P., intend to do the same for DeVine Corp., the 32-year-old distributor of elite European brands. You're invited to the opening!
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Congrats to you all. This is very exciting. Tim, we’ve known each other since before you started DeVine Corp., 32 years ago. You’ve been looking for the right opportunity to retire. TIM ...
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Shop Local analyzed the websites for the top-40 selling brands in the tabletop and giftware industry. We assessed what promotions and discounts, such free shipping, brands offer. Shop Local did this because a product's price, which is impacted by discounts, is often the leading factor when shopping online. 70% of the brands surveyed by Shop Local offer free shipping.
A pleasure to tour the updated The Ivy House store in Dallas. Laura May, the owner, took me for a tour of her ode to fine china. I learned that her shop is named after Josiah Wedgwood’s home in England.
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Bridge analyzed the websites for the top-40 selling brands in the tabletop and giftware industry. We assessed what promotions and discounts, such free shipping, brands offer. Bridge did this because a product's price, which is impacted by discounts, is often the leading factor when shopping online. More than 67% of the brands surveyed by Bridge offer free shipping.
More than 65% of brands surveyed by Bridge offer free shipping, while just 14% of indie stores do. Brands often charge just $118 to quality for free shipping, while stores charge $190 (a $72 difference). Where would you shop?
Bridge analyzed the websites for the top-40 selling brands in the tabletop and giftware industry. We assessed what promotions and discounts, such free shipping, brands offer. Bridge did this because a product's price, which is impacted by discounts, is often the leading ...
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Our Bernardaud and L'Objet Whiteware pieces are dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe. Helpful hints for whiteware pieces include avoiding temperature shocking. Avoid placing a plate from the fridge directly into a hot oven to help prevent breakage.
We also offer a wide array of dishwasher safe fine china too! Royal Limoges, Deshoulieres, Wedgwood, and Mottahedeh just to name a few. Some helpful tips to help prolong your pieces with precious metals when using the dishwasher are that you ...
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Nice to see this 1780s antique by Wedgwood advertised in today’s Times. Wedgwood continues today as a brand in the Fiskars family and is a Smart Brand partner.
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We were happy to read the book review for Josiah Wedgwood's new biography. Wedgwood is still produced today (250 years later) and is a Smart Brand member. I always find it fun to be reminded that Josiah's grandson was Charles Darwin.
Also please note how easy it is to REGISTER AT THE BEST --- IN-STORE (whenever you want) --- to BROWSE AROUND, PEEK and PICK what is JUST RIGHT FOR YOU !!! ... or ONLINE on this beautiful website !!!
Wedgwood made its relief design famous on cups. Where did the sculptor get his inspiration? Possibly from Italy’s 15th sculptor Bertoldo. See for yourself at the Frick exhibit.
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July 27, 2019
July 27, 2019
Absolutely Gorgeous! Wedgwood's Hibiscus sets a fabulous table! We added this pattern this year and it has been a good one...Thanks Wedgwood for giving us the Classics with a Twist!
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April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Wedgwood is in its 260th year shares Tableware Today. Josiah Wedgwood, the eleventh child of a potter, was a skilled potter himself by age nine—yet couldn’t use a traditional potter’s wheel because of a small pox inflicted injury. In 1765, Queen Charlotte gave him the right to use the title ‘Potter to the Queen.’ Fun fact: Josiah’s grandson was Charles Darwin.
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January 25, 2019
January 25, 2019
Do you hate managing price increases?
Most retailers do. In January, many brands raise prices. Retailers are buried under Excel files and Dropbox links. Retailers are expected to change prices for 100s or even 1,000s of products.
How can an indie store keep up with these price changes?
We have a solution: Smart Products.
Over four hundred retailers that use Smart Products never have to worry about Excel files and Dropbox links. They get instant price increases from 120 partner brands including: + ...
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We've loaded UPCs to products for 20+ brands, including:
+ Badash
+ Casafina and Costa Nova
+ DeVine's brands (Anna Weatherly, Varga, JL Coquet, Jaune de Chrome, etc.)
+ Nambe
+ Q Squared
+ Rosenthal's brands (Rosenthal, Versace, Thomas, Ercuis, Raynaud, Arzberg, etc.)
+ WWRD's brands (Waterford, Wedgwood, etc.)
+ Vietri
We've also loaded EAN's for Joseph Joseph products.
When your products have UPCs and EANs, you can more easily find them on your website, use scanners, and boost...
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February 18, 2018
February 18, 2018
NEW SERVICE FOR BRANDS
Did you know that Facebook has recently changed its formula to show more news from friends and family and less news from your business?
Due to this change, most of your retailers don't see the news that you post on Facebook.
What can you do about this? Bridge has a free solution: You can have your Facebooks posts copied to your Bridge's news page. This news will be seen by your Bridge retailers and reps. This news may also appear alongside your product on their Bridge sites. ...
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January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
New arrival of keychains from Wedgewood available in vibrant beautiful colors
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October 1, 2017
October 1, 2017
Nice to see Fiskars, which owns Waterford and Wedgwood, mentioned in this week's New Yorker magazine article on Finland's 100th anniversary of independence from Russia.
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September 25, 2017
September 25, 2017
This past weekend's WSJ magazine profiles 1910's Wedgwood designer Susannah Margaretta Makeig-Jones.
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July 17, 2017
July 17, 2017
For over 25 years, we have been freely displaying Gifts from Live With It at the actual Bridal Showers for our Registered Brides !!! ... Shown here are photos of 3 showers that we have recently displayed in Wilkes-Barre, Old Forge and in Clarks Summit Pa ... Also please note that we have EXPANDED OUR STORE HOURS FOR THE SUMMER:
Live With It in PECKVILLE, PA --- at 1500 Main Street, 18452 (570-489-4060) --- Open Monday thru Saturday: 10am - 5:30pm --- Open Sunday: 12Noon - 5:00pm --- ...
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