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Monday, Aug. 21, 2017
Monday, Aug. 21, 2017
Join us Monday, August 21st for a live seminar in New York City at NY Now.Seminar:
Your Store vs. Amazon
The 7 Tools to Beat Amazon
When?
Monday, August 21st at 9 am EST
Where?
NY Now at the Javits Center
Beatriz Ball exhibit booth
Booth #3020
About the seminar:
80% of shoppers shop online, but 75% of indie stores don’t sell online. If your store does sell online, chances are that your site has a fraction of what Amazon.com offers and a fraction of the features. How can you compete?
We’ll show you: join ...
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August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017
Seminar:
Your Store vs. Amazon
The 7 Tools to Beat Amazon
When?
Monday, August 21st at 9 am EST
Where?
NY Now at the Javits Center
Beatriz Ball exhibit booth
Booth #3020
About the seminar:
80% of shoppers shop online, but 75% of indie stores don’t sell online. If your store does sell online, chances are that your site has a fraction of what Amazon.com offers and a fraction of the features. How can you compete?
We’ll show you: join ...
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July 10, 2017
July 10, 2017
How are our industry's players collaborating to strengthen their position? View Post
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -
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July 14, 2017
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - Friday, July 14, 2017
Your Store vs. AmazonJoin us as we show indie stores how to fight back against Amazon.
Tuesday, July 11 at 11 am EST
Wednesday, July 12 at 9 am and 12 pm EST
Thursday, July 13 at 1 pm EST
Friday, July 14 at 8 am EST ~ Join CEO Jason Solarek for a live in-person seminar at the Kitchen 2 Table showroom in Atlanta
Why attend?
80% of shoppers shop online, but 75% of indie stores don't sell online.
Add to this Amazon's recent purchase of Whole Foods for $13 billion. Your customers are going online, your ...
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June 4, 2017
June 4, 2017
Please find the article below:
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Bridge Gives Indie Retailers Tools to Compete with E-Commerce Giants
Brand-supplied product info can boost Google search results
June 1, 2017 / by Allison Zisko
NEW YORK—Bridge, an e-commerce platform that connects tabletop brands to independent retailers, held its first conference here recently, where it ...
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May 11, 2017
May 11, 2017
LVMH is taking a stab at the online luxury market with 24 Sévres, the new shopping site and app. Definitely a competitor to Amazon in the luxury fashion arena. It might even eat their lunch in this category.
From today's NY Times: LVMH and the Next Big Digital Shopping Experience
PARIS — Ian Rogers, chief digital officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, sat in his sunlit office on Avenue Montaigne last month, alongside a large cactus with a mélange of Pucci-pattern skateboards and black and ...
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April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017
From Sunday's NY Times, this article highlights how retail is at a tipping point with the shift from brick & mortar to e-commerce. While it is a big concern to all, we have you covered: Bridge has helped its retailers process 32% more in sales over the last year vs the year before. Bridge's mobile retail software has seen an increase of 55% year over year. As the retail landscape continues to shift, we are moving right along with it.
Read the full article from the Times about e-commerce here
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April 9, 2017
April 9, 2017
Notably, the story's headline of the "Myth of Main Street" is misleading. The story acknowledges that Main Street existed, it's just that its been under fire for...
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January 15, 2017
January 15, 2017
Main Street vs. Wall Street
How a 4-person web design firm united 200 indie stores against a $40m competitor
What if someone said that they're spending $40 million to beat up your small business? That's what new online gift registry retailer Zola plans to do. (Please see attached NY Times picture.) Gift registries are the last refuge of small, Main Street businesses and Zola has borrowed (in the banking world they call it "raised") $40m to swipe this registry business. Zola is backed by the same ...
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January 5, 2017
January 5, 2017
From the NY Times, Thursday Jan.5, 2017
Start-Ups Hope Couples Say ‘I Do’ to Online Wedding Planning
Read the full story below, or share it. http://nyti.ms/2j4wMxL
Planning a wedding remains a largely traditional pursuit. For many couples, it is a frustrating months long project that requires sifting through masses of details and costs on venues, services and products. Now, a variety of start-ups are trying to cut down on that information overload by harnessing new technologies to capture a slice ...
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May 9, 2016
May 9, 2016
In case you missed it, Anna Weatherley was featured in the Power Player segment of the Chris Wallace Fox News program on Sunday morning, May 8th, and below is the link so you can enjoy the short segment yourself. Anna was her usual delightful self and I am sure you will find it very entertaining and informative.
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-news-sunday-chris-wallace/ View Post
May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016
When retailers think of their competition, they often think of domestic players. Well, now foreign retailers can be added to that list. Today's WSJ reports that import duties have been reduced and it's now easy to buy up to $800 in goods from abroad. For example, previously a $300 purchase would have from $100 to $300 of duties added. A $300 purchase became $400 to $600. Now zero would be added.
Indy retailers can take advantage of this by bringing in more goods from overseas to sell to their ...
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April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
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March 6, 2016
March 6, 2016
In contrast, indy mom and pop stores don't have the lax morals, chutzpah, nor technical ability to pull the cons these big online players do.
This story is actually good reason to shop with your local store.
The ...
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March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016
Side note: I'd forgotten that Amazon ran ...
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December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015
When you read the article about Nike, many of these same quotes could come from players in our home goods industry:
Read the WSJ article about Nike.com selling direct and bypassing its retailers
The common lie that vendors ...
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May 26, 2015
May 26, 2015
Full article:
THE BRIDGE TO MAIN STREET
A Connecticut retailer recently told me that it lost a bride's registry worth $10,000. The bride reviewed the store's outdated website and online product offering and wasn't ...
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June 4, 2014
June 4, 2014
Instructors
Ben Willis-Becker, Chef de cuisine at Holly’s, is a native of Knoxville where he started his culinary career 23 years ago. He received an associate degree in culinary arts and a BA degree in business and restaurant management. He has worked most positions a kitchen has to offer including pastry chef, chef de cuisine, and chef/owner. He has travelled throughout the country with his wife and two boys and he is happy to be back in his hometown to pass on what he has learned
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February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014
Elle Decor featured some pieces from the Vista Alegre Triadic collection in the March 2014 issue.
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February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014
Below is a short video (1 minute 48 sec) on the ancient art of sandcasting that is used to produce each beautiful Beatriz Ball piece!
This is a great video to share with your staff to help them understand the process and establish the value of each handfinished piece when talking with your customers. Also, if you have a video player in your store that you can position near your Beatriz Ball display, this would be great to show during events or open houses so your
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