We have made it easier to place wholesale orders. A retailer can now start the process on their e-receipt page.
In the example shown, Babcock Gifts, a retailer in Memphis, Tennessee, is viewing an order for Costa Nova product. Next to the product that was sold, Babcock Gifts is shown a link "Place Wholesale Order." When it clicks this, it is taken to the brand's website and to the specific product. Our software automatically logs the retailer in. The retailer...
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This WSJ Shopify review compares some of the fees charged by Amazon and Shopify. It takes the author half the article before he starts sharing fee structures. (I’d have liked to see more statistics about fees charged and even a chart.)
Excerpts:
Shopify, founded in 2007 and now publicly traded, has 1.7 million sellers (note: that’s a brick-and-mortar store or a person in their basement; Shopify doesn’t differentiate).
There is no better way to start a lazy relaxing weekend with a rustic craft and coffee that you never want to leave. Country Rustic Coffee Table Tray by Calaisio.
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New at Glassworks from the Juliska Country Estate collection, featuring idyllic Seaside scenes!
Dive into the crisp water and explore the animal and plant life on the band of the scalloped Seaside dinner plate. Festooned with marvelous creatures in sunwashed pastels, this charming plate layers beautifully with many different patterns. Pack a stack of these plates for a beachside picnic or bring them out to the patio for an impromptu dinner date under the stars.
For many indie stores, running an online business is tough and expensive, shares today’s Times. For 10 years, Bridge has served indie stores by paving this process and making it easier. We started with two stores and now help more than 720 brick-and-mortar, Main Street community legends.
Excerpts from the Times article:
E-commerce grew by 33.6 percent in 2020.
Ten large retailers accounted for 68 percent of all U.S. e-commerce sales last year.
A product starts in a factory. Then, the goal is get it through the sales funnel. What steps does it go through en route to the consumer? In the drawing shown, the dots represent steps along the way.
When a product travels through the Amazon arc, it skips many steps that are important for consumer safety, the lives of working people in the retail industry, and local communities. We realize its smile logo may actually be a visual representation of the safeguards and ...
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Beatriz Ball's WESTERN Collection features two striking metal trays based on the form of the agave leaf.
Agave products are trending in the US, but the plant has been used in Mexico for centuries. Traditionally, agave was believed to have medicinal properties. Its sap was also boiled to produce a sweetener known as miel de agave.
The sugars in agave are also fermented to make tequila.
(Okay, so now we have your interest!)
Present one of these agave-inspired serving trays at ...
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A recent experience I had may be related to this topic. On Valentine's Day this year, while I was carrying flowers to meet a friend, an Amazon delivery person intentionally tried to push me out of his way while he was pushing a cart full of Amazon products. Then, when I glared at him for doing so, he verbally assaulted me and taunted me to physically engage in a fight, ...
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Zola has added a "Home Store" tab to its site. The goal: become an online retailer that does it all...oh, and maybe does gift registries, too. Notably, this a departure from its original, registry-focused mission statement. Initially, Zola told brands that indie store gift registry services were not servicing out of the way towns and that by opening Zola, the brand would reach brides in remote parts of, say, Oklahoma. Zola didn't say that it was simply selling ...
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ModernRetail shares some insights about boosting traffic:
"About 26.8% of Amazon’s traffic comes from search engines ... while close to half — 43.8% — of Walmart’s web traffic comes from search. Boosting those numbers is a simple matter of boosting external links. Because most major search engines give significant weight to the number of referral links that drive people to a given page, one way for Amazon to ensure that its products rank highly in search results ...
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Reports suggest that 50% of purchases start on Amazon.com, and Amazon wants to keep it this way. Yet, businesses and merchants increasingly want to sell their products via their own DTC (direct to consumer) site, retailers' websites, Facebook, Instagram, and more. Due to this, Shopify, which powers many DTC and retailer websites, is a growing thorn in Amazon's dominance of retail. Shopify reportedly helps power more than 30% of online U.S. retail sales.
You`ll love having Calaisio`s pink-salmon beaded placemats for your table settings and you can easily extend their lifespan well beyond Valentine`s Day. Set of 4`s.
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Starting in the 1950s, Narinder Kapany helped create fiber optic cables, which now enables me to share this with you—and deliver our Bridge e-commerce platform to the world. Thank you, Narinder.
Bridge's ability to process retail purchases using credit cards on Authorize.net was suspended today through approximately 4 pm EST. The issue is fixed now.
The reason for this is early this AM Authorize.net changed its processing location to Singapore and did not alert us. They updated their API domain to a Singapore-based IP. Since that city state is a hotbed for hacker activity, Bridge historically has blocked all traffic all incoming (and outgoing) traffic to Singapore as a ...
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Glassworks wishes you a healthy & Happy New Year!
Stop in on New Year's Eve for last minute serving pieces and glassware (like the set of Baccarat Massena crystal glasses in the video) or visit us "next year" for all of your hosting needs.
Cheeks wishes you a healthy & Happy New Year!
A perfect tradition! New Year New Underwear! Start yours at Cheeks, Walnut or Forbes locations. Just like Brazil, Venezuela, & many more!
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We need to start the new year off right. What better way to do that than with a little something sweet served in Calaisio`s rustic serving tray with glass bottom.
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Online sales grew 47.2% between Nov. 1 and Christmas Eve compared with the same period last year... Meanwhile, overall U.S. retail sales grew just 2.4%.
During the seven days leading up to Christmas Eve, store traffic fell 31.3% compared with last year.
This growth comes at some expense: selling online is generally less profitable than selling from stores.
Clothing was not a safe harbor: between Oct. 11 and Christmas Eve, sales of apparel fell 19.1%
When reading about Bed Bath & Beyond's 20% off coupon, I learned that BBB was started in New Jersey, right around the corner, in 1971. The coupon, which first appeared for a 4th of July promotion in that late '90s, was an easy way to cut out other expensive advertising avenues.
Get your holiday dinner started off right with Christmas party dips in this white porcelain serving dish. Calaisio`s sectional tray matched with Pillivuyt porcelain dish is perfect for individual dipping sauce. Available in 2 and 3 compartment trays.
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...so make the best of it and give some!
Give the gift of Alioto’s premium Belgium chocolate covered almonds. These decadent delights are a holiday highlight! We have milk and dark chocolate, in 1 pound boxes, 1 pound, and 1/2 pound bags with decorative bows.
And not to be forgotten, Alioto’s Belgium milk chocolate covered raisins. Equally delicious and hard to stop eating once you start! They come in 1 pound and 1/2 pound bags with festive bows.
End a sour year on a ...
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