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December 18, 2021 ⚡️Magic is Often a Product of a Process 📓
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⚡️Magic is Often a Product of a Process 📓
December 18, 2021
In the book Great by Choice, Jim Collins posits that processes are key to an organization's success. As an example, he cites John Wooden, the NCAA championship-winning UCLA basketball coach, who trained athletes on processes that included everything from shooting to tying one’s shoelaces. In practicing, a player may perfect their shoelace tying and do thousands of repetitive free-throw shots. When we watch a game from the nosebleed seats like me (...what can I say, I’m ...
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December 15, 2021 Do We Need to Drop Dropbox?
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Do We Need to Drop Dropbox?
December 15, 2021
Relying on file-sharing services like Dropbox to sell products often costs stores an extra $750 per brand and hurts sales

I work with 900 retailers who tell me they are drowning in a sea of Dropbox folders containing Excel files and product images. What can we do about this? First, let’s review what’s happening: When a brand wants to share products with a store, it emails the store a link from Dropbox or a similar file-sharing service. A store may receive five to ten Dropbox links...
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December 10, 2021 Beatriz Ball Brings Golden Leaves to the Table
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Beatriz Ball Brings Golden Leaves to the Table
December 10, 2021
Beatriz Ball's SIERRA MODERN Collection introduces three striking new gold-tone items based on leaf forms.
  • The Beatriz Ball SIERRA MODERN Garden Leaf Double Dip (Gold) two-section piece in a proprietary gold-tone has twice the serving potential. Naturalistically detailed, the leaf platter makes a welcome addition to the coffee table, kitchen island or bar.
  • Similarly, the SIERRA MODERN Garden Leaf Platter (Gold) decorative serving platter in a proprietary gold-tone has a generous
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December 8, 2021 The Best Casserole Dish to Serve Your Holiday Food in Style
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The Best Casserole Dish to Serve Your Holiday Food in Style
December 8, 2021
Before you start planning your recipes, you need to make sure you have one of the best casserole dishes. This French porcelain dish by Pillivuyt offers superior practicality in the oven and makes serving in this heat resistant woven basket equally handy and pretty for the holiday dinnerware setting. Basket tray includes Pillivuyt baker. Available in 1QT, 2QT & 3QTS. Happy Holidays!



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December 6, 2021 Take 'The Urkel Challenge' 🤓
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Take 'The Urkel Challenge' 🤓
December 6, 2021
Scott Galloway, an NYU marketing professor and soon-to-be CNN host, suggests that when we assess a market, we start by asking how much one's experience using the service has changed in the past few decades. For example, when you go to your doctor’s office, if you were to spin around and pretend it’s 1990, how different is your experience today vs. 30 years ago? Scott often critiques doctors' offices, hospitals, and colleges because he believes they have not evolved enough in services...
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December 1, 2021 Help Your Store and Receive $400
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Help Your Store and Receive $400
December 1, 2021
FOR SALES REPS

What would you do with $1,200?  I ask because I recently mailed a sales rep $1,200.

What did the sales rep do?
  • She signed up three retailers for Bridge Store.
  • She helped give the retailer an online store filled with the sales rep's products.
  • She saved each store thousands of dollars and months of work.
  • She helped the stores sell more. The rep is making more in commission.
  • She helped herself--and her stores. 

View an example of a Bridge Store here:
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November 22, 2021 41 Madison and the NYC Marathon
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41 Madison and the NYC Marathon
November 22, 2021
Did you know there is a connection between the NYC marathon and 41 Madison? 41 Madison, home of the New York Tabletop Show, is owned by the Rudin family, and the family helped start the NYC Marathon.  The Times shared this history in an article recently. Excerpt:

"...In 1976 when George Spitz, a civil servant and runner, proposed a marathon through all five boroughs, the time seemed almost right — if daunting. “A race like that could cost $15,000,” Mr. Lebow ...
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November 20, 2021 Christmas Shopping
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Christmas Shopping
November 20, 2021
🎄It’s time to start your Christmas SHOPPING!✨
 
 
 
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November 14, 2021 Our 2021 Christmas Window on Main Street
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Our 2021 Christmas Window on Main Street
November 14, 2021
We are very pleased to present our 2021 CHRISTMAS WINDOW at Live With It ON MAIN STREET in Peckville PA !!! … Please VISIT US SOON because our shelves are NOW FILLED WITH GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS and for all occasions !!! … PS: This year our Main Window features our TOY’S FANTASY and TOY'S DELIGHT Collections by Villeroy & Boch !

CURRENT IN-STORE BUSINESS HOURS @ Live With It --- 1503 Main Street, Suite 1, Peckville, PA 18452 (570-489-4060)
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October 27, 2021 Christmas Open House
Christmas Open House
October 27, 2021
Christmas Open House
November 4, 5, and 6
10:00-5:30
All in-store merchandise 20% 0ff
Treats provided by Mama Wilson's, Real Food Co, and The Green Door.

