Stack those pancakes high and top it with Kettle Ridge syrup! Why is this sweet stuff so delicious? Because it’s local and made with love! This little farm is finding ways to educate and entertain their guests to the farm and we are ALL about that. If you haven’t head of Kettle Ridge, it might be time to pull up a chair to the breakfast table for a big treat. We were curious about how the modern day farmer gets their start and what goes into creating the sweet life on a sustainable farm.
For Herend, creativity is literally a piece of cake. You’ll love these Herend cake slices, available in several colors.
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September 14, 2019
September 14, 2019
Think that e-commerce-only stores have it made? Guess again. Everlane's CEO says that online-only stores often lose money, and that omni-channel is the sweet spot. See the interview and article:
Give a gift that will make everyone happy. These are just some of our best-selling Giftables!
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September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019
In a region known for its grapes, Susan and Brian Friguliette, bravely decided to give us beans, coffee beans that is. Their love story blossomed into living their dream and their passion for coffee. We have been selling Keuka Lake Coffee for 13 years. Over this time it’s become our top coffee brand. Customers love that they are they a local roaster but, the diverse selection of roasts and flavors has kept Keuka Lake Coffee fans coming back for refills. We asked Susan and Brian to share how ...
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September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019
And they lived Happily Ever After with the MAK grey collection..............
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August 31, 2019
August 31, 2019
Bridge helps 450 brick-and-mortar, Main Street stores in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean. Our ‘bricks’ are HTML and our ‘mortar’ is hard-working store owners.
PS - Thanks to the New Yorker for this clever cartoon.
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August 28, 2019
August 28, 2019
Whatever colors you choose for your summer table, Conty white works with every season.... Lucky you
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I went into a small shop in New York City yesterday and admired all their nice tableware. It offered mugs, cups, plates, drinking glasses, and vases—all items that are great for gift registries.
The store was empty. I thought it may be a good time ask the store manager if the store offered an online registry. He replied "yes." I was surprised because there was no signage in the store that said it offered a gift registry. I shared with him what Bridge is and explained that we...
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August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019
Is Amazon a 'Retail Hacker'?
Amazon may be spying on your business. It may be crawling your website, checking your prices, and then stealing your customers. If this sounds creepy, it is.
Every week over the last few years, I have found Amazon-hosted bots crawling my 400+ retailers' web pages. In the example shown, I'm displaying a bot that crawls my site and its IP address (34.217.74.229). I look up its IP address (https://www.infobyip.com/ip-34.217.74.229.html) and we see that it's hosted at ...
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August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019
It’s almost the weekend… Before bidding goodbye to the blissful days of sweet summertime… we’re savoring the last of summer entertaining with a lil “sip serve and repeat”... Cheers!! . styling and photo: @theeverydaymess
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August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019
The Best Cast-Iron Pans To Make Your Food Way Healthier Liz Moody By Liz Moody Contributing Food Editor
Image by mbg creative / iStock Our editors have independently chosen the products listed on this page. If you purchase something mentioned in this article, we may earn a small commission. August 15, 2019 — 9:08 AM Share on: Cast-iron pans might be one of the top kitchen tools that chefs and health professionals agree upon. The heavy weight allows for durable, even cooking (many lighter pans have "...
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August 9, 2019
August 9, 2019
It started with just a few cards. Cordel Cordaro’s whimsical birds on greeting cards literally flew out of our MacKenzie-Childs store. Customers started talking about having his art in their homes and seeing it out in the community. We even heard touching stories about his commissioned work and the heartfelt thought that went into creating special art for Rochestarians. We realized we had a good fit on our hands and starting carrying his prints, ornaments, originals and art plack-its. Cordell ...
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August 8, 2019
August 8, 2019
New P.J. Salvage Wild Heart At Cheeks!
The P.J. Salvage Wild Heart collection has arrived at Cheeks. Pictured: Calling all cat-lovers! This peachy jersey long sleeve with “MEOW” print absolutely needs to join your wardrobe. Where cozy meets street – extra soft leopard joggers with chic, red taping down the leg (shorts also available). A little leopard print never hurt anybody! Stop in at Cheeks and find your size.
Point Lobos stoneware brings a stylish appeal to everyday dining.
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August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019
What happens when you make a dessert syrup with delicious locally roasted coffee and organic cane sugar? Pure two ingredient magic, that’s what!! Tina Clark’s Sweet and Cute Coffee Syrup was love at first bite for our staff and our customers. We wanted to know how this gourmet goodie came about and what other genius ideas were in Tina’s foodie future. Daniel asked her to share what’s brewing with us and got the scoop. What inspired you to get into business? I had always loved to bake and to ...
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July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019
Meet Venita D'Angelo. Her company, Light Essentials, is our longest running YEA competition winner. Each year winners from the Young Entrepreneurs Academy are given a limited time to sell at Parkleigh. Her candles were such a hit we continue to sell them years after the original contract. We even had her create a signature scent Parkleigh candle. With profits going toward college, and a bright future ahead, we asked her to share how she’s achieving her success.
If you’re a long-time merchant, you probably never considered that you’d have to become a content creator. Here are several tools that make creating content easier than ever; not only do they help produce posts, in many cases they even supply the creative ideas.
Of all the available tools, Canva is the beast of content creation. I wrote about it in this column several years ago and still use it to create awesome social media posts for Facebook, Twitter, ...
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