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January 12, 2023 Sferra On Sale January 12 - 16 at Feathers, Our Bedding Store!
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Sferra On Sale January 12 - 16 at Feathers, Our Bedding Store!
January 12, 2023
Special message to Glassworks and Cheeks customers! Feathers, the store located beside Glassworks and Cheeks in Shadyside, joined the Glassworks and Cheeks family earlier this year. Feathers specializes in top quality bedding & accessories, while also offering table and bathroom linens & bath decor. Now through January 16th all Sferra Bedding is 20% off. Stop in to see the selection.

Click here to see store info and lookbook for Feathers.


 
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January 10, 2023 Amazon may be using empathy for small businesses to help large businesses
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Amazon may be using empathy for small businesses to help large businesses
January 10, 2023
I discovered a page on Amazon’s site proclaiming that Amazon supports small businesses. That is news to me and many small businesses which have been attacked by Amazon, its deep pockets, and its army of millions of delivery people and thousands of warehouses.  Amazon’s page says it helps small businesses, which it defines as having under 100 employees and less than $49 million in sales.  (It says it uses Gartner’s definition.) 

I checked: only 9% of small ...
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January 10, 2023 For Sales Reps & Brands: $468 Give-Get Referral Promotion
For Sales Reps & Brands: $468 Give-Get Referral Promotion
January 10, 2023
For Sales Reps & Brands:

I have some great news for you:
  • I'm giving you a $200 finder's fee when you refer a store. 
  • When you refer a store, the store will receive $268.  It will receive $100 towards a wholesale order with your brand and a $168 credit towards their registry service with us. (My company is paying the $100 wholesale order credit.)

Summary: you give a store $268 and you get $200. (Bridge covers the $468.) 

Why should your stores use ...
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January 10, 2023 Even the World’s Best Restaurant is Concentrating on E-commerce
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Even the World’s Best Restaurant is Concentrating on E-commerce
January 10, 2023
Noma, the world-famous Copenhagen restaurant, is closing to concentrate on e-commerce.  Excerpt from the Times:

“Noma will become a full-time food laboratory, developing new dishes and products for its e-commerce operation, Noma Projects, and the dining rooms will be open only for periodic pop-ups.”


This change supports the breath and power of e-commerce, and portends coming changes for our retail industry.  It’s not that one can’t eke out a ...
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See You In Dallas Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 - Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
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See You In Dallas Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 - Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
Join Bridge in Dallas this week. We're there this Thursday, January 5th, and Friday, January 6th.

Let's grow your business in 2023. Please contact us to:
  • Review your account.
  • Learn about time-saving Bridge features. 

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December 28, 2022 Referrals: Johnny Softwareseed 👨‍🌾 🍎
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Referrals: Johnny Softwareseed 👨‍🌾 🍎
December 28, 2022
In the book The Cold Start Problem, Andrew Chen says that the 'network effect’ is really three effects: 
  • The acquisition effect 
  • The engagement effect
  • The monetization effect 

In the beginning, a business seeking to build a network has to concentrate on acquiring users, even if they are non-paying. Companies often give away the service, especially software companies, and we can see that with Facebook, Slack, TikTok, and many others.  Bridge didn’t do ...
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December 26, 2022 Ride the Shop Local Movement
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Ride the Shop Local Movement
December 26, 2022
We think that biking (and walking) and shopping local go hand in hand. We'd like to create an e-bike to display at trade shows.

PS - Thanks for our friends at MOD Bikes for making such a cool e-bike:
https://mod-bikes.com/products/mod-easy-electric-cruiser-bike-and-sidecar View Post
December 26, 2022 Congress Aims to Stop the Online Sale of Stolen Goods
Congress Aims to Stop the Online Sale of Stolen Goods
December 26, 2022
Thieves have increased their activities since the pandemic started. In 2021, retail theft was up 40% shared The Wall St. Journal.  Many stolen goods wind up on for sale on Amazon and Ebay. To combat this, two Congress people have proposed requiring sellers of more than $5,000 in goods or 200 transactions to reveal more information about themselves. 

Learn more about the INFORM Consumers Act here:
https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/inform-consumers-act-a-measured-step-to-...
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December 22, 2022 Michael Aram Christmas Ornaments At Glassworks!
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Michael Aram Christmas Ornaments At Glassworks!
December 22, 2022

The Michael Aram Ornament Collection portrays a series of unique objects that celebrate symbols of the holiday season. Whether seen individually or as a group, they evoke a sense of charm and fantasy. Drawing profoundly from Michael's background as a sculptor, each piece emerges from hand-sculpted clay and offers a child-like quality. Stop at the Shadyside store to see the selection of pieces!

