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February 9, 2023 Baccarat Valentine's Day Gifts At Glassworks!
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Baccarat Valentine's Day Gifts At Glassworks!
February 9, 2023
Where there is Baccarat, there is love! The Baccarat heart is crafted from the finest crystal, its contours perfectly formed to refract the light. For Valentine’s Day or any occasion, it is the perfect gift to symbolize your affection for your beloved. The depth to the shape echoes the depth of the love it symbolically represents. Glassworks has a plethora of gift ideas for V-Day. Stop in to see your options!

Click here to shop for Baccarat hearts on our this website.
 
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February 7, 2023 Aysland Permanent Jewelry + The Cupboard
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Aysland Permanent Jewelry + The Cupboard
February 7, 2023
@ayslandpermanentjewelry will be back on Saturday, February 11th just in time for Valentine’s Day #whereeverybodyknowsyourname#thecupboardgifts #51yearsstrong 
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February 7, 2023 BIG BRAND MISTAKES
BIG BRAND MISTAKES
February 7, 2023
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 50% of businesses fail within five years of opening; fewer still make it to their 10th anniversary. So a company with legs surely must doing many things right, right? Not necessarily. Even if you’re providing a great product or service, the most important requisite to success lies in the customer experience. If customers feel ignored by your support team after having a bad experience with a product or service, they’ll shift for a ...
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February 7, 2023 Hoppy Handprints
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Hoppy Handprints
February 7, 2023
We’re so excited to partner with LHS Gallery again for another fun event: Hoppy Handprints! Join us Saturday, February 11th 10:00-2:00  #whereeverybodyknowsyourname#thecupboardgifts #51yearsstrong
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February 6, 2023 Kalalou Joins the Product Syncing Service. Welcome!
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Kalalou Joins the Product Syncing Service. Welcome!
February 6, 2023
We are pleased to announce that home decor industry leader Kalalou is joining the Product Syncing Service. 

Kalalou is known for their whimsical and unique products which range from serveware to mirrors and botanicals to displays. 

Kalalou products will be ready for syncing by March 15th.

Stores that are already Bridge members will be alerted when Kalalou's data is ready for syncing. 

Bridge members interested in opening an account with Kalalou in preparation can ...
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February 6, 2023 For Brands: Save 15% On Your Print Ads
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For Brands: Save 15% On Your Print Ads
February 6, 2023
Bridge will pay 15% of your advertising costs for ads in Tableware Today and other applicable publications. For example, if you pay $2,000 for a Tableware Today ad, we'll pay you $300 towards the ad.

Benefits:
  • Save money. Make your advertising budget go further.
  • Get more retailers to sync your products.
  • Sell more. When retailers join you on Bridge, they report selling 18% more.
  • Show your indie retailers you support the shop local movement. 
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February 5, 2023 71% of Americans would prefer to buy from an independent retailer
71% of Americans would prefer to buy from an independent retailer
February 5, 2023
"A 2021 Harris Poll Consumer Shopping Study showed that 71% of Americans would prefer to buy from an independent retailer over a national chain, as long as they were equally convenient and reliable." 

~ SpotOn

I believe these survey results.  Shoppers want to shop local, but they don't want to sacrifice selection, price, or speed. Consumers will shop with your indie store if you can offer the same selection, price, and delivery speed as, say, Amazon.  Is ...
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February 4, 2023 Legos & Business Strategy
How we can bring clients together to build a larger network.
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Legos & Business Strategy
How we can bring clients together to build a larger network.
February 4, 2023
Economist Bent Flyvbjerg encourages us to find our “Lego” in his new book “How Big Things Get Done.”  Mr. Flyvbjerg, whose new book is reviewed by Ben Cohen in this week’s The Wall Street Journal, says that most large projects that are completed successfully use a modular approach. Excerpt from The Wall Street Journal:

“That’s the question every project leader should ask: What is the small thing we can assemble in large numbers into a big ...
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February 2, 2023 P.J. Salvage Hearts Loungewear For Valentines At Cheeks!
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P.J. Salvage Hearts Loungewear For Valentines At Cheeks!
February 2, 2023
Valentines Day is less than 2 weeks away and your favorite gals deserve P.J. Salvage!❤️ 1st Pic: Love for all the little things you do... Sweet loungewear in mini-heart print with fun striped cuffs in the "Feelin' Loved" set. Tank-top also available.🤍
2nd pic: Be cozy to your heart's content!💖 Love is blooming in "A Heart Full of Daisies" Collection. Snuggle into this lounge-set with soft pointelle brushed knit and a sweet flower-heart print. Short also available.💛
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February 2, 2023 Tableware Today: GRANNY CHIC NOSTALGIA
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Tableware Today: GRANNY CHIC NOSTALGIA
February 2, 2023
There’s nothing quite as cozy as grandma’s house. It’s like a warm snuggle of home cooked meals, fresh cut roses from the garden, doilies, chintz, needlepoint, vintage furniture, wallpaper, a breakfront china cupboard, Earl Grey in a collection of English bone china teacups, and lavender oil that soothes the senses and transports you to carefree days of yore.

The Granny Chic or Grandmillennial trend is all the rage, particularly among millennials. It’s an expression of...
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February 1, 2023 Tableware Today: 5 Brands Promote Bridge Shop Local
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Tableware Today: 5 Brands Promote Bridge Shop Local
February 1, 2023
We're happy to see five brands promote Bridge Shop Local in Tableware Today's February/March 2023 issue.

