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September 6, 2023 Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States

Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States

September 6, 2023

NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 06, 2023 – Shop Local, an e-commerce platform, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 64% of states for wedding gift purchases. The findings are based on a recent study that Shop Local conducted regarding wedding registry purchasing.

Study Findings:

For 32 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 64% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has

August 28, 2023 New Feature: More Easily Access Key Registry Content

How to quickly find and navigate to popular registry-related services.

New Feature: More Easily Access Key Registry Content

How to quickly find and navigate to popular registry-related services.

August 28, 2023

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier to access important registry-related services and content. This feature reduces the number of clicks needed to perform actions and access pages.

In the Master Bar of your Store, there is now a Registry icon. This icon’s drop-down includes many of the popular registry-related services your business likely uses. Previously, you would need to visit the Management Home page to view many of these links.

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July 21, 2023 70% of Brands offer Free Shipping vs. 13% of Stores

70% of Brands offer Free Shipping vs. 13% of Stores

July 21, 2023

My team researched 40 brands' websites and 200 indie stores' websites.

Research Findings

70% of tabletop and giftware brands offer free shipping.
Only 13% of indie stores offer free shipping.
Brands on average charge $115 to receive free shipping.
Retailers often charge $191 to receive free shipping.

Read our research report:
https://www.shoplocal.org/news.cfm/22883/70-of-Brands-Offer-Free-Shipping

Conclusions

Retailers are at a major disadvantage when

May 26, 2023 Data, Filters, and Search Walk Into a Soundbar

How big data, filters, and search engines can help us create a better experience for our members.

Data, Filters, and Search Walk Into a Soundbar

How big data, filters, and search engines can help us create a better experience for our members.

May 26, 2023

Apple announced last month that it's launching a new classical music app. What’s novel about the Apple Music Classical app is how it lets music fans more easily search thousands of variations of the same song. For example, let’s say you want to find a Johann Sebastian Bach song. Over the past 300 years, many musicians have done ‘covers’ of his works, and there are variations by conductor, music, year, etc., thereby producing thousands of variations. Existing software ...
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March 27, 2023 New Feature: More Easily Access Key Product Content

How to save time when accessing popular product-related services and pages.

New Feature: More Easily Access Key Product Content

How to save time when accessing popular product-related services and pages.

March 27, 2023

Your Online Store has a new feature: We've made it easier to access important product-related services and content. This feature reduces the number of clicks needed to perform actions and access pages.

In the Master Bar of your Store, there is now a Products icon. This icon’s drop down includes many of the popular product-related services your business likely uses. Previously, you would need to visit the Management home page to view many of these links.

In...
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December 15, 2022 Next Generation ⏩️

Next Generation ⏩️

December 15, 2022

When we brainstorm about making Bridge better, we want to turn over every stone. We explore many avenues, from increasing collaboration to lowering product prices to enhancing marketing. What if an improvement was right in front of us—constant to all of these concepts? Regardless of what feature we offer, there is one constant: navigation. Navigation is fundamental to allowing members to easily find what they need—and discover what they didn’t know they needed.

If...
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November 30, 2022 New Feature: View the Product Searches Performed by Customers

New Feature: View the Product Searches Performed by Customers

November 30, 2022

We've added a new feature to your Bridge account: You can now easily see the product searches performed on your Bridge Store.

The Product Searches page shows the searches performed by customers on your Bridge Store. The page is broken down into two columns: 'top 100 found terms' and 'top 100 not found terms'. You can use these results to identify what customers want to find and what they are entering, which may include typos.

In the example shown, we see the product search ...
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November 22, 2022 New Feature: View the Registry Searches Performed by Customers

New Feature: View the Registry Searches Performed by Customers

November 22, 2022

We've added a new feature to your Bridge account: You can now easily see the registry searches performed on your Bridge Store.

The Registry Searches page shows the searches performed on your Bridge Store in the 'Find a Registry' field. The page is broken down into two columns: 'top found terms' and 'top not found terms'. You can use these results to identify what customers want to find and what they are entering, which may include typos. There is also a section at the bottom of the page ...
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October 24, 2022 Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States

Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States

October 24, 2022

NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 24, 2022 – Bridge, an e-commerce community, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 76% of states for wedding gift purchases. The findings are based on a recent study that Bridge conducted regarding wedding registry purchasing.

Study Findings:

For 38 state searches, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 76% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Bridge has clients (48),

October 12, 2022 Search Party 🔦

Search Party 🔦

October 12, 2022

Google is often considered the first stop when searching for information. Looking for a product? You'll likely head to Amazon.com, where due to its 350m product listings, 25% of purchases reportedly start. Facebook will be your go-to for finding friends and family due to its 2b profiles of people. Airbnb lets you search 5.6m places to stay. These businesses are likely your choice because people want a massive selection when conducting a search. Many of the world's most ...
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October 10, 2022 In 35 States, Stores Using Bridge Rank on Page 1 of Google

In 35 States, Stores Using Bridge Rank on Page 1 of Google

October 10, 2022

In 35 states, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google when doing a wedding registry related search. In many states, Bridge Stores dominated the results. For example, for Georgia and South Carolina searches Bridge Stores claimed six spots on Google's first page.

