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December 19, 2022 New Feature: Display Existing Gift Givers to Encourage Future Gift Givers
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New Feature: Display Existing Gift Givers to Encourage Future Gift Givers
December 19, 2022
Your Bridge Store has a new feature to encourage customers to complete a registry purchase.  Your Bridge Store now displays gift givers' names on a registry's list. This strategy is designed on two principles:
  1. Consumers are more likely to make a purchase if they see that others have made a purchase.
  2. Consumers are more likely to make a purchase if they know the name of an existing gift giver.  
 
How this Feature Works:
  1. When a customer checks out with a
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December 19, 2022 New Feature: Easily Navigate Between Registry Lists
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New Feature: Easily Navigate Between Registry Lists
December 19, 2022
Your Bridge has a new feature: We've made it easier to navigate between registry lists. A Registry list now has forward and backward arrows so you can navigate to nearby registries with one click. 

Previously, to see another registry list a merchant had to click on the back arrow in the browser, find the registry it wished to view, and then click it. The merchant would repeat these steps every time it wished to view a different registry list.  

Please follow these steps to ...
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December 17, 2022 What Do the Founding of the Internet and Bridge Have in Common? ...Drawing
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What Do the Founding of the Internet and Bridge Have in Common? ...Drawing
December 17, 2022
Internet pioneer, Vint Cerf, made a big break through by drawing it on the back of an envelope in 1983. This story, shared in today’s The Wall Street Journal, hit home because I first drew the concept for Bridge’s Product Syncing solution on a napkin at a Chelsea bar in 2007. That concept now helps 1,100 indie shops sell 60k+ products from 100+ premium brands, including Le Creuset, Baccarat, and Versace.  Since that drawing, I’ve become a big fan of drawing processes to ...
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December 15, 2022 Next Generation ⏩️
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Next Generation ⏩️
December 15, 2022
When we brainstorm about making Bridge better, we want to turn over every stone. We explore many avenues, from increasing collaboration to lowering product prices to enhancing marketing. What if an improvement was right in front of us—constant to all of these concepts? Regardless of what feature we offer, there is one constant: navigation. Navigation is fundamental to allowing members to easily find what they need—and discover what they didn’t know they needed. 

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December 15, 2022 Your Holiday Bread Basket Presentation
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Your Holiday Bread Basket Presentation
December 15, 2022
Spread the holiday spirit when you share these delicious breads served in these gorgeous handwoven neutral tones found in nature`s vines. Available in 2 sizes. May this beautiful holiday season fill your heart with love, and your home with joy. Happy Holidays!


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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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December 8, 2022 What's on The Menu? Giving Back
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What's on The Menu? Giving Back
December 8, 2022
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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December 7, 2022 New Feature: Assign Your POS and Website Software
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New Feature: Assign Your POS and Website Software
December 7, 2022
Your Bridge has a new feature: You can now easily assign your business's POS and website software. 

In the example shown, the store has selected Intuit: Quickbooks as their POS software. When assigning Intuit: Quickbooks, Bridge software shares that 59 other businesses also use this POS software. 

The store has selected Shopify as their website software. By assigning Shopify, Bridge software notifies the store that 103 other businesses also use this website software. 
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December 1, 2022 The Price is Right 🛒
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The Price is Right 🛒
December 1, 2022
When we talk about prices, there are two prices that are important: 
  • The price that we charge clients.
  • The price our clients charge their customers. 

We normally talk about the former, aka how our prices compare with other competitors, like Shopify or wholesale services like Faire. 

Of increasing importance to us is what our retailers charge their customers.  Walmart recently announced that it was taking brands to account and pressuring them to keep ...
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November 29, 2022 Serve Up a Feast in Holiday Style
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Serve Up a Feast in Holiday Style
November 29, 2022
Keep your silverware, napkins, and more, easily accessible for any dining table with this dining utensil and napkin holder. The handwoven kitchen napkin and utensil storage caddy includes 4 upright compartments creating an optimal storage and decorative centerpiece. Made of exotic vines featuring a distinctive rustic finish, this is a perfect choice to add a touch of country style and functional utensils to your holiday table settings.


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natural elegance, extraordinary durability

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November 29, 2022 Tableware Today: 3 Brands Promote Bridge
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Tableware Today: 3 Brands Promote Bridge
November 29, 2022
We're happy to see three brands promote Bridge in Tableware Today's December/January 2023 issue.

The brands promoting Bridge include:
  • Bordhallo Pinheiro
  • Carmel Ceramica
  • Pampa Bay

In the advertisement, the brand displays either Bridge’s ‘B’ or Bridge's ShopLocal.org logo.  

A brand shows the logo so that retailers know they can easily sell the products shown. When a brand subscribes to Bridge’s Product Syncing service, a retailer can instantly ...
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November 22, 2022 New Feature: View a News Post's Performance
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New Feature: View a News Post's Performance
November 22, 2022
We've added a new feature to your Bridge account: You can now easily see the performance of a News Post. 

