The pineapple--the symbol of hospitality--makes a welcome appearance as two-chambered design by Beatriz Ball. With its sculptural form and richly detailed surface, the GARDEN Pineapple Chip & Dip is both an eye-catching representation of the popular tropical fruit, and a practical serving piece.
With its built-in dip bowl, this versatile item is ideal for serving fresh fruit, veggies, and crackers with your favorite dips and spreads. Perfect ...
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Beatriz Ball's gleaming GIFTABLES Ocean Crab Wine Coaster is topped by a sculptural miniature crab. Ideal gift for the coastal wine lover, and sure to become a beach house favorite.
Designed to hold a wine bottle, the versatile item can also be used for serving nuts or other little nibbles.
Beatriz Ball's GIFTABLES Collection features the best design elements of its bestselling collections in compact sizes, all boxed for effortless gifting. Great gift for guys!
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Cheers to the weekend… we raise our glass to celebrate mothers, daughters, sisters and friends… all the strong, fabulous, inspiring women in our lives... Cheers and Happy Mother’s Day to all the women we Lβ€οΈVE! π₯#happymothersday #celebrate #sheknowsbest #skyrosdesigns
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While eating a slice of coal-fired pizza at Arturo’s in Soho yesterday, and getting an occasional whiff of Houston Street garbage, I had to admit: I was at a loss for insight to share with my coworkers this week. Each week, I send out a motivational message to my team that precedes a summary of what they accomplished. We call this report the Brick report. This would be my seventy-second Brick introduction: What else could I say--and would they miss it if there was not an introduction...
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Moms deserve to feel pampered this coming Mother's Day, and taking over the cooking for her will certainly do it. Mother`s Day brunch is easy to prepare like this burrito casserole best served in a 2Qt Pyrex glass baking dish matched in style with Calaisio`s heat resistant serving tray. This creative serving dish will add an extra-special touch to your meal. Also available in 3QT & 4Qt.
Beatriz Ball's GLASS New Orleans Cracked Foil Leafing Shell Platter Set of 2 (Gold) includes a pair of scallop-shaped glass bowls with hand-applied cracked gold foil. The vibrant set is ideal for serving snacks and as home décor. Lovely in a beach house.
Handmade in Turkey especially for Beatriz Ball; no two pieces exactly alike.
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Bridge has updated how a store records a purchase for a registry list. This method uses the best practice for creating a digital copy of an order. Stores need to add a purchase to a gift list for a variety of reasons, including:
A customer purchased a gift in-store.
A customer purchased a gift via telephone.
A customer purchased online via Bridge, and then called the store to add to the purchase.
A customer purchased a gift via another online outlet (
In a 2007 article in The New Yorker, Atul Gawande, a surgeon and an author, advocatedthat more hospitals use checklists. He cited many medical studies showing how checklists save lives (and money). Implementing one checklist, a hospital "…prevented forty-three infections and eight deaths, and saved two million dollars in costs." The startling part: the list was only five steps long! In other words, people don’t consistently follow...
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Meatballs are a hearty, comforting food deserving a starring role at your dinner table. It`s a delicious casserole treat served in this Pyrex dish with Calaisio`s serving basket. This woven basket made of organic vines is durable enough to withstand a hot bakeware and easy to clean with a soft brush to keep the vines looking its best. A mild dish soap and water solution comes in handy for removing grease. The woven tray includes 1Qt Pyrex dish, 8” x 8”.
142 of our retailers are using a sales program called Bridge. A store uses Bridge to more easily sell our products. I think Bridge would be a good fit for your business, too. I’m writing to invite you to join us on Bridge.
Bonus: Join us on Bridge by next Friday, May 6th, and Skyros Designs will give you a $200 shopping credit with us.
Retailers that use Bridge report selling 18% more. In fact, our best ...
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We are pleased to participate in a promotion with Casafina Living. Please find the letter that Matt Hullfish, National Sales Director, shared with his retailers below.
Thank you,
Jason
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Dear Friends and Family of Casafina,
272 of our retailers are using a sales program called Bridge. A store uses Bridge to more easily sell our products. I think Bridge would be a good fit for your business, too. I’m writing to invite you to join us on Bridge.
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Rimmed in sparkling metallic pearls, Beatriz Ball's ORGANIC PEARL Nova Large Bowl has a simply fabulous shape and generous serving capacity. Based on the company’s bestselling bowl, the multifunctional large bowl is a must-have for entertaining. Great for fruit, salads, sides, snacks, and more.
Makes a unique gift for anyone and is an ideal addition to the bridal registry. Also available in an extra-large size.
Beatriz Ball’s intensely handmade products use eco-friendly and...
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At the Bridge ‘office’ (which stretches from Seattle to Brooklyn), we’re currently reading Jim Collin’s book Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0. We’re reading the book together because it helps us learn insights into working together and running the best company we can. On page 275, Mr. Collins shares an anecdote about a group of workers at an airplane manufacturing facility during World War II. The workers found inspiration from meeting the crew that flew the planes they ...
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Carry your signature dish in this naturally heat resistant woven casserole tray with rectangular Pyrex bakeware for direct serving. Perfect to protect and dress up your dinner table instantly. Tray includes 3Qt rectangular Pyrex dish. Also available 1Qt and 2QT.
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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As Winter’s chill overstays its welcome, we all look forward to Spring’s warmer days, and to dining on the patio.
The undulating lines and generous hand-polished surface of the large VENTO Rebecca Rectangular Tray with Handles is ideal for serving—indoors and out. Practical built-in handles increase its versatility, and its tarnish-free surface makes it a metal tray that never needs polishing.
Available in two handy sizes, rectangular Rebecca trays are equally at home on ...
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An article in today’s Times cites the high cost of acquiring customers, which ranges from $100 to $800. Excerpt:
“Estimates of an often-cited retail metric known as customer acquisition costs range from $100 to more than $800 per customer, said Daniel McCarthy, a professor at Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business, who has done extensive research in the field.”
Physical retail is one of the most expensive ways to acquire customers. An online ...
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Beatriz Ball's newly expanded palette of metals will add color to yourSpringtime table in scrumptious tones of gold, rose gold, gunmetal and silver.
• Shown above, the multifunctional SIERRA MODERN Onyx Double Dip (Gold) is a perfectly elegant solution for many serving needs. Presented in a brushed gold finish, the cleverly designed piece separates and harmonizes your favorite foods.
• The SIERRA MODERN Plano Long Oval Platter (Rose Gold) in a warm ...
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Beatriz Ball and Louisiana-based ceramicist Gretchen Murchison developed the lively VENTO Bloom Collection, sculptural bowls and platters inspired by floral and botanical forms.
Fittingly, the form of the VENTO Bloom SmallBowl in polished metal is flowing and organic. The dynamic design features rippling petal-like movement, creating a compact serving vessel that you’ll use every day. Great on its own, or combined with other Bloom shapes and sizes, it makes a stunning serving piece and ...
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