Nothing is more calming than the sound of the ocean, the smell of the salty air and a soft breeze blowing, which is why décor inspired by beach life continues to be a popular décor trend!
The marvelously versatile two-part Aruba Chip and Dip features a surface resembling rippling sands, and is ideal for serving iced shrimp and cocktail sauce or other shoreline favorites.
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While eating a slice of coal-fired pizza at Arturo’s in Soho yesterday, and getting an occasional whiff of Houston Street garbage, I had to admit: I was at a loss for insight to share with my coworkers this week. Each week, I send out a motivational message to my team that precedes a summary of what they accomplished. We call this report the Brick report. This would be my seventy-second Brick introduction: What else could I say--and would they miss it if there was not an introduction...
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While I was down in Dallas evangelizing about Bridge, the Dallas Market Center’s software provider and sister company (called MarketTime) invited me to their offices for a meeting. The goal of the meeting was to explore teaming up to help brands and retailers speed products to market, as well as get a leg up on the competition.
The Dallas Mart consists of two primary buildings, each with atriums and many floors each. I like the Dallas show because of the abundance of ...
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Last February e-commerce company Shopify Inc. replaced the “Ottawa, Canada” dateline that began its press releases and earnings reports with a strange new one: “Internet, Everywhere.” The geographical shift came at the insistence of Shopify’s founder and chief executive officer, Tobi Lütke, who tends to view such matters through the prism of cold, hard logic. In May 2020, only a few months into the pandemic, he’d made the early, seemingly rash decision to...
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Yes, our trays are not historic, but the story of the Sandwich is. The sandwich has come a long way from a hunk of beef and cheese between bread.
“The sandwich as we know it was popularized in England in 1762 by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Legend has it, and most food historians agree, that Montagu had a substantial gambling problem that led him to spend hours on end at the card table. During a particularly long binge, he asked the house cook to bring him something he ...
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Aruba, the name conjures up images of swaying palms, blue Caribbean waves and snow-white sands. The Aruba items in Beatriz Ball’s OCEAN Collection capture the splendor of the island in gleaming hand-polished metal. With organic shapes, surfaces resembling rippling sands, and some with naturalistic shell and starfish details, Aruba brings the seaside home.
The marvelously versatile two-part Aruba Chip and Dip features a surface resembling windswept sands and is ideal for serving iced ...
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Mothers and Fathers days are coming up. Did you know that, April 23 was National Picnic Day? There seems to be a National Day for everything. Wanting to be most informed we Googled it and it turns out that there is a day for everything. The only problem with that is there were about 117 submissions for special days per month if you look it up on-line. Ok, other than religious holidays, what is more important than honoring your parents or surrogate parents for the sacrifices ...
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Your Bridge has a new feature: you can choose if you wish to allow customers to order products that are out of stock. In the past, if the item was on your Bridge Store, it was assumed that the item was in stock. This made managing stock simple. On site: in stock. Not on site: out of stock.
This updated stock sharing system is helpful for brands and indie stores because it allows them show and control behavior based upon real-time stock information--a feature that with ...
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These days, ugly Amazon warehouses are beating up pretty retail stores. Many stores in 2020 had record online sales that made up 40% or more of revenue, but they are struggling because they had to bear the burden of retail stores. Retail stores cost more per square foot to rent, furnish, and maintain. They also cost more to staff. A warehouse person need not be a people person and a snazzy dresser; they can exhibit anger management issues and ...
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Reports suggest that 50% of purchases start on Amazon.com, and Amazon wants to keep it this way. Yet, businesses and merchants increasingly want to sell their products via their own DTC (direct to consumer) site, retailers' websites, Facebook, Instagram, and more. Due to this, Shopify, which powers many DTC and retailer websites, is a growing thorn in Amazon's dominance of retail. Shopify reportedly helps power more than 30% of online U.S. retail sales.
My colleague Josh sent me this book and no joke sent it via Amazon. When asked why, he said so could save $1 off the retail price and get free shipping. Hmmm... And, why is the author selling his book on Amazon in the first place? I was half expecting to open it and find it full of empty pages. What else should one expect in receiving a book about how bad Amazon is from Amazon? Who knows, maybe the Amazon warehouse staff licked it.
Dear Amazon and author: Please don’t tempt ...
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Online sales grew 47.2% between Nov. 1 and Christmas Eve compared with the same period last year... Meanwhile, overall U.S. retail sales grew just 2.4%.
During the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve, store traffic fell 31.3% compared with last year.
This growth comes at some expense: selling online is generally less profitable than selling from stores.
Clothing was not a safe harbor: between Oct. 11 and Christmas Eve, sales of apparel fell 19.1%
"Our Respect for the Planet Goes Beyond Converting Recycled Material into Chic Designs"
Environmental sustainability has changed since their founding, enabling them to proudly share that their products are made of recycled materials. When they started back in 1983, that was taboo! They are proud to be an industry leader and have been invested in eco-friendly awareness for more than three decades. They were the pioneers - who started a movement.
Happy Tuesday! Wishing everyone time with their loved ones, but even when we can't be together in person, memories keep us connected.
Featuring our Gold Asbury frame: Cast pewter in gold finish with hand-set clear European crystals. Elegant champagne hued moiré silk back designed for vertical or horizontal placement. Also available in silver. Both colors available in 4" x 6", 5" x 7" and 8" x 10".
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I went into a small shop in New York City yesterday and admired all their nice tableware. It offered mugs, cups, plates, drinking glasses, and vases—all items that are great for gift registries.
The store was empty. I thought it may be a good time ask the store manager if the store offered an online registry. He replied "yes." I was surprised because there was no signage in the store that said it offered a gift registry. I shared with him what Bridge is and explained that we...
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August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019
Is Amazon a 'Retail Hacker'?
Amazon may be spying on your business. It may be crawling your website, checking your prices, and then stealing your customers. If this sounds creepy, it is.
Every week over the last few years, I have found Amazon-hosted bots crawling my 400+ retailers' web pages. In the example shown, I'm displaying a bot that crawls my site and its IP address (34.217.74.229). I look up its IP address (https://www.infobyip.com/ip-34.217.74.229.html) and we see that it's hosted at ...
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August 8, 2019
August 8, 2019
I read the New York Times and want to ask: Are we sharpening our executioner's sword? That is what FedEx wondered as it helped Amazon grow by delivering its packages. Finally, FedEx woke up and decided it's better to make less money tomorrow than help usher in its death in the near future. As the Times reports, FedEx is terminating its ground delivery agreement with Amazon at the end of August, thereby passing on the delivery of millions of packages.
Amazon has historically partnered with ...
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July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
Juliskaβs Le Panier dinnerware collection was inspired by the French basket weave. Often found in equestrian and nautical traditions, these intricate, hand-knotted braids weave themselves around harmonious shapes - resembling a basket weave that has weathered to perfect imperfection. Oven, microwave, dishwasher, and freezer safe.
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