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January 13, 2022 ‘Seal’ the Deal
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‘Seal’ the Deal
January 13, 2022
When a retailer wants to pick a line to carry, it often wants to carry a brand that is easy to work with. When a store sees the Bridge decal, it knows the brand is easy to sell. In this example, a store knows that Teakhaus is easy to sell because it’s a Bridge product syncing brand. This means that all of the brand’s products will sync to an authorized retailer’s online store. Kitchen 2 Table, the owner of the showroom shown, offers a wide variety of brands that participate in ...
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January 13, 2022 Happy to See Our Retail Members in ATL
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Happy to See Our Retail Members in ATL
January 13, 2022
We’ve been meeting with our retailers in Atlanta. Happy to see Peggie Scott from Plum Southern and Joe and Gregg Latona from The Table at Latona’s.  

Visit our friends:

Plum Southern
https://plumsouthern.bridgecatalog.com/

The Table at Latona’s
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January 7, 2022 Nice show, nice friends
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Nice show, nice friends
January 7, 2022
Happy to visit the Dallas show and connect with industry friends. Thanks to Matt Hullfish (Casafina) and Kerry Smith (Keith Smith rep group) for helping make the show a success—and make the industry fun.  View Post
January 1, 2022 Happy New Year 2022!
Happy New Year 2022!
January 1, 2022
Ring in 2022!  Our team and artisans are sending  these best New Year wishes to your friends and family. Thank you for your continued loyalty and support.  Happy New Year! 


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December 31, 2021 Cheers to a sparkling 2022!! Happy New Year! Bom.Ano.2022!🍾
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Cheers to a sparkling 2022!! Happy New Year! Bom.Ano.2022!🍾
December 31, 2021
🥂Let’s give 2021 a sparkling send off and share a toast to 2022!! 

🥂Our hearts are filled with gratitude as we raise our glass to you our loyal and passionate customers... our road representatives... Skyros Designs team… and to our wonderful friends in Portugal... ALL who are the reasons we exist!! We Thank You for Inspiring Us Every Day!! ❤️ 

🥂We wish you and your loved ones a joyous holiday and may your New Year be filled with peace, health, happiness, ...
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December 29, 2021 The Best Time for New Beginnings
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The Best Time for New Beginnings
December 29, 2021
Hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you continue to celebrate the holiday season with family and friends with the best artisan bread in town. Show your treats to the fullest as evidenced by these loaves served in this handmade basket made from organic natural vines. We are grateful to the artisans who share their artistry with us. Happy New Year!


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December 16, 2021 Toffee Taboo Chocolate Christmas Tree & Tabbara Chocolate Snowman At Glassworks!
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Toffee Taboo Chocolate Christmas Tree & Tabbara Chocolate Snowman At Glassworks!
December 16, 2021
Glassworks has lots of choices for chocolate gifts and stocking stuffers! We have various sizes and collections by Toffee Taboo and Tabbara Chocolates to choose from. Enjoy these on your own holiday table with friends and family or give as gifts.
Pictured: The Toffee Taboo Christmas tree is 24 ounces of the finest Dark Belgian or Milk Chocolate studded with toffee encrusted almonds and cashews, and drizzled with ribbons of White Belgian Chocolate. Tabbara Chocolates' frosty the Snowman tied...
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December 15, 2021 Do We Need to Drop Dropbox?
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Do We Need to Drop Dropbox?
December 15, 2021
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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December 10, 2021 Create the Perfect Holiday Tablescape
Create the Perfect Holiday Tablescape
December 10, 2021
It is the season for quality time with family and fun festivities after all. Gather around the table to celebrate our friends and family this Christmas. Happy Holidays!


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December 3, 2021 A Golden Kickoff to the Holiday Season ✨
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A Golden Kickoff to the Holiday Season ✨
December 3, 2021
The Holiday forecast calls for brighter days ahead with the addition of brilliant gold-tone accent pieces from Beatriz Ball.

The dynamic SIERRA MODERN Collection offers three new sculptural Maia serving pieces in a shimmering shade of champagne gold. The fabulous pieces are remarkable for their generous shapes, velvety surfaces and exuberant designs; on-trend items that are sure to delight your friends and family.

Passionately handmade by skilled artisans in Beatriz Ball’s own ...
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November 29, 2021 Factories Seek to Cut Out: Brands
Factories Seek to Cut Out: Brands
November 29, 2021
During this holiday season, does one want to tell their family and friends that they sell knock offs--or that they help Main Street? I'd vote for the latter.  Yet, a new service is trying to sell knock offs and eat in to retailers' lunches.

