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April 23, 2021 Mom Deserves the Very Best When It Comes to Bathroom Decor
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Mom Deserves the Very Best When It Comes to Bathroom Decor
April 23, 2021
It's never too late to surprise your mom to a bathroom vanity like this mirrored tray by Calaisio for this upcoming Mother's Day!


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April 20, 2021 Video: 5 Materials Sales Reps Use to Help Their Stores (3 minutes)
Video: 5 Materials Sales Reps Use to Help Their Stores (3 minutes)
April 20, 2021
FOR SALES REPS

In this video, I share how reps help their stores sell more online. I start with the Website Grader, and then share four other supporting materials. Please find PDFs of those print materials here: https://marketplace.guclub.org/library.cfm?id=2303

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April 18, 2021 Storytelling 📖
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Storytelling 📖
April 18, 2021
This past week I finally started doing a better job of sharing our vision. A company’s vision and how it shares this story is a key pillar in its growth. A company can grow without being a good vision sharer (storyteller), but it makes the growth slower and harder. When one gets up on stage (metaphorically) and shares their vision, with passion, it’s magnetic and can help split the sea.  What medium did we add to our story-sharing tools this week? Video.  I made and shared ...
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April 14, 2021 A Spring Garden Salad
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A Spring Garden Salad
April 14, 2021
Play up the forest theme with a welcoming garden table setting from handcrafted bowl made from natural fern vines. Available in 2 Qt and 4 Qt. Includes glass insert

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April 10, 2021 Expanding Bridge's Customer Base to Help More Brands
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Expanding Bridge's Customer Base to Help More Brands
April 10, 2021
Best of Thymes, an indie store in Iowa, just closed (https://bestofthymes.bridgecatalog.com/news.cfm?id=20645). Hopefully, they’ll continue to operate online and keep using Bridge. Best of Thymes is part of an industry-wide series of closures that is affecting large and small retailers. Due to this, brands are increasing their efforts to go D2C. Brands justify this by saying that there are fewer stores to show their wares. While this is true, surely they are motivated by: 2x the margins. ...
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April 10, 2021 Don`t You Love Nature Trays?
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Don`t You Love Nature Trays?
April 10, 2021
Brighten up your room with picture perfect durable accent trays made from natural organic vines.

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April 9, 2021 Introducing African Baskets from Beatriz Ball
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Introducing African Baskets from Beatriz Ball
April 9, 2021
“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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April 6, 2021 RetailDive: The omnichannel age is here — and it's expensive
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RetailDive: The omnichannel age is here — and it's expensive
April 6, 2021
Operating a website is expensive--not only because programmers are expensive, but because margins are smaller. 

For 10 years, Bridge has encouraged stores to beef up spending in preparation for the e-commerce boom.  It's easier to spend a little each year over many years than spend money in a panic. Money spent in haste often results in waste. As a reference, when traditional retailers tried to catch Amazon, they often failed in their scramble. Please  recall Macy's buying the ...
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April 3, 2021 Happy Kitchen, Happy Easter!
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Happy Kitchen, Happy Easter!
April 3, 2021
There’s a lot more that goes on in the kitchen than just cooking. Bring the fresh look of springtime and to your easter kitchen countertop with this woven footed bowl.

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April 1, 2021 Herend Figurines!! A new shipment has arrived!!
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Herend Figurines!! A new shipment has arrived!!
April 1, 2021
Endearing animals meek and bold, large and small, demure and majestic eagerly await the chance to melt your heart and warm your home. Each is brought to life by the skilled hands of artisans crafting and painting these charming porcelain creatures. The famous fishnet décor adorning many of the animals took form in 1858 when a Herend painter became inspired by a fishscale design he saw on a Chinese porcelain plate and painted a similar pattern onto a rooster figurine to imitate feathers. ...
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April 1, 2021 Fill Those Centerpieces With Some Healthy Alternatives
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Fill Those Centerpieces With Some Healthy Alternatives
April 1, 2021
When the bunny hops into town, he will come bringing fun, colorful, and yes, even healthy treats in his basket. This 4-compartment woven cutlery holder is an attractive entertaining and functional centerpiece too!

