Rimmed in sparkling metallic pearls, Beatriz Ball's ORGANIC PEARL Nova Large Bowl has a simply fabulous shape and generous serving capacity. Based on the company’s bestselling bowl, the multifunctional large bowl is a must-have for entertaining. Great for fruit, salads, sides, snacks, and more.
Makes a unique gift for anyone and is an ideal addition to the bridal registry. Also available in an extra-large size.
Beatriz Ball’s intensely handmade products use eco-friendly and...
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Today’s WSJ shares that independent stores, including hardware stores, book shops, and pharmacies, have teamed up to stop Amazon’s bad practices. The group, called Small Business Rising, seeks to use anti-trust laws to prevent Amazon marketplace from selling its own goods—which compete with retailers using the platform. Amazon has been shown to use a retailer’s customer and sales data and bypass the retailer (it’s own customer) in order to make a bigger profit. ...
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Operating a website is expensive--not only because programmers are expensive, but because margins are smaller.
For 10 years, Bridge has encouraged stores to beef up spending in preparation for the e-commerce boom. It's easier to spend a little each year over many years than spend money in a panic. Money spent in haste often results in waste. As a reference, when traditional retailers tried to catch Amazon, they often failed in their scramble. Please recall Macy's buying the ...
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There’s a lot more that goes on in the kitchen than just cooking. Bring the fresh look of springtime and to your easter kitchen countertop with this woven footed bowl.
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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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As our lives are more centered at home, we look to redecorate and add meaningful accents to our dwellings. Sierra Modern photo frames from the FRAME and GIFTABLES Collections feature modern and exciting proprietary metallic gold-tone finishes and interesting textures, ideal for any décor. Great gifts, too!
Shown above, the FRAME Sierra Modern Georgina 5 x 7 Frame (Gold) features a shimmering gold-tone finish and a texture reminiscent of shagreen. Designed to display a 5 x 7 photo (
Brands and retailers used to be friends. Now they're: 'frenemies.' Brands continue to use the power of e-commerce websites and social media to work around retailers, as evidenced in this news that Nike is no longer selling to Macy's.
As a group, we're stronger. 'Me' websites, like those offered by Shopify, put businesses in a silo and isolate them. The store is left to fend for itself alone.
In contrast, Bridge is a social e-commerce platform that leverages the strengths of the group. We crowd-source product maintenance to show more products and sell more.
As such, be believe in: We > Me. This is 'the algebra of Bridge' ;)
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We have made it easier to place wholesale orders. A retailer can now start the process on their e-receipt page.
In the example shown, Babcock Gifts, a retailer in Memphis, Tennessee, is viewing an order for Costa Nova product. Next to the product that was sold, Babcock Gifts is shown a link "Place Wholesale Order." When it clicks this, it is taken to the brand's website and to the specific product. Our software automatically logs the retailer in. The retailer...
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For decades, brands have paid retailers to set up a display in the retailers' stores. Ralph Lauren's Polo, Nautica, Jimmy Choo, and other leading brands have paid department stores to set up displays and manage their brand appearance. This helps the brand and the stores increase sales.
As we all know, retail has gone digital. Thirty percent of retail sales are now online. What if there was a way for brands to sponsor displays like these physical ones but do so online? ...
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This month’s Tableware Today contains three advertisements that display the Bridge logo. The brands show the logo to encourage businesses reading the magazine to connect with them on the Bridge software platform. Bridge is the easiest solution for businesses to share products and sell more.
In each advertisement, the logo appears in the lower right.
We thank Vista Alegre, Bordallo Pinheiro, and Pampa Bay for helping Bridge help connect our industry.
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Amazon Prime, Grindr, and Instagram do not seem to have much in common with each other. But, a recent study by PCloud found that these apps are some of the biggest 'data burglars': they are downloading our data at an alarming rate.
Many brands and retailers in our industry promote Facebook, yet Facebook and its sister company Instagram are the leading thieves of personal data. It’s akin to them suggesting their friend sit next to a digital pick pocket.
Your Bridge has a new feature. You can now more easily share products.
We have added a "Copy link" feature. This feature saves you time by allowing you to quickly copy the page's URL (website address) and share it to email or social media. We have even added this feature to the registry software. You can share links to specific items on a registry.
On each item's Details page, there is a "Share" area. In that Share area, you'll see a "Copy link" ...
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This WSJ Shopify review compares some of the fees charged by Amazon and Shopify. It takes the author half the article before he starts sharing fee structures. (I’d have liked to see more statistics about fees charged and even a chart.)
Excerpts:
Shopify, founded in 2007 and now publicly traded, has 1.7 million sellers (note: that’s a brick-and-mortar store or a person in their basement; Shopify doesn’t differentiate).
Your Bridge has a new feature: it now outputs the savings on sale items. When an item is on sale, it will automatically calculate the percent off the list price and output the savings.
In this example, we see the tray was $170 and is on sale for $119. That is a 29% savings.
We’re happy to announce that Fissler is joining Bridge and the Smart Products program.
Fissler is renowned for its award-winning cookware, Made in Germany. Fissler is the perfect culinary equipment for cooks who value uncompromising quality, attractive design, and superior functionality. The line includes premium-quality stainless steel cookware collections — pure-profi® and original-profi®, superior non-stick pans — levital® and adamant®, plus vitavit&...
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For many indie stores, running an online business is tough and expensive, shares today’s Times. For 10 years, Bridge has served indie stores by paving this process and making it easier. We started with two stores and now help more than 720 brick-and-mortar, Main Street community legends.
Excerpts from the Times article:
E-commerce grew by 33.6 percent in 2020.
Ten large retailers accounted for 68 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales last year.
Most e-commerce software promotes ‘me’ commerce. It does not connect businesses with each other to leverage the power of the group. Businesses act alone and are lost in a maze of decisions. Massive amounts of time and money are wasted. Amazon loves when indie businesses endure this waste.
Bridge promotes ‘we‘ commerce. Our social e-commerce platform connects 700 retailers with 2,700 brands. Of these brands, 113 are Smart Brand partners that share 65,...
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