The fabulous SIERRA MODERN Pedestal Cake Plate (Gold) boasts a richly textured, fabric-inspired top surface with a generous serving area, contrasting with a smoothly polished tapered base. Designed to hold a cake, but also perfect for serving a variety of foods in high style. The elevated gold-tone piece adds a modern new dimension to Beatriz Ball’s award-winning designs.
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How we can celebrate indie stores and promote sales by hosting a Save Local event.
February 23, 2023
When one thinks of shopping locally, some consider it an act of charity. One may pay more and get less selection. That’s not a recipe for success. In contrast, the world’s most successful retailers, Walmart and Amazon, operate on just the opposite principles: low prices and massive selection. When I’m in Walmart's Panama City Beach location, it’s so massive I feel like I’m in the Giants' stadium. Amazon sells 12m items on its website (350m if you count the third-...
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How integrating a messaging service into our e-commerce platform can help us acquire new customers.
January 31, 2023
It takes a lot of people to build a bridge, but just two to tango. This applies to the analog world as well as the digital one. In the digital space, I'm using tango to refer to messaging between two people. I believe messaging is a service we can add to our offering to diversify how our company Shop Local grows.
Different Networks Require a Different Number of Users in a Group
Andrew Chen in The Cold Start Problem states that a key difference among network models is the required minimum ...
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Love the enduring appeal of this woven chic champagne wine bucket that contrast with the comfy galvanized bucket liner. Made from exotic plant vines, this organic look gives a nostalgic feel that would fit in great with rustic decor or your upcoming Christmas event. Includes galvanized bucket. Happy Holidays!
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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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While drinking Athletic, a non-alcoholic (fake!) beer, I noticed that its box proclaims that it gives back 2% to local trails. I love walking trails, and I thought: the next time I venture to have a sober night, I’ll pick up another box of Athletic. (Thanks, Athletic, for giving out $2.5m in trail grants.) Warby Parker gives a pair of eyeglasses for each pair bought (they've given 10m pairs!), while Bombas does this for socks. Bookshop.org gives a percent back to small ...
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A decor imagined by the decorator Alberto Pinto for Raynaud. Its originality lies in the subtle decoration of its items. Each of them has its own history and aesthetic personality. The emerald green color, which complements the original coral red collection and the ultramarine blue version, plunges us into the abyss and the mysterious depths of the sea. It is sometimes dense and deep on the coral handles of the cups or on the knobs of the teapots, sometimes soft, contrasting, nuanced and water ...
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Put it on a pedestal!
The fabulous SIERRA MODERN Pedestal Cake Plate (Gold) boasts a richly textured, fabric-inspired top surface with a generous serving area, contrasting with a smoothly polished tapered base. Designed to hold a cake, but also perfect for serving a variety of foods in high style. The elevated gold-tone piece adds a modern new dimension to Beatriz Ball’s award-winning designs.
Mix and match SIERRA MODERN shapes, textures and finishes for an inspired and inspiring ...
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Today’s Gen Z gift registrants want to do everything online, often on their iPhone 14. They want to start a registry, add products, remove products, edit quantities, and view purchases. They don't want to call the store to do this.
In the adoption of digital tools, another trend is also at play: female shoppers are busier than before. Today, more women graduate from college than men. Women are increasingly doctors, CEOs, and world leaders. (Italy just welcomed its ...
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When is the last time you received a Starbucks gift card? I’ve received them as holiday gifts, and I’ve given them to sales reps as thank you gifts. Starbucks gift cards, like their shops, are ubiquitous. They are almost as popular as gift cards from our nemesis: Amazon.com. Just about every month, a company offers me an Amazon gift card if I sign up for a service. WBGO, the local, Newark-based, non-profit radio station known for jazz, recently offered me an Amazon gift ...
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When talking about memberships and subscriptions, these two business models are sometimes interchanged but actually are different. They often differ in their pricing, customers, and offerings. A subscription is often not a membership, but a membership often encompasses a subscription. A membership is often an elevated and more powerful subscription that collectivizes and leverages the subscribers.
What They Have In Common
With both models, you often pay a fee and receive a ...
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Bring beautiful spring accents paired with this woven placemat and napkin ring crafted from natural vines to create a beautiful contrast. Incorporating this natural texture with pastel tones creates a feeling of organic simplicity and casual elegance. Set of 4.
Add texture and contrast with Calaisio`s nature-oriented handwoven placemats with wood beads. Naturally durable made from beautiful wild vines, this timeless piece complements a range of tablescapes. Available in other colors. Set of 4.
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natural elegance, extraordinary durabily
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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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Love the enduring appeal of this woven chic champagne wine bucket that contrast with the comfy galvanized bucket liner. Made from exotic plant vines, this organic look gives a nostalgic feel that would fit in great with rustic decor or your upcoming Christmas event. Includes galvanized bucket. Happy Holidays!
Add texture and contrast with Calaisio`s nature-oriented beaded placemats that complements a range of tablescapes. Made of naturally heat resistant and beautiful sturdy vines. Set of 4. Wood beads available in other colors. Happy Holidays!
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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Sweeten the autumn season with desserts and decorations. Add texture and contrast with Calaisio`s nature-oriented placemats. Naturally durable and our first choice for a timeless tablescape when dessert is served. Woven and finished completely by hand, made from natural vines and wood beads. Available in other colors, set of 4.
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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The fabulous SIERRA MODERN Pedestal Cake Plate (Gold) boasts a richly textured, fabric-inspired top surface with a generous serving area, contrasting with a smoothly polished tapered base. Designed to hold a cake, but also perfect for serving a variety of foods in high style. The elevated gold-tone piece adds a modern new dimension to Beatriz Ball’s award-winning designs.
Mix and match SIERRA MODERN shapes, textures and finishes for an inspired and inspiring tablescape! Dishwasher safe,...
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The Wall St. Journal shares that prices are rising on many products and retailers are turning to software to help them cope.
Bridge helps more than 800 stores fight the downsides of inflation. Our Smart Products service allows brands to instantly raise prices for their products on a retailers' Bridge Store--thereby helping the retailer limit loses. In contrast, stores that do not use Bridge are much less likely to raise prices on time and therefore more likely to lose money on an order....
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Basic? Sure. These artisan quality woven details and contrasting textures made from natural vines create a refined and elegant look. These placemats are easy to wipe clean after every meal. Set of 4`s
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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