We are pleased to announce Anton Studio Designs' products are ready for Syncing.
Anton Studio Designs joins our network of 115+ premium brands that Sync products with 1,300+ fine indie stores.
Established in London in 2012, Anton Studio Designs aims to provide design conscious customers with stemware and glassware that reflects their own personal flair. They are a sophisticated brand whose products will transform any table setting into an unforgettable experience.&...
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I was inspired to read that what we do today as a software company can be traced back 42,000 years to a bone in a South African cave. I realized this after reading The Wall St. Journal’s review of ‘Empire of the Sum,’ a book about pocket calculators.
Here’s the lineage: We’re in the software business, which is a relative of the computer business, which is a relative of the pocket calculator business (just ask Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, who ...
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I believe in what we do here at Bridge. That fervor manifests in me seeing our logo’s color all around me, including in last night’s Empire State Building lights. One day we hope to be the sponsor of that lighting ⚪️🟢⚪️🟢⚪️🟢🌃
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New York magazine reports that shopping on Amazon is a mess. It’s got an antiquated interface and lots of spam results and reviews. It’s not a nice experience and you’re not sure what you’re buying.
Excerpt:
“There was the ’90s-retro e-commerce interface, which conceals a marketplace of literally millions of sellers, each scrapping for relevance, using Amazon as a sales channel for their own semi-independent businesses. It subjected ...
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We are introducing a brand new collection today, Empire! Inspired by one of New York's most famous landmarks, this collection will make a statement in any tablescape. Available as napkins and as table runners, it pairs beautifully with our Wicker Black Placemats!
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Today is an annual celebration held on May 5, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Happy Cinco De Mayo!
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Peloton’s new CEO, Barry McCarthy, was recently interviewed in the New York Times (Read the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/business/dealbook/barry-mccarthy-interview-peloton.html). The authors asked Mr. McCarthy if he thought that everyone who needs a workout bike already had one. They questioned where else a company making stationary exercise bikes can go (…an ironic question for a bike product that literally can’t move). The Times wanted to know what ...
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Today’s Times shares that Amazon Prime members often spend twice as much compared to those that aren’t members. This led to me ponder: What if a first step to reducing Amazon’s monopolies is just canceling a $119/year ‘membership’? Prime may be Amazon’s strength—as well as its achilles. If we can find a way to undermine it, I believe one can save money and our communities.
Last February e-commerce company Shopify Inc. replaced the “Ottawa, Canada” dateline that began its press releases and earnings reports with a strange new one: “Internet, Everywhere.” The geographical shift came at the insistence of Shopify’s founder and chief executive officer, Tobi Lütke, who tends to view such matters through the prism of cold, hard logic. In May 2020, only a few months into the pandemic, he’d made the early, seemingly rash decision to...
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We have exciting news: Retailers can now place wholesale orders via Bridge for 85 brands. If you are an authorized dealer, you can purchase from premium brands, including:
Today’s Times shares some of Amazon’s steps during the pandemic to grow its empire.
I used to tell retailers that they don’t know it, but they’re now in: the software business. I missed something in that statement. They are also now in the warehouse business. Websites and warehouses go hand in hand. They’re flip sides of the same coin.
As e-commerce grew, all the major retailers should have been growing their warehouse space. For example: if ...
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Yiren Lu shares her experience of setting up a Shopify store in the New York Times magazine. Ms. Lu reports the setup process was easy, but her online Shopify store failed because it lacked marketing, aka eyeballs and orders. In her next article, I hope Ms. Lu tries Bridge. Bridge Store helps members fill the marketing component that Shopify is missing. When a store joins Bridge, Bridge instantly points hundreds of links to the store from other Bridge members, which Google sees and ...
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Shopify's Chief Operating Office said on CNBC last week:
“While other companies are trying to build empires, we are arming the rebels...”
That's a clever quote that could be applied to our retailer base. Bridge is helping hundreds of retail 'rebels' fight back against the hegemony of Amazon. Bridge gives indie stores and brands the software tools they need to connect, sell, and grow.
Today is President's Day, and rebels fighting a big empire is fitting. Let the ...
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January 5, 2020
January 5, 2020
Does your store sell Rifle Paper Company? If so, this Times piece about the cofounder Anna Bond may interest you. Notably, the paper magnet uses many digital services (including Slack) to fuel her analog empire.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/business/rifle-paper-co.amp.html
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January 2, 2018
January 2, 2018
“Imagine the data collection power of Facebook wedded to the supply chain empire of Walmart—that’s Amazon.”
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June 14, 2017
June 14, 2017
Have u spent $100m on your website? Conde Nast did. And then closed it.
Operating an online business is expensive.
Excerpt:
Condé Nast, the publishing giant that owns magazine titles like Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair, is closing its first major experiment in online fashion retail, a mere nine months after its high-profile introduction.
The company said in a statement on Tuesday that Style.com, a global multibrand e-commerce site in which it had reportedly invested more than $100 million, had ceased ...
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January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016
For nearly 70 years, the superior craftsmen of Empire Silver have been producing sterling silver and pewter giftware valued for exceptional quality, high style and distinctive design.
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January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016
For nearly 70 years, the superior craftsmen of Empire Silver have been producing sterling silver and pewter giftware valued for exceptional quality, high style and distinctive design.
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July 26, 2015
July 26, 2015
We often post (lengthy!) Chalks about how to improve one's business. This image just seems to simply say it: view the world in new ways. :)
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May 26, 2015
May 26, 2015
Sterling baby gifts are an heirloom to be treasured. Empire Silver has sterling rattles, baby cups, porringers, brush and comb sets all beautifully gift boxed.
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