The brands promoting Bridge Shop Local include:
  • Bordhallo Pinheiro
  • Carmel Ceramica
  • Mary Jurek
  • Pampa Bay
  • Vista Alegre

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

A brand shows the logos so that retailers know they can easily sell the products shown. When a brand offers our Product Syncing service, a ...
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January 31, 2023 New Member Targets 🎯
How setting goals for our new members can help them be more successful.
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New Member Targets 🎯
How setting goals for our new members can help them be more successful.
January 31, 2023
When growing our network, we consider what it takes to keep existing members and grow into other industries. Andrew Chen in The Cold Start Problem reports that Facebook famously wanted a user to get 10 friends in a week because then the person would likely use the service. Similarly, Slack said users with about 10 connections tend to become active users. My company currently doesn’t have such new user benchmarks and we need to develop them. 

Adding New Retail Members to the Product...
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January 31, 2023 Networks: Let's Tango 💃🏽🕺🏼
How integrating a messaging service into our e-commerce platform can help us acquire new customers.
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Networks: Let's Tango 💃🏽🕺🏼
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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January 26, 2023 Matouk And Yves Delorme Bedding On Sale At Feathers!
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Matouk And Yves Delorme Bedding On Sale At Feathers!
January 26, 2023
Matouk And Yves Delorme Bedding On Sale At Feathers!
Special offer to Glassworks and Cheeks customers, as well as Feathers clientele! We have 2 sales going on at Feathers this weekend. Now through January 29th all Matouk Bedding is 20% off. Also, selected Yves Delorme Bedding and linens are up to 40% off until February 5th. Stop in to see all your options!
Click here to see store info and lookbook for Feathers.

Click here to see store info and lookbook for Feathers.


 
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January 26, 2023 Zola: A Rotten Gift to Indie Stores?
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Zola: A Rotten Gift to Indie Stores?
January 26, 2023
Our retailers recently told us that customers are calling and asking about non-existent brides, and brides are asking about non-existent registry gift lists (e.g. wedding registry lists, baby lists).

We investigated the issues and below is what we found. 

What is Happening:
We found that many of these purchases are coming from registrants that open a ‘universal registry’ on websites such as Zola or MyRegistry. These universal registry services allow the registrant to add ...
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January 26, 2023 Updated Feature: More Easily View Product Images
How to navigate between images for products.
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Updated Feature: More Easily View Product Images
How to navigate between images for products.
January 26, 2023
Your Bridge has an updated feature: it's now easier to view products images and browse to other related images. 

In the example, we see a Juliska Berry & Thread Classic Dinner Plate. In the product image modal, we can see the new features displayed.
  • The product's image modal now has forward and backward arrows.  One can navigate between images with using these.
  • As one scrolls through images, a border is applied to the current image thumbnail at the bottom. This
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January 24, 2023 MyRegistry and Zola Are Confusing Merchants--and Sometimes Taking Their Orders
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MyRegistry and Zola Are Confusing Merchants--and Sometimes Taking Their Orders
January 24, 2023
Our retailers recently told us that they were confused by strange registry orders. The stores are receiving gift registry orders on their sites but the retailer does not have a registry for the gift recipient at its store. Customers are calling and asking about non-existent brides, and brides are asking about non-existent registry gift lists (e.g. wedding registry lists, baby lists).

We investigated the issues and below is what we found. 

What is Happening:
We found that many of...
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January 19, 2023 New Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf Presentation Bowl At Glassworks!
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New Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf Presentation Bowl At Glassworks!
January 19, 2023
The Tobacco Leaf Presentation bowl is a powerful statement for your dining room and/or special occasion. The generous 15.5" diameter, 8"  high, 10 quart size is perfect for serving punch, or for a spectacular flower display. This Mottahedeh creation is glazed in 27 colors and the outside rim of the bowl is edged in 22K gold. The interior center of the bowl has a pomegranate design. See it at Glassworks in Shadyside!

Click here to shop for Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf on this website...
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See You in Dallas in June 2023 Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - Friday, June 23, 2023
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See You in Dallas in June 2023 Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - Friday, June 23, 2023
We'll be there Wednesday, June 21 – Friday, June 23, 2023.

I'm happy to meet with you.  To arrange a meeting, please email: [email protected].

Trade Show Materials:
We have put together the following materials for sales reps and brands. Please share these materials with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:

Ways to Sign Up a Retailer
1. Please use the following online form: 
https://www.shoplocal.org/sign_up_one_pager.cfm
OR
2. Please use ...
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See You in Atlanta in July 2023 Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - Friday, July 14, 2023
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See You in Atlanta in July 2023 Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - Friday, July 14, 2023
We'll be there Wednesday, July 12 – Friday, July 14, 2023.

Trade Show Materials:
We have put together the following materials for sales reps and brands. Please share these materials with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:

Ways to Sign Up a Retailer
1. Please use the following online form: 
https://www.shoplocal.org/sign_up_one_pager.cfm
OR
2. Please use the following PDF sheet: 
 https://bridge.myshoplocal.com/docs/BRC/Shop-Local---...
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Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants Get More Sales Leads than Big-Box Stores Using Google
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Shop Local Retailers Rank on Page 1 of Google in 60% of States
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