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December 1, 2022 THANK YOU for voting for us in the BEST in DFW People's Choice awards!
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THANK YOU for voting for us in the BEST in DFW People's Choice awards!
December 1, 2022
Wow, wow, WOW!  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of you who voted for us in the People's Choice BEST in DFW!!! We won bronze thanks to YOU!!!

We LOVE our customers and we are TRULY feeling the love today!!!

#thankful #grateful #blessed
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December 1, 2022 The Price is Right 🛒
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The Price is Right 🛒
December 1, 2022
When we talk about prices, there are two prices that are important: 
  • The price that we charge clients.
  • The price our clients charge their customers. 

We normally talk about the former, aka how our prices compare with other competitors, like Shopify or wholesale services like Faire. 

Of increasing importance to us is what our retailers charge their customers.  Walmart recently announced that it was taking brands to account and pressuring them to keep ...
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November 21, 2022 LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT KITCHEN TOOL🔪 ⏲ 👩‍🍳
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LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT KITCHEN TOOL🔪 ⏲ 👩‍🍳
November 21, 2022
We'll all be spending a lot of time in the kitchen over the holidays.  Do you need a refresh of your kitchen tools and accessories assortment?

it's not too late to have Rösle in your store (kitchen!) this holiday season.  Rösle products are in stock and shipping within 48 hours of placing an order.

Bridge members have seen great success with the kitchen line Rösle, which offers reliable, high-quality tools made in Germany.

What is Rösle? 
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November 8, 2022 Mention Bridge in Your Price List or Catalog - Receive $250.00
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Mention Bridge in Your Price List or Catalog - Receive $250.00
November 8, 2022
FOR BRANDS

Bridge is offering a new promotion where your brand will earn $250.00 when you mention your Bridge membership in your price list or catalog.

Details:
  • Display Bridge's ShopLocal.org logo in your price list or catalog.  Suggested text: “More easily sell our products by joining us on Bridge. To join, please visit http://www.ShopLocal.org.” 
  • Please email us a copy of your price list or catalog.
  • We’ll send you a check for $250.
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November 7, 2022 When and How to Decant Wine
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When and How to Decant Wine
November 7, 2022
Decanting wine is a popular practice for many wine lovers. It can improve the tasting experience but it can also ruin a wine. It is important to look at the type of wine and the type of decanting being done to determine the best course of action.
Determining if decanting a wine will be harmful to it can be done by looking at the vintage, the producer, the age/condition, and the grape variety. Some people like to decant every wine for hours on end while others decant wine to remove sediment. ...
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November 4, 2022 Complete Your Table with Beatriz Ball’s Bestselling Ice Bucket
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Complete Your Table with Beatriz Ball’s Bestselling Ice Bucket
November 4, 2022
Gathering together is not just fun ... it matters.

We all love that special feeling we get when we sit down together at a pretty table looking forward to enjoying wonderful food, drinks, and great company—all made special with the addition of great-looking serverware.
Whether by the grill, around the kitchen island, or for those special occasions and holidays when we create memories that will last forever; spending time with those we love is what we treasure most.

An ice bucket is ...
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October 25, 2022 Enjoy Your Fall Coffee
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Enjoy Your Fall Coffee
October 25, 2022
Whether you’re a regular coffee drinker or just starting out, the best way to enjoy a cup when the sunlight paints us gold is by lending an organic, tropical note to the table. Explore the freshness of this earthy woven placemat featuring exquisite workmanship with brown beads made from natural wood. Its pronounced classic grain brings the perfect touch to complete your tablescape. Handmade from exotic vines. Set of 4.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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October 24, 2022 Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
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Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
October 24, 2022
NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 24, 2022 – Bridge, an e-commerce community, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 76% of states for wedding gift purchases. The findings are based on a recent study that Bridge conducted regarding wedding registry purchasing. 

Study Findings:
  • For 38 state searches, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 76% of all states.  When just calculating the states in which Bridge has clients (48),
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October 10, 2022 In 35 States, Stores Using Bridge Rank on Page 1 of Google
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In 35 States, Stores Using Bridge Rank on Page 1 of Google
October 10, 2022
In 35 states, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google when doing a wedding registry related search.  In many states, Bridge Stores dominated the results. For example, for Georgia and South Carolina searches Bridge Stores claimed six spots on Google's first page. 

