The Atlantic shares how Chinese factories have found a new way around U.S. retailers and into our homes: Chinese apps. SHEIN and other Chinese apps are bypassing Amazon to be a new leader in Chinese goods. In addition to Amazon, Target, Walmart, and indie shops now have a new group of digital competitors embedded in customers’ pockets.
Except from The Atlantic article:
MATERIAL WORLD
IS THIS HOW AMAZON ENDS?
An open embrace of cheap foreign products has helped ...
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Congratulations to The Ivy House in Dallas! The store has reached 1,500 customer reviews.
This number of reviews, and the exceedingly positive comments, reflect what a lovely business it offers.
To Laura May, the owner, and her staff, we praise you.
How does Bridge's review software work?
Our review software is included by default with Bridge Store for free. (Other e-commerce software often makes a store pay to add this feature.) Our software emails customers and ...
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April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
Happy to see all the 5-star customer reviews posted to Suzanne Roberts Gifts’ Bridge page.
Please share with us your successes and experiences with reviews. Reviews help increase your Google ranking, boost staff morale, and inform your potential customers.
Did you know that customer reviews are responsible for about 10% of your store's Google ranking? Bridge gives stores free Review Us table tents. Request a review tent from us and we’ll mail you two tents for free. You can make a request by using the comments field below.
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August 3, 2017
August 3, 2017
How important are reviews to your business? It turns out, very important. Read my latest column from Tableware Today magazine on the importance of reviews.
Turning Reviews Into Sales
Does this sound like you...You need a hedge trimmer so you click on Google, read a few reviews, head to Home Depot, and make a purchase. You’re on a favorite clothing store’s website. The pants you’re interested in have poor fit comments so you choose something else. The reviews for the family theme park say it’s dirty...
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June 19, 2017
June 19, 2017
How important are reviews to your business? It turns out, very, Today's NY Times references the recent Pew survey, that found 82% of adults read online reviews before purchasing a product for the first time.
What's also interesting is Despite Surge, Most Prefer Real Stores To E-Commerce. Read the full story below or click the link.
Even though nearly four out of five Americans are online shoppers—and the numbers of both mobile and social shoppers are growing fast—new research from the Pew ...
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April 26, 2017
April 26, 2017
Do you need content to post to Bridge and social media? We have lots of sources for you. Check out the graphic here that shares the Sources to Create Social Media Content using Bridge. Sources include: - Products. Your Bridge store has 1,000's of products in it that you can share to social media. Each item in your account has a share link. - Chalks. Your Bridge gives you fresh news each day from your brands and sales reps. Share these Chalks. - Reviews. Your Bridge software collects customer reviews...
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