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October 10, 2024 Spotlight Pattern: Costa Nova Marrakesh
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Spotlight Pattern: Costa Nova Marrakesh
October 10, 2024
Costa Nova’s Marrakesh was designed by famed French florist Christian Tortu, inspired by Yves Saint Laurent’s Les Jardins de Majorelle, the couturier’s botanical garden in Marrakesh that features the warm tones of sandy walls, vibrant spice colors found in bustling markets, and the rich hues of traditional fabrics, a collection with a keen eye to sustainability and Moroccan mystique.
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This isn't Christian Tortu's first collection for ...
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August 13, 2024 Grand Opening! Specials and Giveaways Event!
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Grand Opening! Specials and Giveaways Event!
August 13, 2024
​​​​Please join us in celebrating this exciting new chapter
August 16
at our beautiful new location:
Pieces of Eight
5427 Johnston Street
Lafayette, LA
Time Plaza Shopping Center

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY:ο»Ώ
Be part of the official ribbon cutting at 10 AM and witness the start of this wonderful journey.
ALL-DAY SPECIALS:
Enjoy exclusive specials throughout the day as a "thank you" for your continued support and loyalty.
GIVEAWAYS:
Don't miss our fabulous ...
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July 18, 2024 Congrats to the Best of Mississippi Weddings 2024 Winners πŸ†
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Congrats to the Best of Mississippi Weddings 2024 Winners πŸ†
July 18, 2024
Congratulations to the following Shop Local members for being selected by readers of Mississippi Magazine for the Best of Mississippi Weddings 2024:

Best Hostess Gifts Best Bridal Registry ...
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April 3, 2024 Loss > Gain
What your business can learn from the celebrated economist Daniel Kahneman
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Loss > Gain
What your business can learn from the celebrated economist Daniel Kahneman
April 3, 2024
Daniel Kahneman, the celebrated economist, passed away last month. The Nobel Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner gave us insights into the economics of the mind, such as people fearing loss more than gain, making short sighted decisions, and overly relying on feelings. 

We can often use Mr. Kahneman's insights in our business's daily operations.

Risk Assessment
Jason Zweig’s The Wall St. Journal profile on him shares an insight about calculating risk.  ...
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January 2, 2024 Casa Alegre AMAZŌNIA Dinnerware helps to reforest the Amazon
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Casa Alegre AMAZŌNIA Dinnerware helps to reforest the Amazon
January 2, 2024

AMAZŌNIA by Casa Alegre was developed in partnership with Ecoarts Amazōnia. Stoneware made in Portugal that is dishwasher and microwave safe reflecting the colors and textures of the rainforest floor. Part of the revenue from the collection will be channeled back into the reforestation of the Amazon's Mato Grosso area through the planting of native fruit trees, which will help preserve an environmental, cultural, social and scientific heritage that is crucial to the future of humankind.

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December 4, 2023 RetailDive Reports Online and Mobile Sales are the Winner for Black Friday 2023
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RetailDive Reports Online and Mobile Sales are the Winner for Black Friday 2023
December 4, 2023
According to a recent RetailDive report, online and mobile purchases for Black Friday sales were the strongest, with smartphone sales leading at 54% of online sales. The article states consumers spent a record $9.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics. That’s up 7.5% from last year.

Industry experts forecast that consumer spending will be up 2-3% year over year. The National Retail Federation projects 3-4% year over year. Consumers are cautious about ...
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October 8, 2023 Meet Your Neighbors: Amazon Operates an Illegal β€œWarehouse” at the USPS
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Meet Your Neighbors: Amazon Operates an Illegal β€œWarehouse” at the USPS
October 8, 2023
Amazon and third-party delivery services have setup a “warehouse” outside the Astor Place USPS office.  This is not a truck parking for five minutes.  This a day-long, everyday occurrence. I’ve seen this same scene on a daily basis all around the city for the last three years. 

This hurts local retailers. While the local businesses pay extra taxes to operate a store in southern Manhattan, it costs Amazon much less to park a delivery truck (permanently?), put ...
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September 1, 2023 New Book About Amazon and Walmart
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New Book About Amazon and Walmart
September 1, 2023
Read The Wall Journal book review:

