When a customer visits a bride's gift registry on theknot.com, the customer can buy from four big-box stores--or one indie store. The indie store's website and gift registry are powered by: Bridge.
We're proud to help the indie store be displayed alongside these retail giants. The Regency Collection, owned by Linda Geffen and based in Boca Raton, Florida, appears alongside Bed, Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma,...
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Amazon Prime, Grindr, and Instagram do not seem to have much in common with each other. But, a recent study by PCloud found that these apps are some of the biggest 'data burglars': they are downloading our data at an alarming rate.
Many brands and retailers in our industry promote Facebook, yet Facebook and its sister company Instagram are the leading thieves of personal data. It’s akin to them suggesting their friend sit next to a digital pick pocket.
Your Bridge has a new feature. You can now more easily share products.
We have added a "Copy link" feature. This feature saves you time by allowing you to quickly copy the page's URL (website address) and share it to email or social media. We have even added this feature to the registry software. You can share links to specific items on a registry.
On each item's Details page, there is a "Share" area. In that Share area, you'll see a "Copy link" ...
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For many indie stores, running an online business is tough and expensive, shares today’s Times. For 10 years, Bridge has served indie stores by paving this process and making it easier. We started with two stores and now help more than 720 brick-and-mortar, Main Street community legends.
Excerpts from the Times article:
E-commerce grew by 33.6 percent in 2020.
Ten large retailers accounted for 68 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales last year.
Today’s Times shares some of Amazon’s steps during the pandemic to grow its empire.
I used to tell retailers that they don’t know it, but they’re now in: the software business. I missed something in that statement. They are also now in the warehouse business. Websites and warehouses go hand in hand. They’re flip sides of the same coin.
As e-commerce grew, all the major retailers should have been growing their warehouse space. For example: if ...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Future Bridge Spokesperson?
Today's Wall St. Journal shares that Target stores saw a 20% increase in revenue--more than the chain had seen in the last 11 years combined. How did it do it? Target converted many of its physical stores into 'mini-warehouses,' where they can ship goods or have customers do curbside pick up.
What does this mean for indie stores? Stores will have to become more efficient in receiving online orders, which make up 40% of retail these ...
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Today’s Times reports on the recovery of the wedding industry—a topic dear to our hearts since Bridge has helped 50k couples with their gift registries.
A top design trend for 2021 is for big, multi-purpose tables.
In this time of working and schooling from home, a very large table serves as the new heart of the home. With a big table, one end can be devoted to 'work' and 'school,' and the other end can be used for dining, games and entertaining.
All this time at the table calls for a bowl of uncomplicated and straightforward design ... with unmistakable Beatriz Ball flair.
The multifunctional Beatriz Ball SOHO Organic ...
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We offer a universal domain service (UDS) to retailers, brands, and sales reps. What does this service do? The universal domain service elevates your business' brand and may increase your Google ranking. Specifically, the service hides ("masks") the 'bridgecatalog' part of the website URL.
In the example shown, we Google two stores' names in Texas. The two stores both use Bridge Store to power their online business. The Ivy House does not use the universal domain service...
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On a daily basis, Bridge helps retailers, brands, and reps: stay in business. We help them more easily and cost effectively run their businesses. Most of our merchants are receiving a record number of online orders. The result: our clients have more money to keep going and even prosper.
This is important because we're not out of the woods yet. In 2021, more store closings are predicted, shares Coresight. Note: these are just estimates, and much like the failed prediction of a ...
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Starting in the 1950s, Narinder Kapany helped create fiber optic cables, which now enables me to share this with you—and deliver our Bridge e-commerce platform to the world. Thank you, Narinder.
Experience Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and find Calaisio`s trending and elegant rustic home decor lines at Ryan Associates, TM Suite 2630. January 6 -12, 2021.
We would like to propose a toast to you our loyal and passionate customers... our road representatives... Skyros Designs team… and to our wonderful friends in Portugal... ALL who are the reasons we exist!! It took a village in 2020 and we Thank You for Inspiring Us Every Day!! ❤️ We wish you and your loved ones a New Year... may it be filled with peace, health, happiness, prosperity and endless possibilities... Cheers to a sparkling 2021!! ?
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FOR SALES REPS AND BRANDS:
E-commerce sales are up 40%. Are your stores ready? Most likely, not.
You can help them. The quickest, easiest, most cost efficient solution for them is a Bridge Store. Bridge will pay you $100 for each retailer that you sign up for a free Bridge Store.
Who’s ready for 2021? We’re looking forward to a sparkling 2021... and we all deserve to ring in the New Year with bubbly served up in gorgeous glassware!!
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Pure perfection... Our Legado Glass Collection is mouth blown by master artisans in Portugal… the hand stamped medallion is applied with molten glass and a custom brass stamp (swipe to see), reminiscent of a wax seal used on letters in ancient days. Legado glassware transcends time with quintessential elegance and...
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