Vietri Event
November 10
12:00-4:00
Gift with purchase starting at $150.00
Free personalizing on any Vietri piece
20% off all in-store merchandise 


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October 27, 2021 Video: Your Website Is Like a Fish Tank - You Have To Fill It Up
Video: Your Website Is Like a Fish Tank - You Have To Fill It Up
October 27, 2021
In this video, I discuss: 1. Why indie stores are having a hard-time competing online. 2. What these stores need to do to overcome the obstacles. 3. How Bridge's software can help them quickly. I recommend that one view their website as a 'fish tank.' For starters, it has to be filled with brands, products, and features. When a store does this, the fish (aka the store) will thrive. You can view the video larger at Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/639288608
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October 26, 2021 Centerpiece Tablescape for Fall Entertaining
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Centerpiece Tablescape for Fall Entertaining
October 26, 2021
Love the treats blooming in this organic entertaining serving beauty with the glass surface. A timeless serving platter handwoven from natural vines that makes your favorite starter all the more appetizing.
This mini serving tray is a delicious gift idea for the holiday season! 14”L x 5”W x 0.75”H.  Available in other shapes and sizes.


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October 18, 2021 Wedding & Gift Registry Preview Party
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Wedding & Gift Registry Preview Party
October 18, 2021
Announcing an evening soiree to launch our new Wedding & Gift Registry - Wednesday October 27th 4-6pm. We are inviting all those involved in the wedding industry - event planners, florists, caterers, and other industry influencers - to join us in our showroom to learn more about our exclusive access to the finest brands in entertaining and home decor. While enjoying champagne and light hors d'oeuvres, our guests will have the opportunity to chat with our interior design team and learn about ...
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October 12, 2021 A Great Combination to Kick Start Your Day!
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A Great Combination to Kick Start Your Day!
October 12, 2021
I love my fresh-baked pastry served in this natural woven bread basket! This rustic tabletop is the new answer to a cozy breakfast nook. Available in 2 sizes.


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October 3, 2021 The 13th Month 🗓
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The 13th Month 🗓
October 3, 2021
There’s a hidden month in the calendar: the 13th month. Those that follow this calendar often are very productive and lead successful ventures--as well as vex their significant others. What is the 13th month? It’s the sum of working Saturdays each week for about a year. There are 30 days in a month, and about 52 Saturdays in a year. In fact, there are almost 14 months in a year if you work Sundays, too.  The 13th month is a calendar that most professional athletes, scholars, and...
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September 24, 2021 Great Wine Gifts
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Great Wine Gifts
September 24, 2021
Wine makes an awesome gift. Putting a little creativity into gifting a special bottle nested in this woven wine bucket will make it even more special. Crafted by skilled artisans from organic vines, its muted earthy yellows and natural oak tones from mustard through brown and red emphasize rustic elegance and a nostalgic sense of quality. Galvanized liner included.


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September 21, 2021 Veggie Display for Your Next Party
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Veggie Display for Your Next Party
September 21, 2021
From traditional to unique and modern, serve a variety of appetizers, hors d`oeuvres, and entrees on this artisan-crafted tray topped with clear glass. Woven from organic vines, its earth-tone shades from brown, terracotta, and mustard hues that are rooted in nature add appetizing touches to your food presentation. Available in 2 sizes and round shapes.


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September 9, 2021 Juliska Forest Walk At Glassworks!
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Juliska Forest Walk At Glassworks!
September 9, 2021
Click here to shop for Juliska Forest Walk items on this website.
As we start to transition to Fall, deep earth toned colors inspired by Mother Nature's bounty come to the front of our palettes. Many even love using branches, foliage, feathers, and seasonal vegetation to decorate tables. Adorned with illustrations of found treasures from the forest floor, Juliska's Forest Walk Collection is inspired by these colors to bring an Autumnal feast indoors. An ode to the earth&...
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September 5, 2021 Human Sell-cology
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Human Sell-cology
September 5, 2021
We work tirelessly to help our customers.  A good spot to see this is on our sale site’s pricing page, which lists 60+ features that clients receive—often for free. (Sometimes I think that we’re philanthropists. Twenty-five percent of retail clients pay nothing each month.) Each feature is one that we’ve labored over.  

But, ironically, our hard work may get overlooked and under-appreciated if key psychological insights are overlooked by me. In his book ...
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August 5, 2021 Do You Want to Meet Like-Minded Retailers?
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Do You Want to Meet Like-Minded Retailers?
August 5, 2021
You own a successful retail shop. Would you like to meet other successful store owners? HTI is a good spot to start. 

HTI is an association that helps build better relationships between 125 independent kitchenware retailers. HTI helps stores:
  • Connect with other store leaders.
  • Share insights and solutions about retail.
  • Learn about over 200 housewares vendor members.
  • Succeed financially.
  • Receive discounts.  HTI negotiates and obtains vendor discounts and provides 
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