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/winner-sells-all-review-battle-of-bricks-and-clicks-c40d56b5# View Post
August 18, 2023 Form, Function, and Fabulousness!
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Form, Function, and Fabulousness!
August 18, 2023
The VIDA Acrylic Ice Bucket is a clear winner for summer entertaining! Rendered in crystal clear acrylic, it is a stunning addition on a bar cart, and adds a striking, modern dimension to your home. The generous ice bucket is great for chilling wine out on the back patio and ideally suited for indoor and outdoor entertainment! View Post
July 18, 2023 To Kill a Mockingbird
How a company's sales and growth can be affected by the message it conveys to customers.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
How a company's sales and growth can be affected by the message it conveys to customers.
July 18, 2023
Allbirds stock is down 95% since its November 2021 initial public offering. People may say the company launched the wrong products (did you buy one of their puffer jackets?) or tried to grow too quickly.  I believe there is a larger reason: you can’t scale a company by leading with an environmental message—which is Allbirds’s pitch. Consumers rank saving the planet as one of their least pressing concerns when making a purchase. The leading factors consumers look for when ...
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May 26, 2023 BOSS MAN ❌ BOSS WOMAN
BOSS MAN ❌ BOSS WOMAN
May 26, 2023
Owning a business is no small feat, but in recent years, women have taken on starting their own businesses, leaving the nine-to-five to become entrepreneurs. In 2022, they were more likely to start a business than men. Last year, women-owned businesses had higher earnings growth (27% increase) than male-owned firms (22%). Still, male-owned businesses received $93,000 in funding, while women-owned businesses received $56,000. There are nearly 13 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., and the...
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May 9, 2023 July is Independent Retailer Month
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July is Independent Retailer Month
May 9, 2023
I was happy to learn that a group is promoting July as Independent Retailer Month.  Shop Local supports indie shops and thinks this is a good idea.

In particular, I liked the marketing ideas on their Resources page, including these:
  • Bonus buck: Give customers a $1 coupon for every $10 they spend in your store in July. The coupon is redeemable in August.
  • Happy hour: Offer red, white and blue cookies/cupcakes with refreshments to promote the ‘independent’ touch. You
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March 14, 2023 THIN and SIMPLE
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THIN and SIMPLE
March 14, 2023
THIN AND SIMPLE says it all, a perfect moniker for Pampa Bay’s latest juggernaut, a throwback to the shapes and looks the company achieved in stainless steel, its one-time material of choice, a decade ago. Then, in 2016, Carlos Barbagallo, president and owner, decided to segue into the dishwasher-safe, tarnish-free porcelain that looks like metal, using a proprietary, state-of-the-art technology that’s neither painted nor glazed. “Thin and Simple is our homage to the looks we ...
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February 28, 2023 Cucina Fresca
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Cucina Fresca
February 28, 2023
Cucina Fresca became one of VIETRI's most beloved dinnerware collections. An American Design Award winner, this collection is fresh, warm, and irresistibly Italian, and we are thrilled to bring it out of retirement in honor of VIETRI's 40th anniversary. View Post
January 31, 2023 Best Wine Games
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Best Wine Games
January 31, 2023
There are many ways to enjoy wine. Tasting it may be your first thought, of course, but what about learning things about wine and all your favorite varieties? If you enjoy a good game night, consider trying some of these fun wine games as part of your next one and test your knowledge or just have some fun!
Test your wine knowledge with a wine tasting game. Learn to identify wine in terms of region, vintage, and more based on taste and smell, only. You get to improve your wine knowledge while ...
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January 10, 2023 Even the World’s Best Restaurant is Concentrating on E-commerce
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Even the World’s Best Restaurant is Concentrating on E-commerce
January 10, 2023
Noma, the world-famous Copenhagen restaurant, is closing to concentrate on e-commerce.  Excerpt from the Times:

“Noma will become a full-time food laboratory, developing new dishes and products for its e-commerce operation, Noma Projects, and the dining rooms will be open only for periodic pop-ups.”


This change supports the breath and power of e-commerce, and portends coming changes for our retail industry.  It’s not that one can’t eke out a ...
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January 7, 2023 Congrats to Beatriz Ball, Casafina, LSA, and Barbara Stewart Interiors
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Congrats to Beatriz Ball, Casafina, LSA, and Barbara Stewart Interiors
January 7, 2023
The ARTS award ceremony last night had four finalists for best Tabletop brand:  Beatriz Ball, Casafina, Caskata, and LSA. I was pleased that three of the nominated brands use Bridge’s Product Syncing service (Beatriz Ball, Casafina, and LSA).

Congrats to the winner Beatriz Ball πŸ₯³

I’m also pleased to share that our client Barbara Stewart Interiors in Bowling Green Kentucky was nominated for best Design Studio. Congrats to the owner Susan Hoechner. 
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October 8, 2022 Winners Quit πŸšͺπŸ†
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Winners Quit πŸšͺπŸ†
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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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 22, 2022 Form, Function, and Fabulousness!
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Form, Function, and Fabulousness!
June 22, 2022
The VIDA Acrylic Ice Bucket is a clear winner for summer entertaining! Rendered in crystal clear acrylic, it is a stunning addition on a bar cart, and adds a striking, modern dimension to your home. This generous ice bucket is great for chilling wine out on the back patio and ideally suited for indoor and outdoor entertainment!  View Post

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