Wish your dealers and reps had real-time stock information? Bridge can help.
Bridge is helping 30+ Smart Brands share stock via Bridge including:
Anna Weatherley Arzberg Badash Calaisio Capdeco Casafina Chef & Sommelier Costa Nova Couzon Deshoulieres Erbario Toscano Ercuis J.L. Coquet Jaune de chrome Kim Seybert Mario Luca Giusti Mariposa Medard de Noblat Meissen Nambé Pinto Paris Portus Cale Raynaud Rosenthal Royal Crown Derby Royal Limoges Sambonet SV Casa Thomas by Rosenthal Varga Versace by Rosenthal Vietri
Need stock information? Bridge has it. Bridge can help you see stock from 30+ Smart Brand partners. Participating brands include:
Anna Weatherley
Arzberg
Badash
Calaisio
Capdeco
Casafina
Chef & Sommelier
Costa Nova
Couzon
Deshoulieres
Erbario Toscano
Ercuis
J.L. Coquet
Jaune de chrome
Kim Seybert
Mario Luca Giusti
Mariposa
Medard de Noblat
Meissen
Nambé
Pinto Paris
Portus Cale
Raynaud
Rosenthal
Royal Crown Derby
Royal Limoges
...
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September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019
Help a business friend and we'll give you $50
How the program works: 1. Refer a retailer to Bridge. E-mail us the store’s name. We’ll do the rest of the work. E-mail: [email protected] 2. After the store is active 60 days, we'll send you a check for $50. :)
What the store receives: This reminded me: I'm happy to mail you $50 for referring a store.
For free, your stores can receive: 1. A Bridge account filled with professional product pictures and accurate prices. 2. Award-winning e-commerce and...
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September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019
I didn’t know the lavish history of Gorham, but now I can by visiting the Rhode Island School Design’s Gorham exhibit. Gorham, a Smart Brand managed and distributed by Lifetime Brands, was started by Jabez Gorham in 1831 in Providence, Rhode Island.
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August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
Stores that offer convenience and deals are winning, shares today’s WSJ. Sales at Walmart, Target, and T.J. Maxx are up while they’re murky at Macy’s, J.C. Penny, and Nordstrom. Just offering deals isn’t enough, nor is just offering next-day delivery. A store is going to have to accept smaller margins via deals and convenience offerings. The alternative is: join Macy’s with its 50% stock drop.
Nordstrom’s sales are down 5% and profit fell about $20m.
Kohl’s, which has a partnership with Amazon, ...
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August 3, 2019
August 3, 2019
Two of the five pitchers featured in today’s Times are from Bridge Smart Brand partners. :)
Michel Rolland, the famous wine consultant, praises Chef & Sommelier Oenologue glassware (which is designed by his wife). Chef & Sommelier is a Smart Brand member.
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April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
We're happy to announce that Sagaform is joining the Smart Products program. Details to come soon.
The default price floor for Smart Products is now $100. The old price was $50.
We increased the price floor to reduce the number of orders you may receive for small, 'one off' orders. Some Smart Brands have a $100 or $200 minimum order. By raising the price floor, we reduce the likelihood you'll have to place a special order yet not meet the minimum order.
Please note: even if an item have the price floor in effect, a customer will be prompted to call your store to order it, and can still add ...
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April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Mads Ryder, the new CEO of Lenox, is profiled in this month’s Tableware Today. Lenox owns Reed & Barton—a Smart Brand member.
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April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Customers love Badash’s fun drinkware and home decorating accessories. And since Badash is a Smart Brand partner, its products are easy to sell.
Shown here is Badash’s most recent ad in Tableware Today.
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March 30, 2019
March 30, 2019
Nice to see Smart Brand Royal Copenhagen in today’s WSJ
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March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019
Happy to see Bridge Smart Brand member Revol featured in 41 Madison’s Tableaux magazine.
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February 9, 2019
February 9, 2019
Versace, a Smart Brand partner, is featured in today’s Times for its dopp kit. We don’t have these items in Bridge—just the cups, plates, and vases—but will congratulate the designer on its success here.
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January 25, 2019
January 25, 2019
Do you hate managing price increases?
Most retailers do. In January, many brands raise prices. Retailers are buried under Excel files and Dropbox links. Retailers are expected to change prices for 100s or even 1,000s of products.
How can an indie store keep up with these price changes?
We have a solution: Smart Products.
Over four hundred retailers that use Smart Products never have to worry about Excel files and Dropbox links. They get instant price increases from 120 partner brands including: + ...
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Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
Location: Dallas Market Center (Suite 2420)
You're invited:
Ryan Associates and Bridge invite you to grow your registry business. In 2019, thousands of brides will register each day--they should be registering at your store. Let us help you get picked by them.
Event details:
When: Friday, January 18th at 5 pm
What: 7 Ways to Increase Your Gift Registry Sales
Where: Trademart Building, Suite 2420 Across from the Lamont Showroom Dallas Market Center
Who: Jason Solarek will show you 7 ways to increase your gift registry business.
How to get your bonus: 1. Sign up a new store to Bridge. 2. Let us know that you signed up the store by emailing us the store's name. 3. After the store is active 90 days, we'll send you a check for $50. :)
Terms: 1. The store must sync with 2 or more of Bridge's Smart Brands. A store can choose from 110+ Smart Brands. For example, if you rep Vietri, can you sign up a store and have it sync with Vietri and Erbario ...
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November 5, 2018
November 5, 2018
FOR RETAILERS:
Good news: we're allowing you to add an UNLIMITED number of items to your Bridge store.
Previously, Bridge had caps on how many items you could add manually. For example, in the past a plan may have let you add 5,000 items manually. Now, all plans allow you to add an unlimited number of items.
We've made some other updates to the pricing. The free plan now includes 10 Smart Brands (approximately 5,000 Smart Products).
We've also added a threshold to the number of staff account one...
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August 19, 2018
August 19, 2018
How can your store succeed in 2018? Here are 4 questions to ask your business:
1. How many items does your online store offer from each brand that you sell? You'll want to make a list with 3 columns: one with the brand and one with the approximate number of items on your site. In the third column, enter in the total number of items offered by the brand. Shoppers often seek the website with the greatest selection.
For which brands are you missing the most items?
You'll most likely want to sync with ...
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