A BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY REPRESENTS REMARKABLE LONGEVITY AND VISTA ALEGRE IS TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE of it with dozens of new pieces created specifically to commemorate the 200 anos occasion. “It’s a very important milestone and a time of reflection to see how far we’ve come and where we want to go,” says Daniel Silva, who helped bring the brand new luster here since he started the American subsidiary in 2012. Nuno Barra, Vista Alegre product development director and board ...
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Sometimes you feel like a nut! With Mottahedeh's Nut Leaf collection you can be four nuts; Pecan, Acorn, Hazel Nut and Chestnut. The collection includes a cake dish, a set of 4 dessert plates, and a set of 4 tea cups and saucers.
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I saw this Instagram post from official Mark Levine and thought, “How much are the Amazon lobbyists paying our officials?” NYC continually over taxes our indie businesses and fines them—but we’ll build six marinas for Amazon? (Mark said three marinas, but it’s actually six marinas.) The main culprits behind this: Mayor Adams and the Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Amazon is one of the richest companies in the world. Jeff Bezos, the founder,...
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We're feeling a bit nutty right now with our Nut Leaf dessert set. Naturalists will love the leaves and nuts of four North American trees. The plates feature Pecan, Oak, Hazelnut and Chestnut. Available in a set of 4 dessert plates, set of 4 teacups and saucers, and a flat cake plate.
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How technology hurts the entertainment industry just like Amazon hurts the retail industry.
August 1, 2023
Over the last three decades, Hollywood and many that rely on the entertainment industry have embraced ordering goods over Amazon.com. Recap: Amazon is a technology company that often cuts costs by replacing humans with code and robots and bypasses local red tape like, um, taxes and labor rules. Hollywood writers, producers, and ticket goers embraced a technology company that made their lives easier but often at the cost of others (aka retail workers).
Haviland transports us into one of the richest historical styles of its era, "the Renaissance", with the Stanislas table and interior decoration collection. Available in gold or grey blue, this elegant pattern on the pieces brings about a certain dynamism to the collection. Stop in at the Shadyside store to see both the blue and the gold.
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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For the last 10 years, Bridge has been building software to support indie, brick-and-mortar stores. We watched in 2018 as 230 city leaders competed to give the world’s richest man money to bring his tech company to their city. After awarding an HQ to NYC, Amazon tried to bully NYC. When Amazon wouldn’t get its way, it broke off the deal. We see in today’s news more evidence of the same bullying behavior. We’re happy to see that the tide has turned and ...
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An East Village Artist’s Death Prompts a Reflection on the State of Indie Retailers Today
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While thumbing through the Times, I noticed a smiling young woman’s picture in the obituaries. In the black and white photograph, she's standing on a fire escape with a historic building and a bridge in the distance. I was initially attracted to Ronni Solbert’s 1959 picture, yet I was even more drawn in by what I noticed next to her photo: a children&...
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If someone has an American flag flying on their porch and Amazon boxes often at their doorstep, maybe they should take the flag down and put up a Chinese flag. Amazon appears to be profiting by cutting out much our domestic retail community and instead helping Chinese businesses. And don’t expect Amazon to pay much in local taxes either.
This past weekend’s WSJ shares how third-party sellers, many of them from China, have flooded Amazon with spurious listings, leaving ...
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My friend works at the Swiss running shoemaker ON. She recently texted me and suggested I try their running shoes. Three weeks later, I was handling two boxes of their Swiss engineered shoes. On one ON shoe, there is a little Swiss flag and the words “Swiss Engineering” printed. When I get a pair of Nike’s, they don’t say "Beaverton-engineering" or "US-engineering." Nor do Adidas shoes proclaim “German engineering.” ...
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Glassware legend Pyrex bakeware fits beautifully in this natural organic Chestnut color-toned woven basket. Instantly dress up your table for the holiday gatherings in this heat resistant tray which is great for everything from cake to casserole. Tray includes 1Qt Pyrex dish, 8” x 8”. Happy Holidays!
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Glassware legend Pyrex bakeware fits beautifully in this natural organic Chestnut color-toned woven basket. Instantly dress up your table for the holiday gatherings in this heat resistant tray which is great for everything from cake to casserole. Tray includes 1Qt Pyrex dish, 8” x 8”. Happy Holidays!
"Sophisticated elegance" is phrase that one trend-spotter used to describe the GIFTABLES Sierra Modern Python Tray from Beatriz Ball. The sensational small tray in gunmetal is enlivened by a richly textured snakeskin surface set off by polished gold-tone handles that hug the edges. The piece looks gorgeous on the coffee table, chest of drawers, or desk and brings a sense of luxe to any environment. Sized to hold guest towels, too.
Food- and dishwasher-safe, decorative, and also ...
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"Sophisticated elegance" is phrase that one trend-spotter used to describe the GIFTABLES Sierra Modern Python Tray from Beatriz Ball. The sensational small tray in gunmetal is enlivened by a richly textured snakeskin surface set off by polished gold-tone handles that hug the edges. The piece looks gorgeous on the coffee table, chest of drawers, or desk and brings a sense of luxe to any environment--including your home. Sized to hold guest towels, too.
Bridge has created a new feature that helps sales reps stay up-to-date with wholesale orders. At the end of each day, at 5 pm EST, your Bridge will email you a summary of wholesale orders placed over the Bridge network. The email bundles together orders from different brands and inputs them into one email. If you would like to see an order's details, there is a link to each respective order.
You often do not need to take action on the orders as they were ...
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Barcodes, first introduced in the 1960s, have come to symbolize shopping. Bridge, which helps unite the retail industry and make shopping easier, sought to pay tribute to the mighty little barcode. We transformed our logo into a barcode-like tribute.
I didn't know that an early use for barcodes was: railroad cars. The barcode would convey the car's owner and contents. Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode
This week, Amazon launched its online pharmacy targeting the 3.8 billion prescriptions filled in the U.S. each year. Shares of major pharmacy chains dropped about 10% on the news. Amazon honed this weapon in its Seattle lab and is eagerly unleashing it on retail chains and mom-and-pop pharmacies.
Something struck me while reading this news: Does Amazon remind you of Covid-19? The similarities:
Amazons kills many businesses in industries it touches. Pharmacies are now worried
Do businesses like Amazon that short-change our community affect our ability to respond to a crisis?
In this pandemic, Bridge thanks first responders and the many people that help our communities work together. When I think of communities during Covid-19, Amazon comes to mind. I do think there is value in looking back at the last 24 months leading up to today and asking: did Amazon slow down our community's ability to respond?
Amazon historically pays less in corporate taxes than other ...
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