For Retailers:
Your News Post shows three different statistics that help assess a post's performance: 
  1. Total number of views. 
  2. Number of times that the post has been shared to Facebook.
  3. Number of times that the post has been shared via email.

For Brands:
Your News Post shows four different statistics that help assess a post's performance: 
  1. Total
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November 21, 2022 LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT KITCHEN TOOL🔪 ⏲ 👩‍🍳
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LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT KITCHEN TOOL🔪 ⏲ 👩‍🍳
November 21, 2022
We'll all be spending a lot of time in the kitchen over the holidays.  Do you need a refresh of your kitchen tools and accessories assortment?

it's not too late to have Rösle in your store (kitchen!) this holiday season.  Rösle products are in stock and shipping within 48 hours of placing an order.

Bridge members have seen great success with the kitchen line Rösle, which offers reliable, high-quality tools made in Germany.

What is Rösle? 
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November 21, 2022 Reaganomics: Show Me the Money 📝
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Reaganomics: Show Me the Money 📝
November 21, 2022
Ronald Reagan said, “If you’re explaining, you’re losing.”  Reaganomics usually refers to tax cuts and trickle down economics, yet I propose that we take the Gipper’s quote and ask: How can simplicity contribute to a business's success?

When we share what leading companies do, we can often skip an explanation and sum it up in a brief sentence. Examples:
  • Walmart offers low prices.
  • Facebook connects us.
  • Hyatt offers a place to sleep.
  • Amazon offers
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November 11, 2022 Holiday Decor 🎄
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Holiday Decor 🎄
November 11, 2022
Clean, cozy, and chic! ✨
Focusing on natural greenery and Courtly Check to carry the Holiday decor leaves your home bright and inviting.
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November 10, 2022 Golden Days of Autumn
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Golden Days of Autumn
November 10, 2022
Autumn is all about enjoying the beauty of nature, the change in the weather, and the comforts of home.

Freshen up your fall style with the luxe and modern SIERRA MODERN Tela Deep Oval Platter and Tela Small Bowl with Spoon, each in sparkling champagne gold.

Beatriz Ball’s intensely handmade products use eco-friendly and sustainable materials and are crafted by artisans who trace a heritage of metalworking for generations. Sustainably handmade of a top quality, FDA safe, easy-care ...
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November 10, 2022 The Perfect Tableware for Entertaining
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The Perfect Tableware for Entertaining
November 10, 2022
We create innovative and sustainable solutions in this Arcuisine 5QtOvenware casserole dressed in a durable and heat resistant basket. Set a rustic chic foundation for your next gathering with this French oval roaster basket ensemble and turn your dinner into a fab feast!


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November 9, 2022 Don't Laugh: Fun Is a Good Marketing Vehicle 🤹‍♂️
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Don't Laugh: Fun Is a Good Marketing Vehicle 🤹‍♂️
November 9, 2022
Bridge has something that every store needs, but doesn’t really want: product data. We get stores to trust us that they need our product data for 64,000 products from 109 brands. They really don’t want the data—they want the sales from it. The data itself is worthless, but the sales from it are invaluable. Do you know who also has this issue? Funeral directors.  Last week's Wall Street Journal shares that mortuaries are leveraging bonsai trees, setting up bouncy castles, ...
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November 9, 2022 New Feature: Motivate New Customers by Promoting the Number of Past Customers
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New Feature: Motivate New Customers by Promoting the Number of Past Customers
November 9, 2022
Your Bridge Store now makes customers more likely to complete a purchase.  Your Bridge Store displays a banner when checking out sharing how many customers have placed orders with your store. This social proof strategy gives the shopper an assurance that your store has the experience to handle their purchase successfully.    

The example shows the checkout page for a registry gift purchase at The Ivy House, a fine tableware store in Dallas. We see a banner that displays the ...
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November 8, 2022 Mention Bridge in Your Price List or Catalog - Receive $250.00
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Mention Bridge in Your Price List or Catalog - Receive $250.00
November 8, 2022
FOR BRANDS

Bridge is offering a new promotion where your brand will earn $250.00 when you mention your Bridge membership in your price list or catalog.

Details:
  • Display Bridge's ShopLocal.org logo in your price list or catalog.  Suggested text: “More easily sell our products by joining us on Bridge. To join, please visit http://www.ShopLocal.org.” 
  • Please email us a copy of your price list or catalog.
  • We’ll send you a check for $250.
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November 8, 2022 Garden-Inspired Designs from Beatriz Ball
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Garden-Inspired Designs from Beatriz Ball
November 8, 2022
The fabulous forms of the VIDA Bloom in luxury melamine is flowing and organic. The dynamic designs feature rippling petal-like movement, creating compact serving vessels that combine beauty, artistry and functionality.

Presented in a glistening white melamine with the look of ceramics, or in Beatriz Ball’s signature metal!
  • Beatriz Ball has collaborated with the like-minded Louisiana-based ceramicist Gretchen Murchison on the vibrant Bloom Collection. Available in
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