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March 31, 2021 Cleaner is Better
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Cleaner is Better
March 31, 2021
Wouldn't you agree that people around the world are cleaner as they undertake to get beyond the global pandemic of Corona virus.  It seems that it is time to stop advising people to do what we all have memorized about washing hands, social distancing and wearing masks. “Following simple handwashing practices is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of many types of infection and illness." Dr.Michele, MD, of the FDA says. “We can’t advise this ...
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March 30, 2021 Just Like an Easter Basket!
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Just Like an Easter Basket!
March 30, 2021
Calaisio`s beautiful bread baskets in lovely natural earthy shades will add decoration on the kitchen counter, dining room table or any table or buffet presentation. Woven from 100% natural woody vines.

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March 30, 2021 Level the Playing Field
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Level the Playing Field
March 30, 2021
Helping Indie Stores Appear Alongside Retail Giants

When a customer visits a bride's gift registry on theknot.com, the customer can buy from four big-box stores--or one indie store. The indie store's website and gift registry are powered by: Bridge.

We're proud to help the indie store be displayed alongside these retail giants.  The Regency Collection, owned by Linda Geffen and based in Boca Raton, Florida, appears alongside Bed, Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma,...
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March 26, 2021 Celebrate Easter and Welcome Spring
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Celebrate Easter and Welcome Spring
March 26, 2021
Calaisio`s beaded placemats and napkin rings bring out the style and fun to treat your family on your Easter morning before the happy chaos of baskets, egg hunts and family begins. Available in other colors, set of 4`s.

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March 25, 2021 Gifts of Faith from Beatriz Ball
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Gifts of Faith from Beatriz Ball
March 25, 2021
Six of the many unique religious gift ideas from Beatriz Ball. Make great heirloom presents for baby showers, baptisms, first communion, confirmation, graduation, birthdays, and holidays. All boxed for effortless gifting!
  • Save precious mementos of your little one's first years in the exquisite BABY Peek-A-Boo Cross Oval Keepsake Box shown above. The lidded metal box features an embossed cross on the top and contains a "peek-a-boo" surprise--another cross--sculpted on the base
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March 25, 2021 E-commerce Has Failed
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E-commerce Has Failed
March 25, 2021
10 websites receive 68% of online sales.

Amazon accounts for 40% of this 68%.

When a few companies have a monopoly, the system is broken.  It’s time indie stores have a fighting chance. Bridge gives indies a seat at the table. View Post
March 24, 2021 New Feature: More Easily Place Wholesale Orders
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New Feature: More Easily Place Wholesale Orders
March 24, 2021
We have made it easier to place wholesale orders. A retailer can now start the process on their e-receipt page. 

In the example shown, Babcock Gifts, a retailer in Memphis, Tennessee, is viewing an order for Costa Nova product. Next to the product that was sold, Babcock Gifts is shown a link  "Place Wholesale Order."  When it clicks this, it is taken to the brand's website and to the specific product. Our software automatically logs the retailer in.  The retailer...
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March 21, 2021 What Does Amazon Have in Common With Grindr?
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What Does Amazon Have in Common With Grindr?
March 21, 2021
Amazon Prime, Grindr, and Instagram do not seem to have much in common with each other.  But, a recent study by PCloud found that these apps are some of the biggest 'data burglars': they are downloading our data at an alarming rate.

Many brands and retailers in our industry  promote Facebook, yet Facebook and its sister company Instagram are the leading thieves of personal data. It’s akin to them suggesting their friend sit next to a digital pick pocket.

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March 18, 2021 New Feature: More Easily Share Products
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New Feature: More Easily Share Products
March 18, 2021
Your Bridge has a new feature. You can now more easily share products.

We have added a "Copy link" feature. This feature saves you time by allowing you to quickly copy the page's URL (website address) and share it to email or social media.  We have even added this feature to the registry software. You can share links to specific items on a registry. 

On each item's Details page, there is a "Share" area. In that Share area, you'll see a "Copy link" ...
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