Since 1764, Baccarat has been a creator of enchanting universes. From a small town in eastern France to a symbol of the art of celebration and French joie de vivre.
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The roaring twenties saw an explosion of glamour, epitomized by the lavish parties of Jay Gatsby. Among the trendsetters were the daring flappers, challenging societal norms with their bold fashion and rebellious spirit. The Baccarat Harmonie glass ...
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There’s nothing quite as cozy as grandma’s house. It’s like a warm snuggle of home cooked meals, fresh cut roses from the garden, doilies, chintz, needlepoint, vintage furniture, wallpaper, a breakfront china cupboard, Earl Grey in a collection of English bone china teacups, and lavender oil that soothes the senses and transports you to carefree days of yore.
The Granny Chic or Grandmillennial trend is all the rage, particularly among millennials. It’s an expression of...
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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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Yiren Lu shares her experience of setting up a Shopify store in the New York Times magazine. Ms. Lu reports the setup process was easy, but her online Shopify store failed because it lacked marketing, aka eyeballs and orders. In her next article, I hope Ms. Lu tries Bridge. Bridge Store helps members fill the marketing component that Shopify is missing. When a store joins Bridge, Bridge instantly points hundreds of links to the store from other Bridge members, which Google sees and ...
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Shopify's Chief Operating Office said on CNBC last week:
“While other companies are trying to build empires, we are arming the rebels...”
That's a clever quote that could be applied to our retailer base. Bridge is helping hundreds of retail 'rebels' fight back against the hegemony of Amazon. Bridge gives indie stores and brands the software tools they need to connect, sell, and grow.
Today is President's Day, and rebels fighting a big empire is fitting. Let the ...
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August 24, 2019
August 24, 2019
Royal Crown Derby Rebel Dark Blue Dinner Plate and Gien Sologne Pointer Dessert Plate
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June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019
We all have a little of the REBEL in us. Royal Crown Derby's new REBEL pattern in the Art Glaze casual group of bone china patterns is uniquely designed to emulate distressed denim. Derby's secretive "dragon skin powder" dusting creates a result that is as visually striking as it is original. We are told Daenerys Targaryen loves it!
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Costa Nova has expanded into a new showroom at Las Vegas Market. The new space will officially open during the summer Las Vegas Market, scheduled to be held July 28 to August 1.
The brand said it has relocated its showroom to feature an expanded product offering. The additional space allows for the addition of new products from Costa Nova and a new hospitality section, as well as expanded collections from Casafina and Portus Cale, a recent partnership of ...
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May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016
Which accent plates will you choose to brighten your table and update your dinnerware?
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December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015
Our item of the day is this beautiful Ebel Watch
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November 3, 2014
November 3, 2014
The new “Barock Christmas” festive collection is rebellious but glamorous: opulent gold decorations feature alongside traditional Christmas colours of red, blue and purple. A captivating interplay of shining stars, holly sprigs and red bows brings a wonderful contrast to the Baroque motifs and creates a sparkling yet non-conformist Christmas service with a real rock ‘n’ roll edge.
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March 11, 2014
March 11, 2014
Flower Magazine featuring Raynaud Kimono Small Tray in Almond Green (top left), Anna Weatherley's Bluebells Tray with Handles (middle right), and Jaune De Chrome's Nymphea Dinner Plate (bottom right).
Net-a-Porter founder's insights about selling online
The Wall St. Journal magazine interviewed the founder of the online store Net-a-Porter. I think her views may be able to help Bridge partners sell more. Some excerpts are below:
Excerpts:
People have attributed the site’s success to the black box. I think it’s because everyone had such low expectations of what online shopping would be—that it had to be no-frills, discounted goods picked from a shelf and shoved into an ordinary cardboard box. We’...
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