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June 30, 2023 An Excellent Cracker Tray for Everyday Use and Entertaining
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An Excellent Cracker Tray for Everyday Use and Entertaining
June 30, 2023
The handwoven cracker tray by Calaisio will offer your kitchen a hint of vintage charm. It has a geometric pattern and curved handles for further embellishment, both of which highlight the weaver's meticulous workmanship. A casual outdoor gathering is made easy and delightful by the earth tones of the natural vines used to create the décor. They are perfect for serving cookies, crackers, and other treats. Cracker baskets come in a set of 2.


CALAISIO
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June 27, 2023 Perfect Bridal Accessories!
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Perfect Bridal Accessories!
June 27, 2023
Looking for bridal accessory inspiration? Look no further! Our store is stocked with a stunning collection of pearls that will perfectly complement your wedding day ensemble. 💍✨  View Post
June 27, 2023 Recipes for Brunch - Kitchen Collectibles
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Recipes for Brunch - Kitchen Collectibles
June 27, 2023
This easy-to-make beef burrito casserole will quickly become a household favorite! This meaty casserole is presented using a 2 Qt Pyrex glass baking dish and a heat-resistant handwoven serving tray made of sturdy, exotic vines.  With the addition of this creative serving dish, your meal will have an additional distinctive touch. Furthermore offered in 3QT & 4QT.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability


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June 26, 2023 A Classic Dinner
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A Classic Dinner
June 26, 2023
In need of some dinner inspiration? Look no further than Fish in Crazy Water, a delicious and classically Italian dish.

Find this recipe in Italy on a Plate. View Post
June 19, 2023 Sync with Kalalou
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Sync with Kalalou
June 19, 2023
We are pleased to announce that Kalalou is ready to Sync products with authorized retailers. Syncing products is free for your business.  There is no charge. (The brand pays for this service.) 
 
Kalalou joins our stable of 110 premium brands that Sync products with 1,200+ fine indie stores. 

View Kalalou's Synced products
View the 1,500+ products you can Sync from Kalalou here: 
kalalou.myshoplocal.com
  
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June 2, 2023 Backyard Entertaining Season
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Backyard Entertaining Season
June 2, 2023
Add a touch of rustic elegance to your backyard with these beautiful pieces from The Courtly Check Collection mixed with antique-inspired furniture and decor.😎 View Post
May 31, 2023 Stylish Woven Bathroom Vanity
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Stylish Woven Bathroom Vanity
May 31, 2023
Hand-woven tissue box cover made of natural vines meets modern style. This tissue box cover has a delicate, handwoven design that is ideal for adding texture and beauty to any room. It's made from natural exotic vines and has a rustic tint. We particularly like how the open bottom makes it simple to cover any square tissue box. Furthermore, this piece has a tiny dimension that will not take up much space.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability



 
 
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May 29, 2023 STAY ON TREND by JULIE SMITH VINCENTI
STAY ON TREND by JULIE SMITH VINCENTI
May 29, 2023
It was October 2021, and I had just finished my first in-person trends seminar since the pandemic impacted all industry shows. At the end of the image-packed program, an audience member raised her hand and challenged, “Do trends even matter anymore?”

It was a valid question. The pandemic had disrupted business, upended supply chains, transformed education, revealed vulnerabilities, altered priorities, and unexpectedly claimed many lives. The question was tinged with cynicism. Pent...
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May 29, 2023 Tableware Today Interview – Susan Gravely
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Tableware Today Interview – Susan Gravely
May 29, 2023
Susan Gravely – alongside her sister, Frances, and mother, Lee – founded VIETRI 40 years ago after a serendipitous vacation where they discovered the charms of Italian ceramics. Gravely’s new book, Italy on a Plate, equal parts travelogue/cookbook/memoir, is a culinary delight celebrating four decades of bringing the best of Italy’s tableware to an adoring fan base.
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You and I go back almost to the start of VIETRI in 1983. [Editor&rsquo...
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April 20, 2023 Breakfast Table Setting
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Breakfast Table Setting
April 20, 2023
This elegantly woven placemat, made from exotic plant-based vines, can liven up a typical table setting and draw attention to your table linens and food presentation. Its tight weave, wood bead accent, and intricate design make it a wonderful finishing touch for your table. This placemat is fantastically water and stain resistant. To keep this woven placemat's elegance, we suggest hand washing only. Furthermore, each one is distinctive because they are all handmade. Offered in a set of 4.


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March 30, 2023 MacKenzie-Childs Home Sweet Home Once-A-Year Decor Sale At Glassworks!
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MacKenzie-Childs Home Sweet Home Once-A-Year Decor Sale At Glassworks!
March 30, 2023
The sale you can't miss runs from April 1 through April 11. From floor to ceiling, once-a-year savings: 20% off over a thousand items! The Home Sweet Home Sale Event includes ALL Furniture, Lighting, & Rugs and also selected other Decor. Sale begins this Saturday. Stop in at either store to place your order.

