MEMBERSHIP SURGES 50% IN E-COMMERCE COMMUNITY Online Shopping Boom Drives Retail Industry to Team Up On Bridge
NEW YORK, NY, July 30, 2021 – Bridge, an e-commerce community, reported a record increase in membership as the pandemic continued to rattle the retail landscape. In the last 12 months, 275 retail stores joined Bridge, bringing the total membership to more than 826 stores—a 50% increase. ...
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“As a female designer, I am inspired by craft traditions of women from around the world,” said Beatriz Ball, her company’s Founder and Creative Director. “This new collection honors the remarkably intricately woven baskets of Africa, rendered in sand-cast metal with beautiful finishes. Versatile on the table, these bowls are amazing when grouped together as wall hangings.”
Beatriz Ball extends the innovative SIERRA MODERN Collection--featuring iconic designs in ...
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Yiren Lu shares her experience of setting up a Shopify store in the New York Times magazine. Ms. Lu reports the setup process was easy, but her online Shopify store failed because it lacked marketing, aka eyeballs and orders. In her next article, I hope Ms. Lu tries Bridge. Bridge Store helps members fill the marketing component that Shopify is missing. When a store joins Bridge, Bridge instantly points hundreds of links to the store from other Bridge members, which Google sees and ...
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The Rosenthal TAC Stripes 2.0 line design is an homage to Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus movement, reinterpreted with a contemporary feel. This elegant tableware is produced using the finest porcelain creating a style that is best described as modern and design oriented. A new urban and simplistic design is brought to the classic TAC in mix and match, with matte and shiny surfaces, shimmering metallic parts and colored glass. Click here to shop for Rosenthal TAC Stripes 2.0 ...
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Martha Nierenberg, co-founder of Dansk, passed away at 96. She had fled the Nazis, worked at M.I.T., and fought to regain her family’s artwork. Nierenberg and her husband (who passed in 2009) brought the Dansk products (designed by Jens Quistgaard) to the U.S. market and created the Dansk brand.
Dansk in Danish means: Danish.
The School of Visual Arts (SVA) did a retrospective on Dansk which can be found here:
RETAILERS AND BRANDS GRAVITATE TO BRIDGE AMIDST PANDEMIC
For Immediate Release
Businesses Rush to Bridge During Pandemic
July 27, 2020
New York, NY – Bridge, an online e-commerce community, saw significant increases in membership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retail membership increased by 17% and nine brands joined the platform, including Lenox, Kate Spade, Dansk, and Richard Ginori.
Since the spring, eighty stores have joined Bridge’s e-commerce service, bringing the ...
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VIETRI AND BRIDGE PARTNER TO HELP INDEPENDENT STORES
Retailers Can Receive $150 For Joining Bridge Network
July 15, 2020
NEW YORK, NY – VIETRI, known as the premium importer of luxury tabletop goods from Italy, has launched a new program to help its independent specialty retailers online and in-store. VIETRI has agreed to offer its authorized retailers a credit of $150 towards future purchases by opening a free account with the e-commerce community ...
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We're happy to share that Halcyon Days has joined Bridge as a Smart Brand. Please find the press release below.
For Immediate Release
Halcyon Days Partners with Bridge
English luxury lifestyle brand joins the e-commerce community to support U.S. retailer base
March 30, 2020
New York, NY — Halcyon Days, a designer of English handcrafted and manufactured luxury goods, has joined an online sales platform to help its authorized retailers increase sales.
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Atlanta Seminar Offers Selling Strategies for Independent Stores Casafina and Vietri will host Bridge’s Jason Solarek in their respective showrooms
Allison Zisko // Editor in Chief
January 15, 2020
Jason Solarek, Bridge CEO, and Matt Hullfish, Casafina’s national sales manager, at a seminar last year.
ATLANTA—Tabletop brands Casafina and Vietri are collaborating with e-commerce platform provider Bridge on two training sessions at the International Gift & Home ...
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January 5, 2020
January 5, 2020
Does your store sell Rifle Paper Company? If so, this Times piece about the cofounder Anna Bond may interest you. Notably, the paper magnet uses many digital services (including Slack) to fuel her analog empire.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/business/rifle-paper-co.amp.html
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September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019
Enjoy 20% off select Vietri products as part of our Holiday pre-sale (Old St. Nick, Ornaments, Perla Natale, and Ucello Rosso). Discount to be applied at checkout, no promo code necessary.
GET YOUR ITEMS PERSONALIZED BY VIETRI FOUNDER, SUSAN GRAVELY. At checkout, add what you would like personalized on your products by Susan herself in the "Custom Message" field.
The Best Cast-Iron Pans To Make Your Food Way Healthier Liz Moody By Liz Moody Contributing Food Editor
Image by mbg creative / iStock Our editors have independently chosen the products listed on this page. If you purchase something mentioned in this article, we may earn a small commission. August 15, 2019 — 9:08 AM Share on: Cast-iron pans might be one of the top kitchen tools that chefs and health professionals agree upon. The heavy weight allows for durable, even cooking (many lighter pans have "...
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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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December 6, 2018
December 6, 2018
Warren Shoulberg, HFN gadly, is quoted in today’s Times about water beds. Warren, great quote!
Juliska Partners with Bridge Catalog
Bridge Catalog supports indie retailers
March 26, 2018, Jaclyn Turner
NEW YORK— Premium tableware and home décor designer Juliska will partner with Bridge, an ecommerce platform, beginning May 1 to help authorized retailers increase their sales.
Bridge considers itself as Dropbox meeting Amazon meeting Facebook.
Juliska Partners with Bridge Catalog Leading tabletop brand to join e-commerce platform to help U.S. retailer base
New York, NY- Juliska, a designer of premium tableware and home décor, has joined an online sales platform to help its authorized retailers increase their sales.
Beginning May 1st, 2018, the New York-based company will use Bridge, an e-commerce platform, to display more of its products via its retailers’ websites and gift registries.
Happy International Women's Day to all the strong, beautiful, creative women out there. We are so lucky to have such inspiring women as our founders and such hard-working, talented women behind the scenes of our company.
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February 12, 2018
February 12, 2018
Some wedding couples are foregoing the wedding party. This might put a kabosh on your bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts. Have you experienced this? Read this article from Sunday's NY Times. Click the link or read the full text below.