Covid-19 has changed how people are shopping. Many states have banned stores from being open. Most shoppers can ONLY shop online. Let's update your Bridge account for this new era.
You're invited to a new, free webinar:
Website Preparation in Response to Covid-19
I believe that no business will survive the COVID-19 pandemic alone. Together, we can help indie stores survive this crisis.
Here is what Bridge is doing to help members:
Bridge is hosting COVID-19 preparation webinars for retailers, brands, and sales reps. For retailers, we hosted three trainings this week. You are invited to watch a replay of the COVID webinar for retailers here: https://vimeo.com/402693440/844cc20eec Our webinar
Covid-19 has changed how people are shopping. Many states have banned stores from being open. And, Amazon is processing millions of online orders. Let's get your website ready for this new era.
You're invited to a new, free webinar:
Website Preparation in Response to Covid-19
Pampa Bay, a maker of porcelain serveware that looks like metal (magic!), helps its retailers more easily sell its products. Pampa Bay invites retailers to join it on Bridge by showing a Bridge logo in the upper right.
Think that your business should be making big bucks selling online? Wrong. Most businesses lose money online and have unprofitable online operations. Walmart’s online operations and Wayfair both lose money, and thousands of other businesses do, too.
There is a popular myth that online sellers are casino-like winners with the winning slot machine bells sounding with each order—generating buckets of quarters (profit) for the business. Casinos often produce losers, and most ...
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Casafina Bridge Seminar
Friday, January 17th at 5 pm EST
Location: Casafina showroom
Building 2, Suite 1208B (Next to the Werner Frank showroom)
Why attend?
39% of all e-commerce sales were made on a smartphone on Black Friday, according to research from Adobe.
This growth came at the expense of in-store traffic: In-store traffic on Black Friday fell 2.1% (source: RetailNext).
In sum: everything is going digital. Are you ready?
Is your website ready for the holiday season? Amazon is ready. Target is ready. Neiman Marcus is ready.
Let's get your website ready. You're invited to a new, free webinar: Holiday Preparation Webinar
Please choose your time: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 10 am EST or Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 10 am EST
I'll show you how to: + Prepare your website for the holidays. + Update important settings. + Get the most out of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
I'll be presenting and look forward to your questions...
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October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019
Make the Table Your Canvas How to Decorate a Dinner Table Like a Professional ~ Read this story from the NY Times
By Aimee Farrell In our modern age, when meals are often shared not only with our immediate guests but with a whole cohort of friends on Instagram, dressing the dinner table has become a ritual that invites both artistic flourish and forensic precision. To simplify the process, T asked a host of creative types — from a husband-and-wife design duo to an artist and a team of florists — to...
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September 26, 2019
September 26, 2019
Amazon is launching eyeglasses to help it better view your world, shares today’s WSJ. The ‘invite only’ strategy made me laugh. Oddly, our local Amazon delivery guy rings my doorbell by anything but invitation only. I don’t use Amazon, but he rings it daily when he has packages for other apartments. Alexa, please have your delivery people stop bothering neighbors. :)
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August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
Stores that offer convenience and deals are winning, shares today’s WSJ. Sales at Walmart, Target, and T.J. Maxx are up while they’re murky at Macy’s, J.C. Penny, and Nordstrom. Just offering deals isn’t enough, nor is just offering next-day delivery. A store is going to have to accept smaller margins via deals and convenience offerings. The alternative is: join Macy’s with its 50% stock drop.
Nordstrom’s sales are down 5% and profit fell about $20m.
Kohl’s, which has a partnership with Amazon, ...
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I developed Bridge Network, an e-commerce platform, that is not included in this article. Here are some things I have learned over the last 20 years of e-commerce development:
1. The article’s ranking criteria includes themes and templates. I believe you don't need an assortment of templates to have a functioning (or successful) e-commerce site. Just look at ...
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June 14, 2019
June 14, 2019
Thanks to our retailers for sharing pictures of their Bridge decals. Store owners Timothy De Clue in Seattle and Kathi Davis in Scranton shared these picture of their stores with the "Shop 1,000's of Gifts Online" decal.
We sent hundreds of stores these free decals. We invite you to share a picture of your store. :)
Please visit Timothy at his store in Seattle and Kathi at her store in Scranton:
Why Attend? • Sell 13% more ~ Retailers offering a gift registry service report selling more. • Two million weddings will occur in the U.S this year. • The average gift ...
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May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019
We're gonna party all next week & you're invited. We might be getting older, 96 to be exact, but Brown's is only getting better! May 7-11, we're gonna celebrate with 25% off storewide. Yep, that means upstairs & down. Mother's Day, Graduation, Teacher Gifts, Father's Day, etc. At 25% OFF, IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!! (exception bridal registry)
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April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019
Dear Bridge club ladies, you’re invited to join our Bridge club :)
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April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
We invite you to shop with our Sferra rep today!! Discounts, gift with purchase & enter drawing for a Sferra throw!!
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April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019
You’re invited to experience the Hanalin Trunk Show on Saturday, May 11th from 12-3! Meet Hannah Caruso, the owner, and maker of Hanalin Designs and shop her amazing collection of exclusive jewelry! #hanalin #gorgeous #parkleigh #local #accessories #shopsmall #local @ Parkleigh
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