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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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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Stores and brands sometimes ask us: How does Bridge compare to Faire?
I thought we'd compare the two service providers.
Similarities: Bridge & Faire
Audience. Both service the retail industry. In particular, both service brands and retailers. Bridge also services sales reps, and Faire tries to steer clear of them--which is one reason reps don't like Faire much.
Delivery method. Both are online platforms.
Service offered. Faire is a wholesale marketplace. It
Your Bridge has a new feature: you can now choose what type of retail business you have. For example, you may choose "Kitchen store" and "Home goods store." When you pick these sectors, we'll send you customers looking for your business type. How? We help you rank higher in Google. Bridge accomplishes this by outputting this information about your business around the web. In particular, Bridge outputs these sectors on your account, on other members' accounts, and ...
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I think that Zola, an online provider of gift registries, may be harming local stores. Zola allows brides to pick things from any site, such as an indie store’s gift registry. Zola may then encourage the registrant to bypass that local store and use those gift funds with Zola. This is an issue because Zola has handled more than 650,000 registries, and its revenue is estimated to be $130m. Millions of dollars may have been diverted away from indie, brick-and-mortar stores to Zola&rsquo...
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We are so excited to be offering gift and wedding registry items to our store! Here is a easy way to look at our brides items online and pick something out. We currently do not have a credit card system set up with this site so when you place your order we will have to call you and get your credit card information over the phone. From there we will let the bride know you have left a gift or make sure it gets to a certain shower date that you specify.
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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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In the book Great by Choice, Jim Collins posits that processes are key to an organization's success. As an example, he cites John Wooden, the NCAA championship-winning UCLA basketball coach, who trained athletes on processes that included everything from shooting to tying one’s shoelaces. In practicing, a player may perfect their shoelace tying and do thousands of repetitive free-throw shots. When we watch a game from the nosebleed seats like me (...what can I say, I’m ...
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Relying on file-sharing services like Dropbox to sell products often costs stores an extra $750 per brand and hurts sales
I work with 900 retailers who tell me they are drowning in a sea of Dropbox folders containing Excel files and product images. What can we do about this? First, let’s review what’s happening: When a brand wants to share products with a store, it emails the store a link from Dropbox or a similar file-sharing service. A store may receive five to ten Dropbox links...
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Thieves are ransacking traditional brick-and-mortar stores and then selling the goods on Amazon—where Amazon may get a 30% commission. The irony: the store is deprived of the initial sale AND Amazon wins.
I believe that Amazon makes it easy to sell stolen goods online because sellers can often remain hidden and provide little contact or authorizing information. I have witnessed how hard it is to find out who the seller of a product is on Amazon. Amazon is likely America’s ...
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41 Madison Concierge is available for a personalized and seamless shopping experience during the Show (and every day!) ✨
Reach out through chat on 41Madison.com or email [email protected] for more information about showrooms, brands, products, price points, and more.
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We have exciting news: Retailers can now place wholesale orders via Bridge for 85 brands. If you are an authorized dealer, you can purchase from premium brands, including:
We work tirelessly to help our customers. A good spot to see this is on our sale site’s pricing page, which lists 60+ features that clients receive—often for free. (Sometimes I think that we’re philanthropists. Twenty-five percent of retail clients pay nothing each month.) Each feature is one that we’ve labored over.
But, ironically, our hard work may get overlooked and under-appreciated if key psychological insights are overlooked by me. In his book ...
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After many years blowing private label glass for well-known brands, you can now feature IVV brand in your store. We are honored to be featured on Neiman Marcus' site and, other luxury and fashion home decor retailers are placing fall orders now - thank you! Contact Bill Follett for more information and a local sales representative - [email protected]
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"Are you happy?” That’s a question you may ask yourself. Your parents and friends also likely inquire (I hope!). While it may seem flaky to say, happiness is important. This topic was the subject of Dr. Edward Diener, who passed away in April of this year. Dr. Diener, who studied happiness and earned the moniker “Dr. Happiness,” reported that happiness often correlates with social relationships, being with others, and not being alone.
MEMBERSHIP SURGES 50% IN E-COMMERCE COMMUNITY Online Shopping Boom Drives Retail Industry to Team Up On Bridge
NEW YORK, NY, July 30, 2021 – Bridge, an e-commerce community, reported a record increase in membership as the pandemic continued to rattle the retail landscape. In the last 12 months, 275 retail stores joined Bridge, bringing the total membership to more than 826 stores—a 50% increase. ...
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Bridge welcomes Messermeister as the newest member of our Smart Products program.
Founded in 1981 by Bernd Dressler, Messermeister is a leading manufacturer of premium handcrafted chef's knives, kitchen cutlery, and cooking tools -- the go-to brand for everyone, from professional chefs to at-home cooks. Women-owned & California-based.
Messermeister and its 433 products are ready for syncing.
The Jason series of frames in Beatriz Ball’s signature polished metal enhance your favorite photos, and look positively brilliant when displayed on the mantle, desk, or shelf.
The footed, self-standing frames makes fine wedding gifts--or presents for any special occasion--and are simply elegant solutions whenever metal frames are called for.
Available in vertical and horizontal formats, and sized to fit 4 x 6, 5 x 7 and 8 x 10 photos.