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August 25, 2022 WSJ: Business cards go digital
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WSJ: Business cards go digital
August 25, 2022
Adam Sigel, who heads up sales at Savanna Bee’s indie stores, recently showed me his ‘business card:’ a piece of metal with a QR code on it. I scanned Adam’s QR code and my phone offered to place his contact information in my phone’s address book.  This not only saved me time.  Behind the scenes, the software allows Adam to see who clicks on his scanned data—one can’t do that with a traditional business card. 

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August 18, 2022 Summer Clearance At Squirrel Hill Cheeks!
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Summer Clearance At Squirrel Hill Cheeks!
August 18, 2022
Clearance sale of Spring and Summer collections until stock is gone. Swing by Cheeks for 30% to 70% off clothing and sleepwear (and some lingerie). Pictured is a Joseph Ribkoff print. Cheeks in Squirrel Hill is at 5873 Forbes Avenue, located between Murray and Shady avenues. Stop in and browse away!

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August 11, 2022 New VIETRI Gallo At Glassworks!
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New VIETRI Gallo At Glassworks!
August 11, 2022
The rooster is a symbol of prosperity and positivity in Italy, and the watercolor brushstrokes and vibrant hues of the Gallo Pattern will invite that good fortune and Italian optimism into your home. Look for Vietri's ad with Glassworks in the new House Beautiful Magazine.
After a tragic bombing in Ukraine, one of the last surviving artifacts was a ceramic rooster in the kitchen window of a home in the village of Borodyanka. Today, the rooster has become a symbol of hope worldwide. In 2022, ...
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August 10, 2022 We Deliver and Install
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We Deliver and Install
August 10, 2022
I don’t own a car, yet I have a strange desire to read Dan Neil's car column each weekend in The Wall St. Journal.  Why would someone who doesn’t own a car, won’t be buying one soon, and hasn’t owned one in 25 years read a car column? It's a mix of enjoying the design and technology of automobiles, wanting to know what Dwayne Johnson may be buying next, loving Dan’s witty writing style, and, confession, simply being 13-years old at heart. Cars are ...
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August 9, 2022 Small businesses forced to wait till the fall for relief from Amazon
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Small businesses forced to wait till the fall for relief from Amazon
August 9, 2022
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If passed, the law would bar huge online platforms such as Amazon’s e-marketplace, Apple’s app store, and Google’s search engine from giving preferential treatment to the company’s own products and services, such as steering consumers to in-house products instead of competitors’ offerings in a way that harms competition.

Read the full article: 
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/antitrust-bill-targeting-big-tech-in-limbo-as-...
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August 7, 2022 Sales Reps Are Important
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Sales Reps Are Important
August 7, 2022
We all know that sales reps play a crucial role in our industry, but one may ask, “how important a role?” I was happy to see Ari Lowenstein, our industry friend at MarketTime, pen a report that measures the impact of sales reps in this digital era. 

The next time a brand extols the benefits of Faire or another online platform that cuts out reps, please share this article and its report with them. 

Thank you, Ari. 

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August 5, 2022 Peddlers Are ‘Sew’ Good for Us
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Peddlers Are ‘Sew’ Good for Us
August 5, 2022
I met Georgi, who runs this mobile sewing shop, while walking down the Bowery yesterday.  I shared with her the story of Ronni Solbert, a neighbor who illustrated a childrens book about peddlers like her, and praised her for being an indie business—with a creative delivery approach. Georgi said her cart had previously been a coffee cart and was repurposed during the pandemic when people wanted to get their clothes hemmed in airy locals. 

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August 4, 2022 Vietri Limoni At Glassworks!
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Vietri Limoni At Glassworks!
August 4, 2022
Inspired by the bountiful, robust lemon groves that flourish in the sunshine along the Amalfi Coast, the Limoni collection is cheerful, vibrant, and iconically Italian. Handsponged by maestro artisan Gianluca Fabbro, Vietri Limoni pieces bring a lightness and zest to whatever you serve. 🍋 Made of dishwasher and microwave safe Terra Cotta. Stop by the Shadyside store to see samples.

Click here to shop for Vietri Limoni on this website.

 
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August 3, 2022 The Everything War
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The Everything War
August 3, 2022
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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August 2, 2022 Bridge Is 60% of Google Page 1
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Bridge Is 60% of Google Page 1
August 2, 2022
In this e-commerce age, a store being found on page 1 of Google is very important.  Online advertising has become much more expensive recently, making being found even more important. Being found in Google saves the store on costly advertising.

Sometimes a potential client asks me if their store uses Bridge Store software, will their store rank higher in Google? The answer: Yes.  In this example, we Googled "gift registry texas." We see that Bridge retailers claimed ...
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July 28, 2022 Juliska Acrylic On Sale & Shadyside Sidewalk Sale Continues!
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Juliska Acrylic On Sale & Shadyside Sidewalk Sale Continues!
July 28, 2022
The Annual Shadyside Sidewalk Sale continues through Sunday, July 31. Glassworks and Cheeks are offering the best deals of the year, most sale items are 50% off!  Many of the other retail stores on Walnut St. are also participating.
Glassworks also has all Juliska acrylic in stock on sale - 25% off, through Sunday. Pictured are Juliska's Le Panier glasses in the first image and Isabella glasses and pitcher in the second image.  Stop in, peruse, and say hello!
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July 28, 2022 WSJ: The Challenges of Buying a Town’s Beloved Small Business
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WSJ: The Challenges of Buying a Town’s Beloved Small Business
July 28, 2022
The Wall St. Journal shares a story that many indie stores may be able to relate to: the challenge of selling your business. The Journal shares issues that arise when ownership changes.  Small, brick-and-mortar stores are more likely to face a big decline in sales than, say, a large IT company. 