Study Details: 
  • We Googled "gift registry" and the state’s name. 
  • We researched results for 48 states. (Bridge has clients in 48 states; the only states that don
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October 8, 2022 Winners Quit 🚪🏆
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Winners Quit 🚪🏆
October 8, 2022
In her new book ‘Quit,' Annie Duke shares that the best poker players only play 25% of the hands they are dealt, whereas others play 50%. Ms. Duke talks with Stewart Butterfield, the founder of a few startups, most recently Slack (which is an acronym, which I didn’t know). Slack wouldn’t have been born if Mr. Butterfield didn’t drop a video game company to start Slack. Likewise for Twitter which was born out of the failed blogging company Odeo. Ms. Duke's lesson: winners ...
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September 23, 2022 Vanity 🪞
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Vanity 🪞
September 23, 2022
Today’s Gen Z gift registrants want to do everything online, often on their iPhone 14. They want to start a registry, add products, remove products, edit quantities, and view purchases. They don't want to call the store to do this.   

In the adoption of digital tools, another trend is also at play: female shoppers are busier than before. Today, more women graduate from college than men. Women are increasingly doctors, CEOs, and world leaders. (Italy just welcomed its ...
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September 19, 2022 Do We Have the Wright Stuff? 🛩
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Do We Have the Wright Stuff? 🛩
September 19, 2022
In the early 2000s, the board game Cranium became a hit.  The game combined elements of Scrabble and Pictionary with the goal of helping more people enjoy playing a game. Richard Tait, who created Cranium and sold it to Hasbro in 2008 for $77.5m, passed away in July.  Like Mr. Tait, I had been a paperboy, but he went beyond what I ever offered:  he came up with a new service that sold breakfast sandwiches along his newspaper route. He increased profits and made customers happier. ...
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September 2, 2022 Beatriz Ball’s Most “Beloved”Design?
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Beatriz Ball’s Most “Beloved”Design?
September 2, 2022
The name David is derived from the Hebrew word for “beloved” and this is appropriate as the PEARL Collection David trays have been some of the best loved (and bestselling) items since their introduction over 20 years ago.

Designed with distinctive curvilinear handles, classic proportions, and surrounded by a rim of metal pearls, the David trays embody style and versatility. Available in a number of shapes and sizes, a David tray is practical and elegant solution for a multitude of...
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September 1, 2022 Gift Cards Are a Gift to ...Stores 💸
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Gift Cards Are a Gift to ...Stores 💸
September 1, 2022
When is the last time you received a Starbucks gift card?  I’ve received them as holiday gifts, and I’ve given them to sales reps as thank you gifts. Starbucks gift cards, like their shops, are ubiquitous.  They are almost as popular as gift cards from our nemesis: Amazon.com. Just about every month, a company offers me an Amazon gift card if I sign up for a service. WBGO, the local, Newark-based, non-profit radio station known for jazz, recently offered me an Amazon gift ...
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August 26, 2022 Click Hear 🎧
Click Hear 🎧
August 26, 2022
Whenever I visit my 76-year-old mom in Myrtle Beach, SC, she picks me up and the oldies station is playing in her car. I’ve tried changing that dial, and one has a better chance of outmaneuvering tennis star Daniil Medvedev. I imagine the oldies music brings her back to her youth. I read a study that people’s favorite song is often when they were 17 years old.  That’s right: the 'best songs’ may not be the best songs but rather simply be what you heard in ...
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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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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 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 6, 2022 'Dem Apps 🍎
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'Dem Apps 🍎
July 6, 2022
In the movie Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon, who plays a handsome MIT janitor moonlighting as a math savant (can one say, “Hollywood career vehicle”?), woos a young lady (played by the actress Minnie Driver) by outmaneuvering a few competing, obnoxious cads. When Damon’s character gets the girl's telephone number, he proudly shows it to the other guys and boasts, with his South Boston access, “How 'bout ‘dem apples?”  I imagine Tim Cook imitating this...
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June 19, 2022 Happy Fathers Day!
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Happy Fathers Day!
June 19, 2022
Being a great dad can mean so many things. From offering advice when the going gets tough, to giving the perfect hug or lightening up the mood with a cheesy yet aptly timed joke, fathers are simply the best. That being said, happy Fathers Day! View Post

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