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February 26, 2022 Amazon charged some customers more than others for the same item
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Amazon charged some customers more than others for the same item
February 26, 2022
In today’s Times, we learn that Amazon is raising and lowering the prices of items millions of times a day. We also learn that it has displayed different prices for the same item based on who you are. Imagine going in to a store and the paper towels are $3 for the person next to you but $4 for you. 

I can attest to Amazon changing prices multiple times a day because Amazon crawls my retailers’ websites multiple times a day.  It’s as if they have spies coming in our...
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February 25, 2022 New Feature: Assign General Orders to a Specific Registry
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New Feature: Assign General Orders to a Specific Registry
February 25, 2022
Your Bridge has a new feature: you can now easily assign an order to a registry. This update solves the issue of a customer that buys a registry gift but not from the registry list. For example, a customer may buy something the registrant didn't request, or the customer may browse off the registry list and then buy an item. With this update, you can edit the order and assign the gift to any registry list. 

In the example, we see an order that Robert Smith placed. Let's imagine that this ...
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February 24, 2022 Beautiful Hostess Gift
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Beautiful Hostess Gift
February 24, 2022
Add a little extra personality to the table with artisanal influence in this woven bowl paired with glass insert. Handcrafted from sustainably sourced natural vines, its beautiful handmade quality is prized for its durability exhibiting warm rustic earth tones. They`re one of the most useful kitchen accessories you can give as a gift. Includes 2QT bowl. Also available in 4QT.


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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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February 24, 2022 Hackers targeting indie shops
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Hackers targeting indie shops
February 24, 2022
Yesterday I spoke with an independent jewelry store that was targeted by cybercriminals. The criminals created a ransomware attack and held the store’s computer data hostage. The store had to scramble to find backup data and reopen.  The store called the FBI and didn’t pay.  The hackers then sent phishing emails to all the store’s customers—attacking the store’s customers and trying to infect them.  

Today’s WSJ shares that retail and ...
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February 22, 2022 "No Ragrets"
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"No Ragrets"
February 22, 2022
In the movie 'We’re the Millers,' a character played by Jason Sudeikis interviews a teen boy wooing Sudeikis’ teenage daughter. Sudeikis interviews the boy about his interests and compatibility with his daughter. (Watch the scene here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjkLKKgOMRY .) The boy’s neck tattoo reads “No Ragrets.” When Sudeikis inquires about this tattoo, the boy confidently claims that he has no regrets, to which Sudeikis asks, "Not even&...
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February 21, 2022 Small Retail Shops Becoming Small Warehouses
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Small Retail Shops Becoming Small Warehouses
February 21, 2022
A new trend in retail is vacant shops in urban neighborhoods being converted to small warehouses.  In the East Village on 10th Street, we see on the left the new warehouse model; on the right we see a traditional retailer.  For the ‘store’ on the left, the customer orders via their mobile phone and then does a pickup or gets a delivery. 

I’m seeing more of these  ‘zombie stores’ around the city. Just in the East Village, I’ve seen four: ...
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February 14, 2022 At Home In Love
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At Home In Love
February 14, 2022
This timeless chic oven to table French porcelain dish by Pillivuyt offers superior practicality in the oven and makes serving in this heat resistant woven basket equally handy and pretty for the Valentine dinnerware setting. Basket tray includes 2 Qt Pillivuyt baker. Also available in 3 Qt. Happy Valentine`s Day.


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February 9, 2022 What's In a Brand Name™️?
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What's In a Brand Name™️?
February 9, 2022
I recently saw an advertisement for Windows 11 in Wired magazine. I thought: “Wow, finally something  from Microsoft that someone can understand: a logical name for their software offering.” I recall a time when Microsoft had a confusing litany of software names including: NT, 98, 2000, Millennium (ME), Windows XP, and Vista--before finally relegating those clumsy names to the desktop recycle bin and adopting a simple, progressive number system.  Apple has been naming its ...
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February 2, 2022 Rapha 🚴‍♂️
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Rapha 🚴‍♂️
February 2, 2022
I recently bought a pair of jeans from the bike-lifestyle company Rapha. I find Rapha's stores, emails, and mission to be inspiring to Bridge, and I'll explain why.

First, you may ask, "What is Rapha?"  Rapha is a product company that sells goods for biking, including shirts, shorts, helmets, and accessories. What is unique is the lengths it goes to foster a community (and sales!) by having a coffee shop in it, organizing riding events,  offering members-only clothing...
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January 24, 2022 Garden & Gun Magazine: Nice to See Vietri and So Many Bridge Retailers
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Garden & Gun Magazine: Nice to See Vietri and So Many Bridge Retailers
January 24, 2022
Vietri, a premium designer of Italian home goods and an advertiser with Bridge, ran a pretty advertisement in this month’s ‘Garden & Gun’ magazine. The ad features 33 dealers throughout the South where one can buy Vietri.

