This woven tray, which was made with a touch of casual elegance and has a glass surface, enhances the dish's vibrant appearance and wonderfully captures the handcrafted appeal of your food presentation. The use of glass in conjunction with conventional weaving gives dishes a more rustic and natural appearance. Two sizes are offered.
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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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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How big data, filters, and search engines can help us create a better experience for our members.
May 26, 2023
Apple announced last month that it's launching a new classical music app. What’s novel about the Apple Music Classical app is how it lets music fans more easily search thousands of variations of the same song. For example, let’s say you want to find a Johann Sebastian Bach song. Over the past 300 years, many musicians have done ‘covers’ of his works, and there are variations by conductor, music, year, etc., thereby producing thousands of variations. Existing software ...
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Owning a business is no small feat, but in recent years, women have taken on starting their own businesses, leaving the nine-to-five to become entrepreneurs. In 2022, they were more likely to start a business than men. Last year, women-owned businesses had higher earnings growth (27% increase) than male-owned firms (22%). Still, male-owned businesses received $93,000 in funding, while women-owned businesses received $56,000. There are nearly 13 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., and the...
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We're happy to see four brands promote Bridge's Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's June/July 2023 issue.
The brands promoting Shop Local include:
Bordhallo Pinheiro
Carmel Ceramica
Mary Jurek
Vista Alegre
In the advertisement, the brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo.
A brand shows the logo so that retailers know they can easily sell the products shown. When a brand offers our Brand Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product ...
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Feathers is having a pre-Memorial Day Sale on Sferra items, except mattresses and any custom products. All Sferra bedding and linens, including table and bedroom are 20% off from May 23rd to the 29th.
Stop in to see the selection!
Stop by our Meet and Greet with a new local supplier for Feathers on Saturday, May 20th from 11am - 4pm. Nollapelli offers newly designed bedding products (including items for cooling), engineered with your sleep and beauty in mind. Stop in to meet ...
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This exquisitely constructed dip serving dish, with its delicate design and elegantly woven tray, will elevate any gathering. Any formal or informal event, such as dinner parties, birthday parties, holidays, family movie evenings, and more, would go perfectly with this chips and dip server. This woven serving dish has a white porcelain base and is fashioned of durable exotic vines with a variety of inherently beautiful earth tones. Entertaining can be enjoyed indoors and outside.
What Crocs can teach us about gaining new customers and keeping them happy.
May 15, 2023
About 15 years ago, I bought a pair of Crocs sandals in Myrtle Beach, SC. Not only were they hot pink, but the insole was traffic cone orange. My buddies hated them, but oddly others loved them. The sandals were affordable (maybe $20), comfortable, and a conversation starter.
According to last week’s The New York Times' profile on Crocs, I’m one of tens of millions of happy Crocs owners. This happiness is profitable:
We are pleased to announce that famed Italian design brand Mepra is joining our Brand Syncing service.
Mepra offers cutlery, serveware, and cookware, and is known for its craftsmanship, quality, and innovative design.
We expect Mepra products to be ready for Syncing by June 15th. We'll keep members posted about the actual date as we progress with the brand's boarding to our platform.
Shop Local members interested in opening an account with Mepra in preparation can ...
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Your physical store can be a great asset in this ‘Age of Amazon’—just ask Warby Parker.
Details:
- Warby Parker has 200 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
- Retailers report that online advertising costs have increased 15%-20% in the last two years, making physical stores more attractive.
- Brands report that in-store shoppers buy more per purchase.
I believe the The Wall Journal should have noted a caveat about using Warby Parker as a poster child ...
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How to view more order details in your Order Status Update emails.
May 11, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: we've launched a new format of your emails notifying you and customers of orders. The emails now include product pictures, brand logos, registrant pictures, various font enhancements, and more.
Previously, the email format was basic text (no pictures or logos).
In the example shown, we see an Order Status Update email to a customer from The Cook's Station, a kitchenware store in South Carolina. In the email, we see the store's logo along...
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We know that today’s modern man strives for excellence in every area. And doing your best often starts with looking your best.
From Night Treatment to Shaving Cream to Vitamin C Serum and much more, Notorious07 combines natural ingredients, innovative formulations, and sleek packaging to create an unforgettable start-to-finish grooming experience.
Like your wife’s products, our products look good, feel good, and smell good.
But ...
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What an honor to be featured in the Sunday edition of The Mercury News.
"It has been 40 years since Morhauser launched Annieglass in a tiny studio in downtown Santa Cruz... By the mid-1990s, then-first lady Hillary Clinton invited Morhauser to attend a White House celebration of American artists, and Morhauser had moved her company to her current 17,000-square-foot studio, allowing it to grow to the 22 employees it has now. The studio operates 30 kilns and turns out more than 20 ...
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Carmel Ceramica has introduced a new Low/Pasta Bowl in 6 more patterns! Bowls are the new plates and these items are perfect additions to the assortments. 9" diameter and about 2 1/4" deep.
Cozina White, Cozina Gray and Cozina Claret are in stock now.
Lily Valley, Cypress Grove and Point Lobos are due mid June.
How allocating our resources efficiently can help us save time, save money, and deliver value to our customers.
May 9, 2023
You've heard of Salsa-fy? It’s national, was started in Dallas, is used by 60,000 employees, and is used at more than 1,600 corporate locations. Salsa-fy helps businesses steer clear of trouble, offer the best value, and ensures profitability. You may interrupt me here and ask, “Jason, don’t you mean the software company Salesify?” No, I’m talking about the restaurant chain Chili’s and its approach to managing salsa, french fries, and its business. ...
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Gracefully serve and host guests. You may display your entertaining prowess with this woven dip serving tray made of organic exotic vines that showcases its natural earthy tones and heightens one's appetite. This chip and dip bowl is also a great place to put additional foods like tortilla chips, potato chips, French dip, salsa, vegetables, ranch dressing, and more.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! We love serving up margaritas in our Eternity glassware. Try our mint margarita recipe in these beautiful mouth-blown glasses:
Ingredients:
-Lime wedges
-Coarse sea salt
-Crushed ice
-3/4 cup (6oz) tequila
-3/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 6 limes)
-1/2 cup (4oz) orange liqueur (Cointreau is our fave)
-1/4 cup agave syrup
-8 mint sprigs, plus more for garnish
Salt rims, fill glasses with crushed ice. Place tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and mint springs in a ...
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