** WATERPROOF BANGLES ** Dive into summer stacked with a set of all Weather Bangles! Crafted from medical grade tubing and piped with gold or silver leaf. AWB are completely waterproof. Wear them in the pool, in the shower, in the ocean - they’ll never tarnish! Available in gold, silver, and rose gold.
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May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
According to Google, Bridge is helping indie stores beat big box stores in the gift registry SEO race. In a study of searches by state, Bridge ranked above Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Dillards in Google's results.
Bridge conducted this study by using Google 'Incognito Mode' to search for: South Carolina Gift Registry Alabama Gift Registry Georgia Gift Registry
In the attached Google results screenshot, I’ve highlighted Bridge's stores in green, Target in orange, Dillard's in purple, and Bed ...
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May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019
How can you better understand your website?
Imagine that your website is a digital version of your physical store. In this graphic, I compare your roof to your website's meta data, your sidewalk to your wedding website traffic, and your store window to your home page's slides.
Heres how your store compares to your website:
1. Sidewalk = Small websites and blogs that lead to your website such as local newspaper sites, local community groups, and wedding websites. These sites provide ‘foot traffic....
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April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
TAC Stripes is composed of fine lines, mixed and matched with matte and shiny surfaces, metallic shimmering sections & red glass to create a contemporary decor on the classic TAC
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Your Bridge 2.0 update is complete. Your site now offers a smoother, cleaner experience for customers--and you.
Your upgrade to 2.0 software is free and automatic--you do not need to take any steps. This free upgrade is especially valuable because a new retail website costs $11,000 - $29,000 on average to setup. (Source: Atlantic Business Technologies.)
1. You will wish to learn what is new in 2.0.
I will be sharing a video about what is new in Bridge 2.0.
Do you want to boost your Google ranking and better promote your store?
Try 'domain masking.' Domain masking is a service that Bridge offers that hides the 'bridgecatalog' part of your domain name. With domain masking, your website addresses will be 'cleaner,' you'll increase your Google ranking, and you'll enjoy other benefits.
As an example, Vieuxtemps (a gift shop in Charleston) uses domain masking. Its website urls are:
I hate for it to appear like we are trying to capitalize on the tragedy at Notre Dame on Monday, but the demand for the Notre Dame Limoges box has been tremendous the last couple of days. People all over the world want to remember this grand and majestic cathedral with a Limoges box. We are currently out of inventory, but have a PO in house with the factory in Limoges, France. Delivery is expected at the end of May. We are taking preorders through April 30 at the current cost. Effective May...
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April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019
Are Indie Stores 'Digitally Poor'?
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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April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
TAC Stripes 2.0 is a tribute to the world renowned architect and founder of The Bauhaus and The Architects Collaborative, Walter Gropius. This extension adds a modern twist to the classic TAC collection!
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April 5, 2019
April 5, 2019
54% of people looking for a product go directly to Amazon. That’s not good for nearly anyone in our industry. Amazon takes a 30% cut and keeps all the customer’s contact information (email, tel, address). If you’re a retailer, you can’t operate a successful business giving away 30% of your 50% cut of a retail sale.
If you’re a brand, over the last few year you were probably relishing in selling direct, cutting out the rep commission, and getting 100% of the sale. Well now Amazon is your new ...
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March 29, 2019
March 29, 2019
Special Moments is so excited to once again offer Fresh Flowers. This will pair nicely with our Bridal Registry. Our flowers can be found on our Floral site specialmomentsonmain.com This site is also attached to our Registry site for added convenience.
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March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019
How big a deal is cyber security? It’s about as important as car and highway safety—that’s the last time that insurers teamed up to tackle a topic, according to today’s WSJ.
The number of retailers that purchased stand alone cyber security doubled from 2014 to 2018, shares insurer Marsh.
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March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019
You are invited to a sneak preview of our upcoming introductions!
New York Tabletop Show April 2nd - 5th 41 Madison Avenue, 9th floor New York, NY
Contact Kristin Wilsey, Vice President of Sales, to make your appointment [email protected] (510) 410-2310
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March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
For Sales Reps:
Is your job in danger? Faire, an online wholesale platform, wants to cut out reps. If you hear of your brands using Faire--or retailers--I'd ask them why they don't value sales reps.
Faire is not 'fair' to reps. It cheats you out of your hard work. Let's imagine you work on a retailer to open it, then clean its shelves, stock its shelves, and help it get product quickly. Then the store orders via Faire. When it does this, you're gonna be working for free.
In the new brochure you will see five new collections which we will be stocking as of June. Those collections are;
1)Winston
2)Stella
3)Vienna
4)Forte Dei Marmi
5)Gulli Inverso
Should you require any printed brochures, please reach out to Alyssa at [email protected] and she will send them to you.
We also invite you to visit us in our New York showroom at 41 Madison during the NY Tabletop Show in April or the NOW Gift Show in ...
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March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019
China steps up attacks on the U.S. Navy.
In the article below this one, China is suspected of spying via underwater internet cables that connect countries.
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March 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
How does the retail industry compare to the restaurant industry? Both may be selling fewer high margin items, and giving up more of the profit to third-party platforms. While a restaurant pays a commission to DoorDash, retailers selling on Amazon may pay it 30%. And when a store sells on Amazon it doesn’t get the customer’s email or contact information. It’s like a restaurant being turned into a back-end catering kitchen that never sees the eating guest. That’s not a recipe for success.