Swigโข designs and manufactures super cute drinkware that keeps your beverages extremely cold (or hot). Come get yours today at the store for only $20!
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May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018
Press Release
Lauren Harper and Pickard China Introduce The New Sedona Fine China Pattern
Antioch, IL - April 9, 2018 โ The oldest American manufacturer of fine china, Pickard China, announces its newest partnership with internationally acclaimed jewelry designer Lauren Harper for her premiere dinnerware collection, set for an introduction at retail in Spring 2018. Considered one of top jewelry designers in the world, Lauren Harper is renowned for her use for gem stones and organic settings that ...
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May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018
Happy Mother's Day From Glassworks And Cheeks! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! For all you children, Glassworks has plenty of last minute gift ideas. Pictured are pieces from the new Sweet Briar Collection by MacKenzie-Childs. Just one of the many patterns and manufacturers that we stock.
Also still available is this previously announced promo: Spend $250 on MacKenzie-Childs and receive a free Large Flower Market Vase (a $54 value). This offer is good until Mother's Day, May 13th. If...
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April 23, 2018
April 23, 2018
What happens if you store receives an order from a manufacturer and needs to send it back? Just ask Carol Schroeder. Her book Specialty Shop Retailing has a suggested form to handle these mess ups. You can even download the form on her website.
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March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018
Every woman is unique and deserves the best. On this day of the woman we would like to celebrate all women related to gien: those who imagine and draw the sets, those involved in the manufacture and decoration of the rooms, those who give wise advice... and all , passionate, who give life to our brand and share our values: Authentic, warm and creative.
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March 2, 2018
March 2, 2018
Most stores pay about $5 per item to add the item to their website and maintain it.
If a store offers 1,000s of items, that gets very expensive quickly. Therefore, most stores give up and donโt add items online.
What if there was a way to cut this cost? There is. Bridge puts items online for retailers for $.01 a piece. As such, Bridge has cut maintenance costs for 100s of stores from $5.00 to $.01. Weโre saving each store $1,000s and even $10,000s.
With Bridgeโs technology, indie stores and brands ...
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February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018
What Is the Perfect Color Worth?
Inside the mysterious art - and big business - of color forecasting.
Last spring, a dozen people filtered into a sunny, whitewashed conference room on the seventh floor of the Royal College of Art, overlooking London's Hyde Park. Mostly Western Europeans from different precincts of the fashion industry, they had been called together by a British man named David Shah, editor and publisher of the "Pantone View Colour Planner." The book, issued each February and ...
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February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018
Behind the scenes at one of our top manufacturers, Annie Glass. Get your Annie G. at Glassworks!
Big Winter Sale At Glassworks And Cheeks! The Glassworks And Cheeks Winter Sale is going on now! Visit the Shadyside store to find Glassworks deals on various gifts,tabletop pieces, and holiday merchandise from our stable of top manufacturers. Selected items are up to 50% off. Cheeks in Squirrel Hill and Shadyside both offer many top brands of diverse lingerie and sleepwear at 50% off. Visit both stores to see all the selections!
Though MacKenzie-Childs is most known for black and white checked enamelware, they also manufacture colorful ceramics like this mug. Get yours at Glassworks!
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January 14, 2018
January 14, 2018
A friend of mine asked me about the buy local movement and young people. She wonders if young people (people under 40--gosh, I guess that excludes me?!) cared about the buy local 'movement.'
My response to her was that asking someone to buy local is sort of like asking someone to ignore the major principles of why people shop (aka ignore capitalism). The primary reasons we shop where we do is:
1. Selection. People want a wide variety of selectionโฆaka: all the items you can find on Amazon.
What if someone bought everything for a week through Amazon? Well, then many Main Street shops would be empty, most sales reps would be out of work, and many manufacturers in the U.S. would be out of business. A Wall St. Journal reporter tries the โAmazon only dietโ and shares her findings.
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November 2, 2017
November 2, 2017
Glassworks will have chandeliers in store from Baccarat and Juliska for the holiday season! We can also special order any chandelier you'd like from either manufacturer. Call us at 412-682-5443 to place an order or for more information.
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October 16, 2017
October 16, 2017
It's National Boss' Day today! Here at Salisbury we have the best bosses of all time. How else could we be one of the few remaining American pewter and sterling manufacturers? Don't forget to let your boss know how much they totally rock today!
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October 16, 2017
October 16, 2017
Are you a creative person? Have you designed a plate, cup, or item that you put your heart into? Imagine that a business copied your idea and sold it. This organization Be Original is helping track bad actors in the design world that copy designers. For example, some of you may be aware that ANNA by Rablabs' items have been copied by Anthropology stores. Check out this page for more copy cats:
Glassworks carries Royal Copenhagen as well as several other manufacturers of beautiful tabletop pieces.
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August 14, 2017
August 14, 2017
Bernardaud is one of the high quality dinnnerware/china manufacturers that Glassworks offers!
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August 3, 2017
August 3, 2017
Pretty New Simone Perele At Cheeks! Both Cheeks locations offer experienced bra fitting! As suggested by Simone Perele, renowned as one of the leading manufacturers of fine French lingerie, Cheeks will: FIT: Find your perfect, curve-hugging fit. FLATTER: Discover whatโs most flattering for your silhouette. STYLE: Get hand-picked recommendations for your style & wardrobe.