Click here to shop for Michael Aram Ornaments on this website.
 
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December 21, 2022 Barnes & Noble Opening 30 Stores in 2023
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Barnes & Noble Opening 30 Stores in 2023
December 21, 2022
Read the full article: 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/barnes-noble-store-expansion-leads-big-box-real-estate-revival-in-2023-11671454054 View Post
December 21, 2022 Wall St. Journal: Amazon Agrees to Play Fair in Europe
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Wall St. Journal: Amazon Agrees to Play Fair in Europe
December 21, 2022
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-agrees-to-settle-eu-antitrust-cases-avoiding-fines-11671538014 View Post
December 21, 2022 The Nicolette Mayer Collection – Whimsy, colorful, and now available as a Product Syncing brand on Bridge
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The Nicolette Mayer Collection – Whimsy, colorful, and now available as a Product Syncing brand on Bridge
December 21, 2022
We are pleased to announce the Nicolette Mayer Collection is ready to sync products via Bridge's Product Syncing service.

Produced by dedicated artisans in America, the Nicolette Mayer Collection offers over 1500 Art de la Table items. Nicolette Mayer is a lifestyle brand whose product categories include:
  • Placemats,
  • Coasters,
  • Acrylic trays,
  • Dinner and Cocktail Napkins,
  • Murals,
  • Candles,
  • Candy Dishes,
  • Pillows. 
Placemats are available in both round and rectangular ...
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December 20, 2022 65% of Brands Offer Free Shipping vs.14% of Indie Stores ...Where Would You Shop?
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65% of Brands Offer Free Shipping vs.14% of Indie Stores ...Where Would You Shop?
December 20, 2022
More than 65% of brands surveyed by Bridge offer free shipping, while just 14% of indie stores do. Brands often charge just $118 to quality for free shipping, while stores charge $190 (a $72 difference). Where would you shop?

Bridge analyzed the websites for the top-40 selling brands in the tabletop and giftware industry. We assessed what promotions and discounts, such free shipping, brands offer. Bridge did this because a product's price, which is impacted by discounts, is often the leading ...
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December 20, 2022 Drink Local - the Happy Brother of the Shop Local Movement
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Drink Local - the Happy Brother of the Shop Local Movement
December 20, 2022
While buying a beer this past weekend in Philadelphia, I spotted this cool beer can with a ‘Back to the Future’ themed design.  I was happy to see on the can, which is brewed by Three 3’s Brewery, a “Drink Local” campaign. Supporting local businesses, whether they are breweries or gift shops, is a mission dear to us. 

Visit our friends:
https://www.three3sbrewing.com/
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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 Retailers Big and Small Try to Plow Through the Holiday Season- Retail Dive Looks at the Results
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Retailers Big and Small Try to Plow Through the Holiday Season- Retail Dive Looks at the Results
December 19, 2022
With our retail members in the throes of the holiday season, it was nice to read an article by Retail Dive providing some insight into Q4 2022. Retail Dive, a retail industry publication, informs readers that big-box stores share much of the same friction as our indie retailers do. I appreciated the acknowledgement that independent stores may feel disruptions quicker and may even have an edge on providing a more superior customer experience to gaining loyalty. The good news is that there are ...
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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 Juliska Berry & Thread Christmas Tree Sets At Glassworks!
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Juliska Berry & Thread Christmas Tree Sets At Glassworks!
December 15, 2022
Bedeck your halls with elegant holiday accent pieces! Perfect for embellishing holiday tables or mantles, these striking Clear and Evergreen glass trees are mouth blown and feature Juliska's Berry & Thread decoration. The Medium and Small sets are comprised of three pieces including the small, medium, and large tree tiers which may be used individually or as a stacked set. The large set of five pieces includes the mini, small, medium, large, and extra-large tree tiers, which may be used ...
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December 15, 2022 Next Generation ⏊ī¸
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Next Generation ⏊ī¸
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. 

If...
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December 13, 2022 Holiday songs drive employees crazy ~ The Wall St. Journal
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Holiday songs drive employees crazy ~ The Wall St. Journal
December 13, 2022
Read the full article: 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-song-shopping-retail-11670857012 View Post

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