Click here to shop for MacKenzie-Childs on this website.
(Furniture, Lighting, and Decor each have their own Department)
 
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March 2, 2023 Honoring Our Peers
How we can honor those that came before us in the retail industry.
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Honoring Our Peers
How we can honor those that came before us in the retail industry.
March 2, 2023
The founder of Juan Pollo Chicken, Albert Okura, passed away last week at the age of 71. Mr. Okura envisioned Juan Pollo, a fast food chain with 25 locations in Southern California, as a household name that would someday sell the most chicken in the world. He believed in this so much that he bought the site of the original McDonald’s restaurant, located in San Bernardino, CA, in 1998—not to turn it into a Juan Pollo restaurant but rather into a museum to honor his fast food industry....
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February 6, 2023 For Brands: Save 15% On Your Print Ads
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For Brands: Save 15% On Your Print Ads
February 6, 2023
Bridge will pay 15% of your advertising costs for ads in Tableware Today and other applicable publications. For example, if you pay $2,000 for a Tableware Today ad, we'll pay you $300 towards the ad.

Benefits:
  • Save money. Make your advertising budget go further.
  • Get more retailers to sync your products.
  • Sell more. When retailers join you on Bridge, they report selling 18% more.
  • Show your indie retailers you support the shop local movement. 
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February 2, 2023 Tableware Today: GRANNY CHIC NOSTALGIA
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Tableware Today: GRANNY CHIC NOSTALGIA
February 2, 2023
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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January 27, 2023 Do You Agree Defaults Are Important? ✅ Yes ___ No
How having the right defaults makes decisions easier for clients and helps them be more successful.
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Do You Agree Defaults Are Important? ✅ Yes ___ No
How having the right defaults makes decisions easier for clients and helps them be more successful.
January 27, 2023
When you look at your driver’s license, it lists if you’re an organ donor. Twenty years ago, only 20% of people were donors, but today 80% are—thereby saving millions of lives. Did people become more kind? No, the question on the application was changed from opt-in to opt-out. People signing up for or renewing a license are now by default enlisted in organ donation. Lesson: the right default answer in medical care can save millions of lives. Similarly, the right defaults ...
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December 7, 2022 Savannah Bee and Ivystone Team Up For National Representation 🐝 🗺️
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Savannah Bee and Ivystone Team Up For National Representation 🐝 🗺️
December 7, 2022
I was happy to learn that our friends at Savannah Bee and Ivystone have expanded their relationship. Savannah Bee, a partner in our Bridge Product Syncing service, has expanded its representation with Ivystone, also a Bridge partner, to cover more sales regions. Ivystone will now cover the honey brand across the country, supplementing the brand with 85 sales reps. (Previously, Ivystone only represented the brand in the Northeast.)

Please read the press release below.


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November 14, 2022 New Trends & Inspirations for 2023 Weddings
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New Trends & Inspirations for 2023 Weddings
November 14, 2022

Still popular in many areas one of the favorite tasks of becoming a bride is picking out items for the couple’s gift registry. Instead of spending money on decorations for the head table a new trend is for the couple to use their own signature dishes and side pieces to set their head table. This can include their dishes, silverware, glasses and even items from their favorite collections.
Guest are asked to help by shopping their gift registry and paying special attention to adding ...
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September 1, 2022 Gift Cards Are a Gift to ...Stores 💸
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Gift Cards Are a Gift to ...Stores 💸
September 1, 2022
When is the last time you received a Starbucks gift card?  I’ve received them as holiday gifts, and I’ve given them to sales reps as thank you gifts. Starbucks gift cards, like their shops, are ubiquitous.  They are almost as popular as gift cards from our nemesis: Amazon.com. Just about every month, a company offers me an Amazon gift card if I sign up for a service. WBGO, the local, Newark-based, non-profit radio station known for jazz, recently offered me an Amazon gift ...
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August 5, 2022 PATIO PERFECTION 🌱
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PATIO PERFECTION 🌱
August 5, 2022
Patio furniture + garden decor = an outdoor oasis that dreams are made of! 🪴
Adding just a few pieces in your favorite pattern can make your outdoor space come to life. ✨ View Post
August 3, 2022 The Everything War
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The Everything War
August 3, 2022
An East Village Artist’s Death Prompts a Reflection on the State of Indie Retailers Today

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While thumbing through the Times, I noticed a smiling young woman’s picture in the obituaries. In the black and white photograph, she's standing on a fire escape with a historic building and a bridge in the distance.  I was initially attracted to Ronni Solbert’s 1959 picture, yet I was even more drawn in by what I noticed next to her photo: a children&...
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