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November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020
What will be the most significant change for our industry in 2021?
J: As the famous business leader Marc Andreessen said, software is eating the world--and it's eating our industry like never before with Covid-19. The question is whether you're eating or being eaten. We’re all in the software business now. ...
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November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020
Something struck me while reading this news: Does Amazon remind you of Covid-19? The similarities:
- Amazons kills many businesses in industries it touches. Pharmacies are now worried
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October 12, 2020
October 12, 2020
I know businesses that have been targeted by lawyers seeking to cash in on the ADA law. The defendants, even after they 'fix' their website, often have to settle for thousands of dollars.
The ADA was not written with websites in mind (the law was created in 1990--well before the Internet), and the law doesn't allow businesses a grace period to ...
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September 4, 2020
September 4, 2020
I believe the business world often gives too much attention to innovation. I imagine this is due to many business people consuming news, books, and other media that laud innovation. I believe the reason these outlets overpromote innovation that one can’t sell a book promising: boring. &...
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August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
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August 16, 2020
August 16, 2020
As an example of this, shown here is my stretch of the home goods industry that I’m converting to a digital graphic. While we’ll eventually view the finished chart via pixels, this idea was originally born of good ol’ ...
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August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
Environmental sustainability has changed since their founding, enabling them to proudly share that their products are made of recycled materials. When they started back in 1983, that was taboo! They are proud to be an industry leader and have been invested in eco-friendly awareness for more than three decades. They were the pioneers - who started a movement.
Mariposa has long believed that ...
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August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
ARTE ITALICA AND CROWN LINEN DESIGNS ARE ONE COMPANY!
“A Beautiful Life”
Kirkland, WA – August 12, 2020 - Arte Italica, a leading provider of Italian handmade tabletop and home accessories for nearly a quarter-century is pleased to announce its merger with Crown Linen Designs. Crown Linen Designs, a lifestyle brand of European linen apparel, tabletop, and home accessories was founded by Victoria Fanning in 2014 and has become one of the industry&...
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July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
Webinar includes:
- Industry trends on sharing products, news, files, and contact information.
- How brands like Vietri are using Bridge to promote their brand.
- How retailers like P.S. The Letter are using Bridge to save time.
- How to use Library to share price lists, PDFs, and other files.
- How files appear next to products on web pages.
- How to request files from Smart Brands.
- How to email
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July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
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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June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020
Watch this webinar to learn 3 techniques to promote your brand via Bridge.
Webinar includes:
- Industry trends showing the growth of networks and drawbacks of siloed sites.
- Overview of networking tools (including Smart Products).
- How to use the Banners tool.
- How to use the News tool.
- How to update important product variables such as search tags.
Webinar is designed for:
Staff that manage sales and data for Smart Brands
Trivia:
After watching the ...
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June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
Watch this webinar to save time in managing your Bridge Store.
Webinar includes:
- Industry trends showing the growth of networks and drawbacks of siloed sites.
- How to request Smart Brands update their slides.
- How to use the Ticketing Tracking system to manage requests.
- How to request Smart Brands update their products, including pictures, prices, and descriptions.
- How to message Smart Brands.
- How to invite brands to become Smart Brands.
Webinar is ...
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April 25, 2020
April 25, 2020
To this list I’d add: Bridge. Bridge is a niche social-media network serving the retail community. We connect thousands of businesses including brands, retailers, sales reps, publications, and trade groups.
The article shares people last year spent 57 billion hours on social networking and messaging apps via Android devices.
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April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020
Scott Galloway, a business leader and host of an online business class called 'The Sprint,' recently brought to my attention the ...
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April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020
Costa Nova and Casafina proudly announce the use of 100% recyclable and biodegradable packaging in the US.
First orders with “plastic-free” packaging were delivered at the beginning of April, for both B2B and B2C customers. The biggest change to this new policy is the use of eco-friendly starch peanuts to use as void fill.
Startch TM peanuts are an environmentally-friendly ...
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March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020
She notes that many big, well-funded trade shows (read IMC, which may spend $100m, and Messe) have suddenly seen the writing on the wall and are building competitors to Faire...
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March 6, 2020
March 6, 2020
https://www.retaildive.com/news/j-crew-reports-data-breach-of-customer-accounts/573543/
Sadly, we learned of this hack LAST week when it actually happened in...wait for it...April 2019–almost a year ago.
I predict that hacking is going to happen to more and more brands and stores in our industry. I think these victims will either turn over most online operations to a third party—or close due to costs. I know of a jewelry ...
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February 11, 2020
February 11, 2020
The prestigious awards were judged by a panel of 27 industry experts, retailers and designers from all over the world, France, Germany, Russia, Greece, England, New Zealand and many, more.
By her side are Paul Yeomans and Mairead Wilmot, manager and editor of Tableware International ...
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January 24, 2020
January 24, 2020
RetailDive excerpts:
- E-commerce has been a net negative — an agent of "destructive destruction" — for the retail industry writ large, according to a new study from credit insurance company Euler Hermes. The study found that 56,000 stores, or 10.7% of the
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