We are pleased to announce that famed Italian design brand Mepra is joining our Brand Syncing service.
Mepra offers cutlery, serveware, and cookware, and is known for its craftsmanship, quality, and innovative design.
We expect Mepra products to be ready for Syncing by June 15th. We'll keep members posted about the actual date as we progress with the brand's boarding to our platform.
Shop Local members interested in opening an account with Mepra in preparation can ...
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This intricately textured crescent-shaped bowl with a glass insert is handcrafted from biodegradable exotic vines and makes a spectacular presentation at casual dinners or more formal gatherings. Its crescent shape makes it perfect for holding sliced fruits, nuts, and olives, and you can chill it in the fridge before using it to ensure that the food stays cool at the table. Set of 2 condiment bowls.
A medium coffee at McDonald’s is $1.99. When a brand syncs with a retailer on Shop Local, it costs the brand $1.40 per month.
For $1.40, we do these seven things for our brand partner:
We sync an unlimited number of the brand’s products to the retailer's Shop Local Store. All updates, including price changes and new introduction launches, happen in real time. The retailer never has to click “download”
How to view all of a registry's gift givers on one page.
March 29, 2023
Your Online Store has a new feature: We've made it easier for you and your registrants to view information about a registry's gift givers. There is now a dedicated Gift Givers page that displays purchases grouped by the gift giver.
Traditionally, orders are organized by date. This page groups orders by the gift giver. The page outputs a registry’s gift givers’ emails and addresses on one page making it handy to manage thank you notes.
How to connect with or invite the sales reps assigned to your brands to sell more and quickly access their contact information.
March 20, 2023
Your Online Store has an updated feature: you can now more easily connect with your sales reps.
On a brand's home page, you can invite your sales rep to join you on the Shop Local platform. Your store can also edit or remove a sales rep assigned to a brand.
Connecting with your sales reps helps your store contact the right rep more quickly, sell more products, and work more efficiently.
This season, fashion favors an individualistic statement: unexpected pairings, playfulness, and unique touches.
These days, people crave comfort, and they’re turning to heirloom pieces to spark happy memories. Mixed with more modern dinnerware designs, passed-down china can be enjoyed more regularly, without formality. And, this mix of old with new brings interest, cleverness, and history to your table at once. For our table, we paired the long-loved toile of Garden Grove with...
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It’s easy to taste-test wine like a pro. People have been tasting wine for many years and making money as wine tasters for quite a few, as well. What do professional wine tasters know that you don’t? When it comes to tasting wine and knowing how to evaluate it for its qualities and noticing its faults, you’ll find it isn’t all that difficult. Professional wine tasters will have a better understanding of the history of the wine, the grape, and the chemistry behind it all ...
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It’s a formidable task, overseeing product development for all of Lenox’s flatware brands, which includes Lenox, Kate Spade, Oneida, Cambridge, Hampton Forge, Reed & Barton, and Gorham. Your tenures at Oneida and Bed Bath & Beyond, as the tabletop buyer, provide a solid foundation for this position.
Prior to Oneida, where I was senior product marketing manager when Lenox acquired us, I was at Bed Bath & Beyond for 12 years, most recently as the tabletop buyer. My whole ...
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Art and design play a crucial role in creating a unique and memorable brand identity. However, designing compelling art and graphics can be a challenging task, especially for brands and retailers looking to create something that stands out in a crowded market. Midjourney, a new AI-based service, may provide valuable inspiration when designing products. Brands may be able to differentiate themselves from the competition.
Midjourney is an image creation software that reads whatever ...
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Bridge analyzed the websites for the top-40 selling brands in the tabletop and giftware industry. We assessed what promotions and discounts, such free shipping, brands offer. Bridge did this because a product's price, which is impacted by discounts, is often the leading factor when shopping online. More than 67% of the brands surveyed by Bridge offer free shipping.
How to view key wholesale information for your brands to save time and avoid errors when processing orders.
February 23, 2023
Your Bridge Shop Local Store has a new feature: you can now more easily access a brand's wholesale information. This wholesale information helps your store more quickly and accurately process an order.
Your brand's Collection page now displays this information:
We are pleased to announce that home decor brand Wolf & Irving is joining the Product Syncing Service.
Wolf & Irving is known for their eco friendly textiles and unique designs for table and kitchen linens. Products range from napkins, tablecloths and runners to mini mitts and tea towels .
Wolf & Irving's products will be ready for syncing by March 1st.
Stores that are already Bridge members will be alerted when Wolf & Irving's data is ready for syncing...
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How we can bring clients together to build a larger network.
February 4, 2023
Economist Bent Flyvbjerg encourages us to find our “Lego” in his new book “How Big Things Get Done.” Mr. Flyvbjerg, whose new book is reviewed by Ben Cohen in this week’s The Wall Street Journal, says that most large projects that are completed successfully use a modular approach. Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal:
“That’s the question every project leader should ask: What is the small thing we can assemble in large numbers into a big ...
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How setting goals for our new members can help them be more successful.
January 31, 2023
When growing our network, we consider what it takes to keep existing members and grow into other industries. Andrew Chen in The Cold Start Problem reports that Facebook famously wanted a user to get 10 friends in a week because then the person would likely use the service. Similarly, Slack said users with about 10 connections tend to become active users. My company currently doesn’t have such new user benchmarks and we need to develop them.
Adding New Retail Members to the Product...
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How having the right defaults makes decisions easier for clients and helps them be more successful.
January 27, 2023
When you look at your driver’s license, it lists if you’re an organ donor. Twenty years ago, only 20% of people were donors, but today 80% are—thereby saving millions of lives. Did people become more kind? No, the question on the application was changed from opt-in to opt-out. People signing up for or renewing a license are now by default enlisted in organ donation. Lesson: the right default answer in medical care can save millions of lives. Similarly, the right defaults ...
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The eye-catching two-parter in gleaming metal offers stylish design, and elegant practicality.
With its detachable dip bowl, this versatile piece is perfect for serving fresh fruit, veggies, and crackers with your favorite dips and spreads at your next party!
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The Tobacco Leaf Presentation bowl is a powerful statement for your dining room and/or special occasion. The generous 15.5" diameter, 8" high, 10 quart size is perfect for serving punch, or for a spectacular flower display. This Mottahedeh creation is glazed in 27 colors and the outside rim of the bowl is edged in 22K gold. The interior center of the bowl has a pomegranate design. See it at Glassworks in Shadyside!