Success story:
Jimmy Smith Jewelers in Alabama joined Bridge this past Wednesday.
In less then 24 hours, it made its first online sale. This past Thursday, it sold two Arte Italica plates online via its Bridge registry.
"Thanks to Bridge Catalog, we can provide an online gift registry," said Wendy Smith, co-owner of Jimmy Smith Jewelers.
Bridge is a quick solution when a retailer is in a rush to setup an online bridal registry. Retailers are sometimes impressed by how fast the setup is.
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Goldman Sachs: Store Retailers Keeping Pace with E-commerce
NEW YORK-A report authored by Goldman Sachs retail analysts indicates that store-based retailers are “competing well” with strictly Web retailers as e-commerce continues to grow in size and impact on U.S. retailing.
“In recent years,” the report said, “online sales growth for the largest store-based e-commerce retailers has outpaced overall e-commerce market growth.” In addition, &ldquo
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