For the last few years, retailers have been having a hard time of it: they are increasingly circumvented by the brands. With the advent of the e-commerce websites and social media, brands are pitching their wares directly to consumers and ...
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November 24, 2021 Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving from Beatriz Ball. Enjoy this day of family, friends, gatherings and gratitude with those you love. Showcase your holiday favorites on our VENTO Rectangular Long Tray. Ideal for presenting sliced pork tenderloin, canapes, or baked goods. View Post
November 22, 2021 What We En-Compass 🧭
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What We En-Compass 🧭
November 22, 2021
Retailers have had a difficult time in recent years, as brands have increasingly circumvented them. With the advent of e-commerce websites and social media, brands are pitching their wares directly to consumers and cutting out retailers.  

I’ve sometimes wondered: What if the factory decides to do the same and cut out the brands? If the retailers don’t like it, how will the brands?  Some businesses are now trying this. Services like Italic allow a consumer to bypass...
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November 16, 2021 Compra Local 🏝
Compra Local 🏝
November 16, 2021
Upon boarding my flight to Mexico last week, did I eagerly wait the arrival of the bar cart? Maybe, but not before cracking open the book Great by Choice by Jim Collins.  I recommend the book because it provides new approaches to success. One takeaway in the book is not new: we’ve got to work each day.  Just like the anecdote in the book’s introduction about Norwegian explorer Amundsen, we have to put in miles each day. In a race to the South Pole, Amundsen's unprepared ...
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November 2, 2021 Success Story: SheaLeigh's in Alabama
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Success Story: SheaLeigh's in Alabama
November 2, 2021
Bitsy Sherlock, a sales rep for Werner Frank, helped her store and her brands on Friday.

Bitsy signed up SheaLeigh's, a gift and home goods shop in Alabama. Within a few minutes, the retailer had a live Bridge Store with 15,800+ products. Customers and registrants can shop for these products. Additionally, Google will rank the store higher due to these products. The store saved months of web development time and thousands of dollars in labor.

For free, the store received:
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November 1, 2021 Oprah’s Favorite Things
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Oprah’s Favorite Things
November 1, 2021
It’s the most wonderful time of the year over at the Oprah Daily!!  We are delighted to be chosen as an Oprah’s Favorite Things must-give gift this year! #OprahsFavoriteThings 🎁🎄 

Pick up the latest @oprahdaily O Quarterly on Nov 9th!
 
Ring in the holiday season… Oprah has selected our Cantaria Breakfast Cup in Caramel, Greige, Sand and White as must-give gift for her Favorite Things List 2021!
 
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October 27, 2021 #SaveAPlateForMe
#SaveAPlateForMe
October 27, 2021
It’s that time of year when we gather for Fall Entertaining. We would love your Customers incredible photos and videos celebrating the season by showing off your friends and family getting together to share appetizers, gathering for drinks or a meal, or your own get-together idea—showing camaraderie, congeniality, and what a treat it is to be together, for a chance win! *Retailers & their families are not eligible.

$100 each will be donated to Feeding America on behalf of 6 ...
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October 27, 2021 Need a Gift to Complement Wine?
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Need a Gift to Complement Wine?
October 27, 2021
Whether you're shopping for a wine newbie or connoisseur, gift the wine enthusiast with this sustainably handwoven wine/champagne coaster showcasing the beauty of the bottle. Made from organic vine-type ferns, its rustic copper-inspired hues add a flash of color that will inspire your friends to pop a bottle.


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October 3, 2021 The 13th Month 🗓
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The 13th Month 🗓
October 3, 2021
There’s a hidden month in the calendar: the 13th month. Those that follow this calendar often are very productive and lead successful ventures--as well as vex their significant others. What is the 13th month? It’s the sum of working Saturdays each week for about a year. There are 30 days in a month, and about 52 Saturdays in a year. In fact, there are almost 14 months in a year if you work Sundays, too.  The 13th month is a calendar that most professional athletes, scholars, and...
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September 26, 2021 More Easily See Updates from Business Friends
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More Easily See Updates from Business Friends
September 26, 2021
You can now more easily see updates from business friends. We've updated the Activity drop down to group related content. For example, we group news, reviews, and product-related updates together respectively.

In the example shown, on the left is the old version of the drop down and on the right is the updated version.  View Post

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