Of the 33 stores listed, 12 (more than 33%) use Bridge Store to more easily sell Vietri.

These retailers use Bridge Store (listed in same order as advertisement): ...
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January 23, 2022 Jason Gets Put Under the Microscope 🔬
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Jason Gets Put Under the Microscope 🔬
January 23, 2022
Jim Collins, in his book BE 2.0, explains how purpose and mission are important to companies. To help explain this, he uses the metaphor of crossing a mountain range and seeing a star on the horizon. Your purpose is to reach the spot on the horizon below the star. The current mission is climbing up the mountain you’re on. The next mission is climbing up the next mountain and so forth in order to get closer to the spot on the horizon. You will have many missions, and may never ...
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January 21, 2022 Celebrate the Simple, Delicious Pleasures of Good Pie
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Celebrate the Simple, Delicious Pleasures of Good Pie
January 21, 2022
The ultimate comfort food comes straight from the oven to your table like this legendary Pyrex round pie plate with an easy grab heat resistant, hot pot woven tray. It`s earthy hue derived from sturdy organic vines compliments any country, rustic or Americana home setting. Have a great National Pie Day weekend loaded with love and sweetness.


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January 20, 2022 Tableware Today: Four Brands Promote Bridge
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Tableware Today: Four Brands Promote Bridge
January 20, 2022
We're happy to see four brands promote Bridge in Tableware Today's February/March 2022 issue.

In each advertisement, the brand displays Bridge’s ‘B’ logo in the lower left or right of the page.  The brands that promote Bridge include:
  • Badash
  • Bordhallo Pinheiro
  • Carmel Ceramica
  • Pampa Bay

The brands show the Bridge logo so that retailers reading the publication will know that they can easily sell the products shown. Since e-commerce makes up 40% of U.S. ...
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January 20, 2022 Wedding Registry Now Avaliable!
Wedding Registry Now Avaliable!
January 20, 2022
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.  View Post
January 16, 2022 HFN: Atlanta Market Presents the Newest in Tabletop...and 45% Use Bridge
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HFN: Atlanta Market Presents the Newest in Tabletop...and 45% Use Bridge
January 16, 2022
When HFN magazine shared new introductions from the Atlanta show, Bridge was happy to see that five out of the 11 brands featured (45%) are Bridge partner brands. Why is this important? Retailers using Bridge will immediately display these new introductions in their Bridge Stores without any work or money spent. This technology allows the retailers to more quickly market and sell these products. 

Brands featured in the article that are Bridge partner brands include:
  • Abbiamo Tutto
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January 13, 2022 2013: Vintage Pics—and Vintage Bikes
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2013: Vintage Pics—and Vintage Bikes
January 13, 2022
Roger Bailey, sale rep extraordinaire, shared these 2013 pictures with me.  They’re taken outside the 41 Madison building. Since it’s 19° in NYC this week, these pics make us long for a warm day when we can bike to a market.   View Post
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 12, 2022 Rustic Bread Basket
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Rustic Bread Basket
January 12, 2022
Inspired and hand woven from sturdy natural vines, this country style retro chic bread basket makes an excellent serving dish to any kitchen table or event as it would at an upscale restaurant. Available in other shapes and sizes.


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January 11, 2022 Atlanta Market
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Atlanta Market
January 11, 2022
If you are heading to the Atlanta Market come and see us in High Design section in Building 2, Floor 1, booth # 403. The temporaries start tomorrow (Wednesday) and go till Sunday. Lots of beautiful stuff 🤗 Come and see us 😊

#atlantamarket #atlantashow #atlantatradeshow #americasmart #americasmartatl #americasmartatlanta #newproducts #madeinitaly #highdesign #highdesignexpo #kisstongs #funproducts #kitchendecor #tabledecor #tabledecoration #flatware #bugattilifestyle #bugattihome #...
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January 10, 2022 Windows to the Soul
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Windows to the Soul
January 10, 2022
While I was down in Dallas evangelizing about Bridge, the Dallas Market Center’s software provider and sister company (called MarketTime) invited me to their offices for a meeting. The goal of the meeting was to explore teaming up to help brands and retailers speed products to market, as well as get a leg up on the competition. 

The Dallas Mart consists of two primary buildings, each with atriums and many floors each. I like the Dallas show because of the abundance of ...
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