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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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June 2, 2022 The Bartender’s Best Friend
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The Bartender’s Best Friend
June 2, 2022
Beatriz Ball's SIERRA MODERN Small Rectangular Triple Dip (Gold) is fabulously functional. With three generous wells, the gold-tone piece is perfect on the bar for cocktail garnishes like cut lemons, limes and olives. Its richly textured surface is made unique and fresh with a proprietary metallic gold finish that adds a hint of glam to any serving situation.

This triple dip offers stylish design, with elegant practicality. Food-and dishwasher-safe, decorative, and also perfect for serving ...
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May 26, 2022 Please Note that Gaines Jewelers will be closed for Memorial Day Weekend.
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Please Note that Gaines Jewelers will be closed for Memorial Day Weekend.
May 26, 2022
Memorial Day Weekend Hours
Closed - Saturday, May 28th
Closed - Monday, May 30th View Post
May 3, 2022 Countdown to Mother's Day!!! We can help you SHINE!
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Countdown to Mother's Day!!! We can help you SHINE!
May 3, 2022
Jewelry ideas for Mother's Day  Let us help you SHINE with the perfect gift for Mother's Day!!! We have a great selection of jewelry in stock ~ Julie Vos, Dot & Dash Design, AshbeeBritt, Meghan Browne, La Vie, Susan Shaw, Canvas Style and More ... AND, help her keep her jewelry from faux to fine shining everyday with one of our favorites Shinery!
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April 21, 2022 Join Us On Bridge / Get $200
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Join Us On Bridge / Get $200
April 21, 2022
Dear Friends and Family of Skyros Designs, 
 
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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April 20, 2022 Join Casafina Living On Bridge / Get $200
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Join Casafina Living On Bridge / Get $200
April 20, 2022
We are pleased to participate in a promotion with Casafina Living. Please find the letter that Matt Hullfish, National Sales Director, shared with his retailers below.

Thank you,

Jason

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Dear Friends and Family of Casafina, 
 
272 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. 
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April 13, 2022 Top Wedding Registry Ideas
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Top Wedding Registry Ideas
April 13, 2022
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April 12, 2022 Introduce fine art into your everyday décor
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Introduce fine art into your everyday décor
April 12, 2022
The GLASS New Orleans Swirl Collection is a perfect starting point!

Each piece is a unique work of art with swirling blue and white surface that are beautifully soothing, and blend nicely with many of today's top design trends. Light will show off their jewel-tone hues, textures and translucence.

Combine New Orleans Swirl pieces for an artistic and practical set that is food and dishwasher safe.  View Post
March 2, 2022 New Feature: Boost Your Store's Google Ranking By Selecting Your Store's Type
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New Feature: Boost Your Store's Google Ranking By Selecting Your Store's Type
March 2, 2022
Your Bridge has a new feature: you can now choose what type of retail business you have.  For example, you may choose "Kitchen store" and "Home goods store." When you pick these sectors, we'll send you customers looking for your business type. How? We help you rank higher in Google. Bridge accomplishes this by outputting this information about your business around the web. In particular, Bridge outputs these sectors on your account, on other members' accounts, and ...
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February 28, 2022 Ready for the Ride: Peloton & Total Addressable Market
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Ready for the Ride: Peloton & Total Addressable Market
February 28, 2022
Peloton’s new CEO, Barry McCarthy, was recently interviewed in the New York Times (Read the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/business/dealbook/barry-mccarthy-interview-peloton.html). The authors asked Mr. McCarthy if he thought that everyone who needs a workout bike already had one. They questioned where else a company making stationary exercise bikes can go (…an ironic question for a bike product that literally can’t move). The Times wanted to know what ...
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February 24, 2022 Hackers targeting indie shops
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Hackers targeting indie shops
February 24, 2022
Yesterday I spoke with an independent jewelry store that was targeted by cybercriminals. The criminals created a ransomware attack and held the store’s computer data hostage. The store had to scramble to find backup data and reopen.  The store called the FBI and didn’t pay.  The hackers then sent phishing emails to all the store’s customers—attacking the store’s customers and trying to infect them.  

Today’s WSJ shares that retail and ...
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February 21, 2022 Small Retail Shops Becoming Small Warehouses
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Small Retail Shops Becoming Small Warehouses
February 21, 2022
A new trend in retail is vacant shops in urban neighborhoods being converted to small warehouses.  In the East Village on 10th Street, we see on the left the new warehouse model; on the right we see a traditional retailer.  For the ‘store’ on the left, the customer orders via their mobile phone and then does a pickup or gets a delivery. 

I’m seeing more of these  ‘zombie stores’ around the city. Just in the East Village, I’ve seen four: ...
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February 7, 2022 Unique gifts, for your favorite person!
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Unique gifts, for your favorite person!
February 7, 2022
You've gotta have heart, and the Beatriz Ball ORGANIC PEARL Heart small decorative silver dish is the heart to have--and to give.

A rim of sparkling pearls enlivens this little charmer, and makes it an ideal gift for your sweetheart.

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February 5, 2022 New Feature: Promote Financing to Customers
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New Feature: Promote Financing to Customers
February 5, 2022
Your Bridge has a new feature: you can now easily promote financing to your customers. Next to products, you can now display the text alert, "We offer financing for purchases. To learn more, please call our store [insert tel.] or message us here."

We added this feature because the service of 'Buy now, pay later' (BNPL) has been gaining popularity online.

By default, jewelry and watch products will show this financing alert.

If your stores wish, it can turn off this text alert....
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February 2, 2022 Looking for a sweet gift that’s not a Valentine’s Day budget-breaker?
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Looking for a sweet gift that’s not a Valentine’s Day budget-breaker?
February 2, 2022
She is sure to love the SOHO small Heart, with a thousand uses for this decorative dish. Use to serve nuts and nibbles at your next party, or to hold earrings and other small jewelry on her bedside table. A gift that keeps on giving for just $38. View Post
January 28, 2022 Success Story: The Menagerie in Texas Is Showing 24K Products Online
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Success Story: The Menagerie in Texas Is Showing 24K Products Online
January 28, 2022
The Menagerie, a fine jewelry & gift store in Texas, recently reached out to Bridge to find a gift registry solution for their business. Within minutes, the store had over 24,000+ items available online using our Product Syncing service. Customers and registrants can shop for these products. Additionally, Google will rank the store higher. The store saved months of web development time and thousands of dollars in labor.

The store is currently syncing products with 27 Product ...
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January 24, 2022 Garden & Gun Magazine: Nice to See Vietri and So Many Bridge Retailers
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Garden & Gun Magazine: Nice to See Vietri and So Many Bridge Retailers
January 24, 2022
Vietri, a premium designer of Italian home goods and an advertiser with Bridge, ran a pretty advertisement in this month’s ‘Garden & Gun’ magazine. The ad features 33 dealers throughout the South where one can buy Vietri.

Of the 33 stores listed, 12 (more than 33%) use Bridge Store to more easily sell Vietri.

These retailers use Bridge Store (listed in same order as advertisement): ...
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December 19, 2021 Gaines Jewelers Holiday Hours
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Gaines Jewelers Holiday Hours
December 19, 2021
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November 24, 2021 Holiday Hours
Holiday Hours
November 24, 2021
Stafford Jewelers will be closed on  November 25th and 26th. 
We will be open on Saturdays during December from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. View Post
November 4, 2021 Organize in Style
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Organize in Style
November 4, 2021
Our handwoven vanity trays inspired by rich earth tone shades derived from natural vines gives a modern decorative addition to your bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, and beyond. The mirrored bottom reflects whatever you choose to display, whether toiletries or pieces of jewelry.


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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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