Did you forget your bridal or baby shower gift for tomorrow...well no worries we will be Open tomorrow from 1 to 4
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January 31, 2018
January 31, 2018
How do you get more customers into your store? Take a page from Walmart: offer a discount for in-store pickup. Walmart knows that shoppers buy more when they come into a store. Giving someone $5 off when they spend $20 is a win-win.
Bridge will be bringing this feature to your software in 2018.
Cash-rich shoppers want their shopping to be quick and easy via their mobile phones, reports todayβs Times. Aka: they are increasingly likely to not want to spend time in a physical store.
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January 17, 2018
January 17, 2018
Are you offering shoppers a βfrictionlessβ experience? Todayβs Times covers the National Retail Federation expo. Consumers are now in control vs just looking at a shelf.
More stores will stock less and become more of a showroom. And thatβs ironic because previously one would pejoratively refer to browsing in a store and shopping elsewhere as βshowrooming.β Now, the stores may actually embrace that idea as long as they can get the customer to buy from it. Buy in store. Weβll ship you the goodsβ...
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January 14, 2018
January 14, 2018
A friend of mine asked me about the buy local movement and young people. She wonders if young people (people under 40--gosh, I guess that excludes me?!) cared about the buy local 'movement.'
My response to her was that asking someone to buy local is sort of like asking someone to ignore the major principles of why people shop (aka ignore capitalism). The primary reasons we shop where we do is:
1. Selection. People want a wide variety of selectionβ¦aka: all the items you can find on Amazon.
Thursday, January 11th, 2018 9:00 am Kitchen 2 Table showroom 8th Floor, Suite 893 Building 2 West AmericasMart Atlanta, GA ..........................
Why attend? 80% of shoppers shop online, but few stores have a website that is ready for these online shoppers. Meanwhile, Amazon has a 20-year head start and a billion dollar war chest to attack your business.
What is your Amazon strategy?
We'll help you formulate one: Join us for a new seminar. ...
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Indie Retailers Get Sales Boost from Product Syncing Service
Sales increases ranged from roughly 4.5 percent for brands such as Arte Italica and Spode to more than 13.5 percent for Beatriz Ball and Vietri
January 2, 2018, Allison Zisko
NEW YORK—Main Street retailers are benefitting from a tabletop product-syncing service offered by Bridge, an e-commerce platform that includes file sharing and a social network.
Are you encouraging shoppers to make returns in store? Shoppers making in-store returns buy more.
Are you promoting gift cards? Selling them at a discount? Shoppers overspend a gift card on average by $38, reports todayβs Times. This is why Kohlβs accepts Amazon returns.
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December 30, 2017
December 30, 2017
40% of consumers will shop after Christmasβup from 5% five years ago.
Indie Stores Report Double-Digit Growth in 2017 by Sharing Products
Forty-two brick and mortar Main Street retailers that participated in Bridgeβs annual survey said their sales grew up to 50% for a brand by using Bridgeβs product-syncing service.
"I do about 20% more business a year by being a part of the Bridge network,β said Mary Beth Wood, owner of the Crystal Plate in Gainesville, Georgia, and a user of the Bridge software. "It gives me more time to sell ...
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December 24, 2017
December 24, 2017
Need some last minute gifts or stocking stuffers we have them for you...Opening at 7am and Closing at 5pm
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December 24, 2017
December 24, 2017
Tomorrow is the day.....Christmas Eve.....and we will be opening early so you can finish up any last minute gifts....7am until 5pm
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December 23, 2017
December 23, 2017
We are Opening at 8am and Closing at 7pm tonight today
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December 22, 2017
December 22, 2017
Christmas is right around the corner! Glassworks and @cheekspittsburgh are here for all your last minute gifting needs. We're open on Friday and Saturday 10am-7pm and on Christmas Eve from 11am - 5pm.
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December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
Holiday Hours and we are Open until 8pm tonight.
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December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
Have yourselves a merry little Christmas. We wish you warmth and happiness, and hope to see you after the holiday!
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December 20, 2017
December 20, 2017
Need a gift idea? Natural stone coasters by Anna by rablabs paired with your favorite spirit make a stylish and practical gift that anyone will appreciate! We're here until 7pm!
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December 18, 2017
December 18, 2017
We are going to be Open until 7pm this week to help you out with your Christmas shopping
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