Most stores pay about $5 per item to add the item to their website and maintain it.
If a store offers 1,000s of items, that gets very expensive quickly. Therefore, most stores give up and don’t add items online.
What if there was a way to cut this cost? There is. Bridge puts items online for retailers for $.01 a piece. As such, Bridge has cut maintenance costs for 100s of stores from $5.00 to $.01. We’re saving each store $1,000s and even $10,000s.
With Bridge’s technology, indie stores and brands finally have a chance to fight back against Amazon.com.
What costs go into adding and maintaining an item on a store's site? + Employee/labor hourly wage. + Time to take the picture and/or finding one online or requesting it from the manufacturer. + Time to enter in the product's information, including dimensions, brand logo, etc. + Time to properly organize the item in the correct department(s) on the site, such as putting a dinner plate in: Dining & Entertaining --> Dinnerware --> Dinner Plates. + A computer to add the item to the website. + A desk/space to have the computer. + Lighting for the desk/office/counter space where the computer is. + When the item's price changes, one must update the price. + When the item is discontinued, one must archive the item. + Insurance for the employee / work place.
Curious how much maintaining your site is costing your store? Bridge has a calculator that helps you see how much you're spending. Please find the calculator at the bottom of this page: https://www.bridgecatalog.com/for-retailers.cfm/sell-more