Study Details:

We Googled "gift registry" and the state’s name.
We researched results for 48 states. (Bridge has clients in 48 states; the only states that don

July 10, 2022 Naked truth: Amazon doesn't appear to care if it sells fakes

Naked truth: Amazon doesn't appear to care if it sells fakes

July 10, 2022

Retail Dive reports on Amazon's lazy claims that it cares about stopping counterfeits. Counterfeiters on Amazon may steal a brand's product design, name, and product pictures. When a brand reports this to Amazon, Amazon often does: nothing.

This is an issue for American brands. For example:

A brands creates a product. The brand pays for research and development.
Brand may pay to have it made in America.
Brand takes professional pictures of the finished product.

June 27, 2022 WSJ: If your porch has a lot of Amazon packages, maybe take down the American flag

WSJ: If your porch has a lot of Amazon packages, maybe take down the American flag

June 27, 2022

If someone has an American flag flying on their porch and Amazon boxes often at their doorstep, maybe they should take the flag down and put up a Chinese flag. Amazon appears to be profiting by cutting out much our domestic retail community and instead helping Chinese businesses. And don’t expect Amazon to pay much in local taxes either.

This past weekend’s WSJ shares how third-party sellers, many of them from China, have flooded Amazon with spurious listings, leaving ...
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March 31, 2022 New Sir/Madam Glassware At Glassworks!

New Sir/Madam Glassware At Glassworks!

March 31, 2022

Designed in homage to the arches that adorn Venice’s most iconic bridge, this unique glassware, finished by hand, requires a multi-step process that is executed by artisans. No two are exactly alike, and subtle nuances in depth of color and cutwork are to be expected and embraced.
Sir/Madam Rialto Glassware comes in four distinct shapes and fourteen signature colors. Shapes include: the Old Fashioned is ideal for a cocktail, while the Coupe serves up everything from champagne to sorbet, ...
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December 30, 2021 Bloomberg: Shopify vs. Amazon

Bloomberg: Shopify vs. Amazon

December 30, 2021

Last February e-commerce company Shopify Inc. replaced the “Ottawa, Canada” dateline that began its press releases and earnings reports with a strange new one: “Internet, Everywhere.” The geographical shift came at the insistence of Shopify’s founder and chief executive officer, Tobi Lütke, who tends to view such matters through the prism of cold, hard logic. In May 2020, only a few months into the pandemic, he’d made the early, seemingly rash decision to...
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April 27, 2021 In 29 States, Our Stores have a Page 1 Google Ranking

In 29 States, Our Stores have a Page 1 Google Ranking

April 27, 2021

Bridge is helping indie stores take back market share:

When searching for gift registries, Google displays on page 1 more retailers using Bridge software than any other retailer or software provider.
Stores using Bridge are beating big-box stores such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, and Target in Google.
We are helping stores out rank online players like Amazon and Zola.
Bridge retailers are also ranking higher than stores using other e-commerce software such as Shopify,

February 1, 2021 Amazon Wants 'One Channel,' But Businesses Want Multi-Channel

Amazon Wants 'One Channel,' But Businesses Want Multi-Channel

February 1, 2021

Reports suggest that 50% of purchases start on Amazon.com, and Amazon wants to keep it this way. Yet, businesses and merchants increasingly want to sell their products via their own DTC (direct to consumer) site, retailers' websites, Facebook, Instagram, and more. Due to this, Shopify, which powers many DTC and retailer websites, is a growing thorn in Amazon's dominance of retail. Shopify reportedly helps power more than 30% of online U.S. retail sales.

To remove this thorn, ...
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November 3, 2020 13 Reasons Why 600 Indie Stores Beat Saks Fifth Avenue

13 Reasons Why 600 Indie Stores Beat Saks Fifth Avenue

November 3, 2020

Saks Fifth Avenue just launched a new website. Since more than 600 stores rely on Bridge Store to power their websites, I decided to compare the new site, which likely cost millions of dollars, to an indie retailer's Bridge Store software. An indie store pays pennies compared to Saks' millions, so the Saks site must be a million times better, right?

After a careful review, I'm happy to share that our indie stores have the better website. And, it sort of 'saks' for Saks that it spent millions ...
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August 17, 2020 MyRegistry.com Review

MyRegistry.com Review

August 17, 2020

Part of my job is to review registry software. I ensure that it works well for retailers, registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). I also assess whether it offers good value (price vs results).

A retailer recently shared with me that it uses the service MyRegistry.com. I reviewed the retailer's site and how a customer would make a registry purchase via MyRegistry.com. For privacy purposes, I changed the name of the store in the screenshots shown.

Accessing the ...
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May 23, 2020 Lenox in the Wall Street Journal

Lenox in the Wall Street Journal

May 23, 2020

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. View Post

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