Excerpt:
"The revenue drop following the sale of a business can range from an expected 20% to 30% in the case of an IT-services provider to 50% in the case of a hair salon, says Sam ...
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July 28, 2022 Always Be Reading 📚
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Always Be Reading 📚
July 28, 2022
In the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, a motivational speaker played by Alec Baldwin addresses a group of salesmen. He writes three letters vertically on the chalkboard, “A B C.” He explains that the acronym means "Always Be Closing."  

The way that Baldwin's character thinks about sales, I may think about reading. I think of: "ABR,” Always Be Reading. Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner, I try to get in a page or two of the Times, Wall St. ...
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July 27, 2022 $200 Off Your Dallas or Atlanta Order
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$200 Off Your Dallas or Atlanta Order
July 27, 2022
Good news: Your store can still get $200 off your Dallas or Atlanta order!

Example Orders:
  • Your store placed a $200 wholesale order. You receive $200 from Bridge. Your order is free.
  • Your store placed a $1,000 order.  You receive $200 from Bridge. That is a 20% discount off your order.

23 Participating Brands:
  • Beatriz Ball
  • Casafina
  • DeVine Corporation's lines:
    • Anna Weatherley
    • Couzon
    • J.L. Coquet
    • Mario Luca Giusti
    • Medard de Noblat
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July 26, 2022 Helping Stores Work More Efficiently
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Helping Stores Work More Efficiently
July 26, 2022
This graphic shows the situation in which many retailers find themselves. Many retailers are stuck trying to connect their digital wholesale buying and their stores’ websites.
  • On the left, we see wholesale software operators, including MarketTime, Juniper, Faire, Bridge, etc.
  • In the middle is the retailer.
  • On the right we see retail (D2C) software providers, including Bridge, Shopify, Big Commerce, etc. 
The software entities on the left should connect ...
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July 24, 2022 Tableware Today: 4 Brands Promote Bridge
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Tableware Today: 4 Brands Promote Bridge
July 24, 2022
We're happy to see four brands promote Bridge in Tableware Today's August/September 2022 issue.

In each advertisement, the brand displays Bridge’s ‘B’ logo in the lower left or right of the page.  The brands that promote Bridge include:
  • Bordhallo Pinheiro
  • Carmel Ceramica
  • Pampa Bay
  • Vista Alegre

The brands show the Bridge logo so that retailers reading the publication will know that they can easily sell the products shown. Since e-commerce makes up 30% of U...
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July 24, 2022 Bridge Client Mikasa Mentioned in the Wall St. Journal
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Bridge Client Mikasa Mentioned in the Wall St. Journal
July 24, 2022
This weekend’s WSJ shares how Bed Bath & Beyond customers preferred Mikasa over BBB’s private label brands. When BBB couldn’t give customers what they wanted, sales tanked—and the CEO, Mark Tritton, was shown the door. 

BBB is not the only major retailer questioning the recent mania to offer private labels. Amazon is walking back its private label brands, but is doing to for another reason: the Department of Justice may be investigating it for anti-competitive...
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July 21, 2022 The Annual Shadyside Sidewalk Sale Starts Wednesday!
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The Annual Shadyside Sidewalk Sale Starts Wednesday!
July 21, 2022
Stop at Glassworks and Cheeks during the Annual Shadyside Sidewalk Sale, taking place Wednesday, July 27th - Sunday, July 31st from 10 am to 5 pm each day. Come to Walnut Street and it's side streets for the best deals of the season. Glassworks and Cheeks offer the best deals of the year!
The Sale features a variety of your favorite small business shops and boutiques from the Shadyside community. Many local businesses will participate, and most retailers offer their best prices of the year, up ...
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July 20, 2022 Amazon and Facebook Have Made the Web 10,000 Times Dirtier
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Amazon and Facebook Have Made the Web 10,000 Times Dirtier
July 20, 2022
Amazon issued a press release stating that it is fighting with 10,000 Facebook groups that sell fake Amazon reviews. It’s ironic, since Amazon has been a chief promoter of the avenue allowing this behavior: Section 230. Section 230 allows tech platforms to host and indirectly promote just about any type of bad behavior, including illegal behavior (fake review services and yes, human trafficking, murder-for-hire, etc.) and then say it’s just a community space and belatedly remove the ...
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July 17, 2022 Latona’s in Atlanta
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Latona’s in Atlanta
July 17, 2022
A pleasure to spend time with Joe and Greg Latona, owners of The Table at Latona’s, a leading Vietri store located in New Jersey. 

Visit our friends at The Table at Latona’s: 
https://www.thetableatlatonas.com/ View Post

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