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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There are many ways to enjoy wine. Tasting it may be your first thought, of course, but what about learning things about wine and all your favorite varieties? If you enjoy a good game night, consider trying some of these fun wine games as part of your next one and test your knowledge or just have some fun!
Test your wine knowledge with a wine tasting game. Learn to identify wine in terms of region, vintage, and more based on taste and smell, only. You get to improve your wine knowledge while ...
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Our retailers recently told us that customers are calling and asking about non-existent brides, and brides are asking about non-existent registry gift lists (e.g. wedding registry lists, baby lists).
We investigated the issues and below is what we found.
What is Happening:
We found that many of these purchases are coming from registrants that open a ‘universal registry’ on websites such as Zola or MyRegistry. These universal registry services allow the registrant to add ...
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Our retailers recently told us that they were confused by strange registry orders. The stores are receiving gift registry orders on their sites but the retailer does not have a registry for the gift recipient at its store. Customers are calling and asking about non-existent brides, and brides are asking about non-existent registry gift lists (e.g. wedding registry lists, baby lists).
We investigated the issues and below is what we found.
What is Happening:
We found that many of...
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You can be confident that you're dishing out the best quality, style, and delightful dining experience for family and visitors when you serve your favorite side dish, appetizer, or culinary masterpiece on a woven tray with porcelain dishes. One platter may hold three different kinds of sweets, dips, or appetizers! This attractive three-sectioned divided serving tray has a great texture and a modern, trendy design that will add elegance to any table setting or party food display. The serving tray...
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Special message to Glassworks and Cheeks customers! Feathers, the store located beside Glassworks and Cheeks in Shadyside, joined the Glassworks and Cheeks family earlier this year. Feathers specializes in top quality bedding & accessories, while also offering table and bathroom linens & bath decor. Now through January 16th all Sferra Bedding is 20% off. Stop in to see the selection.
Noma, the world-famous Copenhagen restaurant, is closing to concentrate on e-commerce. Excerpt from the Times:
“Noma will become a full-time food laboratory, developing new dishes and products for its e-commerce operation, Noma Projects, and the dining rooms will be open only for periodic pop-ups.”
This change supports the breath and power of e-commerce, and portends coming changes for our retail industry. It’s not that one can’t eke out a ...
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Create a fairytale experience and enjoy quality time with family and friends. The best meals are those prepared by loving hands and the fondest memories are made gathered around a table. Happy Holidays from Calaisio!
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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Your dream Christmas would be spent at a ski resort in Vermont with a charmingly grumpy inn keeper and over-the-top entertainment each night. Your decor is black, white, red, done.
The more snow, food, fun, and family, the better. π π π»
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Sending a BIG thank you to all of Mariposa's hard-working retailers and valued customers! We appreciate your continued support and wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends.
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We'll all be spending a lot of time in the kitchen over the holidays. Do you need a refresh of your kitchen tools and accessories assortment?
it's not too late to have Rösle in your store (kitchen!) this holiday season. Rösle products are in stock and shipping within 48 hours of placing an order.
Bridge members have seen great success with the kitchen line Rösle, which offers reliable, high-quality tools made in Germany.
All good things in life happen around a table with friends, family and good food.
Get your table ready for holiday gatherings with Beatriz Ball essentials:
Bridge has something that every store needs, but doesn’t really want: product data. We get stores to trust us that they need our product data for 64,000 products from 109 brands. They really don’t want the data—they want the sales from it. The data itself is worthless, but the sales from it are invaluable. Do you know who also has this issue? Funeral directors. Last week's Wall Street Journal shares that mortuaries are leveraging bonsai trees, setting up bouncy castles, ...
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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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Gather your family and dig in this hearty vegetable dish served in a 2Qt Pyrex casserole dish with a matching warm woven basket worthy of the center table at your vegan dinner party. A fresh way to dress up a table with glassware legend Pyrex bakeware that fits beautifully in this natural organic rustic-toned woven basket. Also available in 3QT & 4Qt.
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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The Halo collection will bring out your inner angel of creativity, and we are adding 3 new exciting colors to the family! This collection has one color/pattern on the outer ring and another complementary color/pattern on the inside and the other side features the opposite combination. You can do 1 side for one dinner party and then the next week just flip it over for a completely different look. Or go crazy and mix and match them!
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Organics mix fabulously well with tableware. Use the color of nature and bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. Dress up your table for weeknight dinners, family holidays and every celebration in between with these classic-casual set of 4 placemats handcrafted from forest vines. Its natural varying colors make your setting pop!
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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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Our Stingray placemats are getting two new luxurious colors! This collection features a sparkling metallic finish, so Gold and Pearl are perfect additions to the family! These placemats are incredibly soft to the touch and they are available in two different shapes: Elliptic Square and Round.
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Gather your family and dig in this hearty vegetable dish served in a 2Qt Pyrex casserole dish with a matching warm woven basket worthy of the center table at your vegan dinner party. A fresh way to dress up a table with glassware legend Pyrex bakeware fits beautifully in this natural organic rustic-toned woven basket. Also available in 3QT & 4Qt.
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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