Work With the Nation's Leading Brands and Indie Shops to Support Main Street
Shop Local is a fast-growing e-commerce and gift registry platform providing services to leading independent retailers and premium brands. Based in New York, NY, Shop Local is seeking candidates to support the existing software and build out new services that will change the retail industry.
We are a small dev team who works in a full stack fashion. There are many opportunities to sharpen your skills as well as ...
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MEMBERSHIP SURGES 50% IN E-COMMERCE COMMUNITY Online Shopping Boom Drives Retail Industry to Team Up On Bridge
NEW YORK, NY, July 30, 2021 – Bridge, an e-commerce community, reported a record increase in membership as the pandemic continued to rattle the retail landscape. In the last 12 months, 275 retail stores joined Bridge, bringing the total membership to more than 826 stores—a 50% increase. ...
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Many businesses are struggling during the state-mandated shelter-in-place orders. One industry that is weathering the storm well is technology. Technology companies often deliver services digitally, which obviously makes them ideal to side-step these orders--but they often utilize another feature that makes them profitable now and in general: subscriptions.
Scott Galloway, a business leader and host of an online business class called 'The Sprint,' recently brought to my attention the ...
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I developed Bridge Network, an e-commerce platform, that is not included in this article. Here are some things I have learned over the last 20 years of e-commerce development:
1. The articleβs ranking criteria includes themes and templates. I believe you don't need an assortment of templates to have a functioning (or successful) e-commerce site. Just look at ...
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First read:
There are millions of indie stores in the world who don’t get to succeed online. They get ripped off by web designers and coders, pay more in local taxes than big tech companies, don’t have access to cheap money from Wall St. (like big tech companies), and can’t protect themselves from hackers looking to steal credit cards. They are prevented them from running their business, helping their customers, and servicing their communities. Due to these expenses and ...
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June 16, 2019
June 16, 2019
Business lunch: how retail is changing :)
Old retail is 80% analog. This consists of: the physical store, staff, customer service training, etc. What youβd expect walking into a Saks or Macy's. And it's about 20% tech: computers, cash registers (POS systems), mobile shopping, Google ranking, apps, hiring social influencers, Instagram, etc.
Today, the retailers that are well positioned, growing, and 'hot' carry the opposite equation: they're 20% analog and 80% tech.
There are millions of indie stores in the world who donβt get to succeed online. They get ripped off by web designers and coders, have to pay local taxes unlike many Amazon sellers, donβt have access to cheap money from Wall St. like Amazon.com, and get attacked by hackers looking to steal credit cards, all factors which prevent them from running their business, helping their customers, and servicing their communities. Because of these expenses and obstacles, ...
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December 27, 2017
December 27, 2017
Are you using the right e-commerce software? If you ask yourself that, you should start by asking if your business uses cloud-based e-commerce software. Your answer to this may decide your business' future.
Your business should be using cloud-based e-commerce software. This software has many advantages over static software.
Benefits include: - Always up to date. - Offers the newest features. - Less expensive. - Better looking visually. - More secure. - Works on more devices, such as new mobile ...
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February 23, 2017
February 23, 2017
Curious if your website is on the right track? Check out these trends that we put together to help you see where websites are going.
These are the trends for medium to small sized retail websites.
Retail Web Design Trends: - Time to launch a site: From months to almost instant. - Web design cost: From thousands of dollars to almost free. - Aesthetic: From decorative to super functional. - Connectedness: From isolated to part of a web of services. - Number of products offered: From hundreds to tens ...
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January 15, 2017
January 15, 2017
Main Street vs. Wall Street How a 4-person web design firm united 200 indie stores against a $40m competitor
What if someone said that they're spending $40 million to beat up your small business? That's what new online gift registry retailer Zola plans to do. (Please see attached NY Times picture.) Gift registries are the last refuge of small, Main Street businesses and Zola has borrowed (in the banking world they call it "raised") $40m to swipe this registry business. Zola is backed by the same ...
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July 29, 2016
July 29, 2016
Today's WSJ reminds us that the web is a tough place to make money. Walgreens just lost about $429 million on a bad web decision. Bridge reduces your risk my doing much of the web design, inventory, and e-marketing for you.
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September 8, 2012
September 8, 2012
Arthur Court reviews Solarek Studio website design work
From Arthur Court regarding our recent website redesign for it:
August 29, 2012
Re: Review of Solarek Studio
It was our pleasure to work with Solarek Studio on the redesign of our website this year. Jason and his team helped us from start to finish, offering support and advice at every stage. During the whole process, from early design, page mockup, beta testing and then launch, the service we received was outstanding.
Many business owners consider choosing a website design company primarily based upon the colors and pictures in the website company's portfolio. That is somewhat understandable considering the subconscious emotional connection that images and colors make.
Problem with this approach: Most of those pictures were provided by someone else, most likely a photographer and/or culled from a stock photo website. Furthermore, pictures don't get one ranked in Google, ...
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January 8, 2010
January 8, 2010
Luxury e-commerce websites make their sites lively and fun
The article below from the New York Times is about selling and promoting luxury goods online (such as Prada and Burberry). I suggest browsing the article because it shows how some companies are properly using the the web to make money.
Excerpt: Selling luxury goods online isnβt the problem β thatβs a done deal. Rather, it is that designers and fashion chiefs... canβt seem to grasp the most obvious aspect of the ... Web.
Wall St. Journal: As Stores Sputter, Sales Sizzle Online
As Stores Sputter, Sales Sizzle Online Dec. 15 Sets Record for Web-Site Revenue; Sears, Macy's,Other Big Retailers Lure Internet Shoppers By GEOFFREY A. FOWLER
A holiday season of Web price wars and aggressive online promotions by store-based retailers is leaving e-commerce a larger force in American retail.
While sales conducted at brick-and mortar stores are about flat this season compared with 2008, online retailing grew 4% from the ...
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November 11, 2009
November 11, 2009
Luxury website design for Connecticut store
I recently designed and coded a new website for a home goods store in Westport, Connecticut. In the attached image, I show my strategy behind the site design. I'd be happy to hear any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you.
You're invited to view the live website here: www.lcrwestport.com
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October 21, 2009
October 21, 2009
Should you offer free shipping on your website?
Please see below. This article from today's Wall St. Journal explores the expectation for free shipping when buying online. My advice to clients: - Let's better promote our free shipping offer for orders made online. - Let's e-mail a coupon to past customers either for an amount off the purchase, or something about free shipping. - Can we lower our free shipping baseline, or offer a free upgrade to quicker shipping? aka: 2 day shipping?
1. There is strength in numbers. The sum of our network provides leverage with brands, manufacturers, and distributor. 2. We can easily and quickliy compare retailer information (e.g. sales ...
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August 16, 2009
August 16, 2009
Use the five senses to sell
Many of my clients show pictures of their items in an effort to sell it. Humans do have sight, but they also have other senses. How can we depict what we're selling in terms of the 5 senses, such as what sound the product brings to mind (a luxury silver set may be accompanied by picture of a piano at a luxury restaurant with dinners in the background), taste (pictures of food), and touch (pictures of things that elicit the feel of the item). I don't think a website ...
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