Jim Shreve made Baccarat hip. Now, he and his longtime partner, Mark Brashear, along with Sally Burnside, the former Baccarat sales V.P., intend to do the same for DeVine Corp., the 32-year-old distributor of elite European brands. You're invited to the opening!
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Congrats to you all. This is very exciting. Tim, we’ve known each other since before you started DeVine Corp., 32 years ago. You’ve been looking for the right opportunity to retire. TIM ...
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We follow the travails of indie stores and the Internet in real life—and on the silver screen. The Times shares how the blockbuster film “You’ve Got Mail,” a story about an indie bookshop owner who finds love online, has fared over 25 years.
The Atlantic shares how Chinese factories have found a new way around U.S. retailers and into our homes: Chinese apps. SHEIN and other Chinese apps are bypassing Amazon to be a new leader in Chinese goods. In addition to Amazon, Target, Walmart, and indie shops now have a new group of digital competitors embedded in customers’ pockets.
Except from The Atlantic article:
MATERIAL WORLD
IS THIS HOW AMAZON ENDS?
An open embrace of cheap foreign products has helped ...
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Complete with handpainted greenery and holly berries on a rich white background, Lastra Evergreen is a collection to enjoy all season long 🌲❤️
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Celebrate the magic of the season with delicacies that make your Christmas celebrations more holly and jolly. This three-bowl woven condiment server constructed of rich exotic vines and accompanied with porcelain dishes features compartments that hold 4-ounce bits of various nuts, chocolates, or other bite-sized delights for guests to enjoy. This holiday season, may you be filled with peace and joy!
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).
Celebrate the magic of the season surrounded by treats to make your holiday happenings more holly and jolly. This woven condiment server of rich exotic vines features compartments that each hold 4-ounce portions of assorted nuts, candies, or other bite-sized treats for guests to enjoy. Sending lots of peace and joy your way this season!
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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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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In the movie Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon, who plays a handsome MIT janitor moonlighting as a math savant (can one say, “Hollywood career vehicle”?), woos a young lady (played by the actress Minnie Driver) by outmaneuvering a few competing, obnoxious cads. When Damon’s character gets the girl's telephone number, he proudly shows it to the other guys and boasts, with his South Boston access, “How 'bout ‘dem apples?” I imagine Tim Cook imitating this...
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142 of our retailers are using a sales program called Bridge. A store uses Bridge to more easily sell our products. I think Bridge would be a good fit for your business, too. I’m writing to invite you to join us on Bridge.
Bonus: Join us on Bridge by next Friday, May 6th, and Skyros Designs will give you a $200 shopping credit with us.
Retailers that use Bridge report selling 18% more. In fact, our best ...
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If you asked me what I would change from my wedding day 25 years ago, I'd say I wish I'd had a fall wedding. The cooler temperatures, the beautiful warm colors, smores by the fire pit...all of it adds up to the perfect wedding atmosphere. Our fall brides at Amelia's have gorgeous weddings planned and I can't wait! Make sure to check out their registries...their showers are right around the corner!
Kaylyn Cogburn
Holly Key
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That is the question my family posed to me last night during our more-frequent FaceTime conversations.
With the passing Labor Day weekend, students entering their in-person or online school year, and the ending of a strange summer season during a global pandemic, people are looking forward to a time that can bring spirit and happiness to the darkness: the holidays.
But how holly and jolly will this holiday season be in terms of shopping? After all, the holidays are notorious ...
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What does your cash register have to with Hollywood? Steven Spielberg’s dad was a pioneer in electronic cash register POS systems, shares today’s WSJ. He worked at RCA—a name we don’t associate with POS systems today but was a big player in the field in the 1950s.
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December 11, 2018
December 11, 2018
Vietri inc ・・・ Have a holly jolly table, it’s the best time of the year! ?
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More than 100+ indie stores are synced with Vietri on Bridge. Why? Join us and find out. Vietri and Bridge will be hosting two informational webinars.
Please pick your time: Monday, May 7th at 1 pm EST or Tuesday, May 8th at 10 am EST
Please RSVP and we'll send you an access link.
Background Customers are flocking online--but many stores don’t have websites that are ready for these customers. We have a solution for these stores. Bridge ...
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October 20, 2017
October 20, 2017
It’s a Julia Knight Christmas! Fabulous tree with holly berries. Over this gorgeous Kim Seybert beaded placemat.
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August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017
We're so excited about all of our brides that are registered at Brown's! Sept. 3 Holly Langley & John Stewart Sept. 9 Kayla Deloach & Zac Kinsey Sept. 30 Lindsey Threlkeld & Kleber Santos Oct.2 Melissa Brown & Justin Williamson Oct. 7 Kari Freeland & Brian Pieniazek Oct. 7 Tiffany Smiley & Cullen Toole Oct. 14 Amber Collins & Jeremy Achenbach Nov. 4 Susannah Brewton & Weston Robison Nov. 11 Paige Walters & Cody Alexander Dec. 9 Katie Hofmann & Alex Collins Dec. 16 Allison Little & Josh Harrell Jan. 20 Abby...
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July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017
We're happy to announce all of our brides that are registered with us at Brown's Jewelry!! Aug. 5 Sarah Payne & Josh Maddox Aug. 15 Ashley Gausvik & Will Rice Sept. 3 Holly Langley & John Stewart Sept. 9 Kayla Deloach & Zac Kinsey Sept. 30 Lindsey Threlkeld & Kleber Santos Oct. 7 Kari Freeland & Brian Pieniazek Oct. 7 Tiffany Smiley & Cullen Toole Oct. 14 Amber Collins & Jeremy Achenbach Nov. 4 Susannah Brewton & Weston Robison Dec. 9 Katie Hofmann & Alex Collins Dec. 16 Allison Little & Josh Harrell Mar. 3...
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