A shopper, Lisa Minor, shared this review regarding her experience on our Shop Local platform:
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“The website was easy to use, and I was thrilled to be be able to shop online with a local store. I wish more businesses offered this kind of service.”
Ms. Minor made a purchase on Babcock Gifts, an indie retailer that has used our e-commerce software since 2015.
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In the early 2000s, the board game Cranium became a hit. The game combined elements of Scrabble and Pictionary with the goal of helping more people enjoy playing a game. Richard Tait, who created Cranium and sold it to Hasbro in 2008 for $77.5m, passed away in July. Like Mr. Tait, I had been a paperboy, but he went beyond what I ever offered: he came up with a new service that sold breakfast sandwiches along his newspaper route. He increased profits and made customers happier. ...
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Last week, Amazon bought iRobot, the company that makes Roomba, the robot vacuum cleaner, for $1.7b. Why? Yes, their 'Rosie from the Jetsons' has AI and is in your home (which is where Amazon wants to be), but the reason Amazon wants it is because customers want it. Which leads us to ask: Why do customers want Roomba? Because it does something that humans find annoying and hate doing: cleaning. Roomba has spotted the value that robots bring to the world and it's not simply being ...
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At my local postal shop, which doubles as a surprise book purveyor and emergency greeting card supplier, I picked up this guide by Monocle, a magazine and book publisher, about indie shops. The book, ‘The Monocle Guide to Shops, Kiosks, and Markets,’ has an appreciation for brick-and-mortar retail that mirrors our ethos here at Bridge. Local shops bring people together and support communities unlike online-only marketplaces. We encourage citizens to ‘unplug’ and browse ...
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Pieces of Eight will be closed today, Monday, February 15, due to freezing weather and road closures. We will also be closed tomorrow, FAT TUESDAY, for Mardi Gras.
Please visit us on Wednesday, weather permitting. Or shop online any time!
Stay safe, warm and well!
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This is our 'Save Local' seal. Save Local has a double meaning: one can save money by shopping locally and they can support local businesses.
Shopping online may result in shipping charges. When shopping local, one can skip the shipping charges--and receive the item instantly.
A hallmark of indie stores is that they are often in walkable areas. For this reason, the sticker has a shoe and a bicycle. When one shops at big box stores, one often doesn't walk. They drive. Similarly,...
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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
With the safety and health of our employees and customers in mind, Pieces of Eight has shortened store hours for the remainder of this week, through 3/21/20, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our customers. Please continue to shop online, call us (337-232-8827), or email us at [email protected]. If you need us to meet you at the store at a more convenient time than that stated above, we're more than happy to do it! Please stay ...
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February 8, 2020
February 8, 2020
Shop online, or call the The Lili Pad to see MacKenzie-Childs latest Royal Check Enamelware. We have a great selection!
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October 27, 2019
October 27, 2019
The Head of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy says it’s now easier and cheaper to order things online than go in the store.
The Rudin Center for Transportation is part of New York University, and is named after Lewis Rudin—the developer of the wholesale building 41 Madison.
If online is better according to the head of the Rudin Center, what is the Rudin family—which owns 41 Madison—doing to help tenants and visitors adapt to this fact?
This holiday season more shoppers will shop online ...
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October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019
More customers plan to shop online than in-store this holiday season:
Fifty-four percent of survey respondents said they plan to shop online and 46% plan to shop in-store during the 2019 holiday season, shares Retail Dive from a PwC survey.
Just as recently as 2015, the equation was flipped: 58% of shoppers purchased goods in-store and 42% did so online.
I believe that offering greater online selection is increasingly important in retail.
Greater selection is important for many reasons including:
1. Giving shoppers more choices. More choices lead to more sales.
2. Helping stores be more competitive. Shoppers know that big online retailers like Amazon offer millions of products, and thereby millions of possible price points and features. Offering something similar is the natural route to get those orders back from Amazon.
3. Boosting a ...
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May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019
We wear many hats at Barbara Stewart Interiors. Don’t forget we also do custom framing!
There are millions of indie stores in the world who don’t get to succeed online. They get ripped off by web designers and coders, have to pay local taxes unlike many Amazon sellers, don’t have access to cheap money from Wall St. like Amazon.com, and get attacked by hackers looking to steal credit cards, all factors which prevent them from running their business, helping their customers, and servicing their communities. Because of these expenses and obstacles, ...
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March 3, 2019
March 3, 2019
Up early this morning to get ready for some very special Bridal Showers today! If you are still in need of a gift please feel free to give us a call this morning at 590.2795 or shop online.
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February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019
Delivering to Grove Park Church at 1 today so there is still time to get your orders in! Visit our website royalgifts.bridgecatalog.com and you are welcome to call 910.590.2795 ?☂️ We also will be Open today 1 until 5
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February 22, 2019
February 22, 2019
Treat yourself with your tax refund! Check out our website to see what we have to offer.
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February 18, 2019
February 18, 2019
Write on our newsfeed with fans of our shop, find your new favorite crystal, or start a bridal registry on our site!
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January 8, 2019
January 8, 2019
These new soup bowl from Annieglass are gorgeous! Shop them online
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