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November 14, 2023 SCAM ALERT: Don’t Click on Facebook Ads About AI
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SCAM ALERT: Don’t Click on Facebook Ads About AI
November 14, 2023
Small businesses are getting hacked via Facebook ads, shares Today’s The Wall St. Journal.  The ads purport to offer Google’s AI engine Bard, but instead steal the business’s social media account access. 

Read the full article: https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-sues-to-block-ai-ads-preying-on-small-businesses-5e9c01d5?st=0t2f67ii9ekpuyd&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
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September 6, 2023 Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States
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Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States
September 6, 2023
NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 06, 2023 – Shop Local, an e-commerce platform, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 64% of states for wedding gift purchases. The findings are based on a recent study that Shop Local conducted regarding wedding registry purchasing. 

Study Findings:
  • For 32 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 64% of all states.  When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has
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September 3, 2023 Jugaad’a Do What Jugaad’a Do 🚀
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Jugaad’a Do What Jugaad’a Do 🚀
September 3, 2023
India last month joined three other countries in the exclusive club that has put a craft on the moon. What’s unique about India’s accomplishment is that it did this at a fraction of what the U.S. spends on space exploration, shares Ben Cohen in The Wall St. Journal. While the U.S.’s NASA program has a $24b budget, India’s ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) budget is just $1.3b. India, which started its space program in 1963, is able to do more with less because of ...
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October 24, 2022 Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
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Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
October 24, 2022
NEW YORK, NY, Oct. 24, 2022 – Bridge, an e-commerce community, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 76% of states for wedding gift purchases. The findings are based on a recent study that Bridge conducted regarding wedding registry purchasing. 

Study Findings:
  • For 38 state searches, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 76% of all states.  When just calculating the states in which Bridge has clients (48),
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October 10, 2022 In 35 States, Stores Using Bridge Rank on Page 1 of Google
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In 35 States, Stores Using Bridge Rank on Page 1 of Google
October 10, 2022
In 35 states, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google when doing a wedding registry related search.  In many states, Bridge Stores dominated the results. For example, for Georgia and South Carolina searches Bridge Stores claimed six spots on Google's first page. 

Study Details: 
  • We Googled "gift registry" and the state’s name. 
  • We researched results for 48 states. (Bridge has clients in 48 states; the only states that don
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February 2, 2022 Rapha 🚴‍♂️
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Rapha 🚴‍♂️
February 2, 2022
I recently bought a pair of jeans from the bike-lifestyle company Rapha. I find Rapha's stores, emails, and mission to be inspiring to Bridge, and I'll explain why.

First, you may ask, "What is Rapha?"  Rapha is a product company that sells goods for biking, including shirts, shorts, helmets, and accessories. What is unique is the lengths it goes to foster a community (and sales!) by having a coffee shop in it, organizing riding events,  offering members-only clothing...
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October 17, 2021 Reuters: Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promote its own brands
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Reuters: Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promote its own brands
October 17, 2021
I have read many reports about Amazon USA copying products, so I found this new story about Amazon India to be consistent with the company's larger approach.

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https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-india-rigging/ View Post
August 25, 2021 A Sense of Fall
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A Sense of Fall
August 25, 2021
Every sense elicits a visceral reaction. More than most, touch creates a sense of safety and warmth, lets us immediately know if we like something or not.

MacKenzie-Childs textiles are made by the best craftspeople in India, the heart of fabrics that you’ll love.

Stay tuned for the new collection launching on August 30th. View Post
April 27, 2021 Success Story: Bridge Saved A Store $7,500 and 13 Weeks of Labor
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Success Story: Bridge Saved A Store $7,500 and 13 Weeks of Labor
April 27, 2021
The Carriage House in Indianola, MS, signed up for a Bridge Store today. In just a few hours, it had an online store, a gift registry, and 10,000+ products to offer.

Without Bridge, a store often pays about $750 for every 1,000 products it adds to its website--and this takes about 50 hours.

By using Bridge, the store has already saved about $7,500 and 500 hours (about 13 weeks).

The Carriage House offers on its Bridge Store the full product offerings from fine brands like Annieglass, ...
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April 27, 2021 In 29 States, Our Stores have a Page 1 Google Ranking
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In 29 States, Our Stores have a Page 1 Google Ranking
April 27, 2021
Bridge is helping indie stores take back market share: 
  • When searching for gift registries, Google displays on page 1 more retailers using Bridge software than any other retailer or software provider. 
  • Stores using Bridge are beating big-box stores such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, and Target in Google.
  • We are helping stores out rank online players like Amazon and Zola.
  • Bridge retailers are also ranking higher than stores using other e-commerce software such as Shopify,
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January 17, 2021 Herend Princess Victoria Gray Dinner Plate and Indian Basket Dessert Plate with Capdeco City Grey Fork
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Herend Princess Victoria Gray Dinner Plate and Indian Basket Dessert Plate with Capdeco City Grey Fork
January 17, 2021
Herend Princess Victoria Gray Dinner Plate and Indian Basket Dessert Plate with Capdeco City Grey Fork View Post
May 18, 2020 How to Help Your Stores--and Be a Hero
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How to Help Your Stores--and Be a Hero
May 18, 2020
FOR SALES REPS AND BRANDS

Last week, a Beatriz Ball sales rep helped Sara, the owner of The Monogram Shoppe in Indiana, succeed online. As you know, everyone is shopping online. Here is how the rep helped the store:
  • The sales rep provided a Bridge sign-up sheet to the store.
  • The store used the sheet to ask Beatriz Ball and other brands to sync products.
  • The store emailed Bridge this sheet.
  • Bridge quickly processed this sheet and emailed the store back a free Bridge account.&
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March 16, 2020
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March 16, 2020
The Lodhi Garden Collection explores the study of nature and foliage from around the world. Inspired by Michael Aram's morning walks at the park near his home in New Delhi, India, each shape references leaves that he picks up along the way. Adding an artful and symbolic element, the leaves are etched in contrasting patterns, suggesting the life cycle of the leaf, and its passage through time. The forged brass stems speak to Michael’s love of mixed metals and handcraftsmanship. View Post
August 25, 2019
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August 25, 2019
Royal Crown Derby's Seasons Accents Indian Summer Plate in Gift Box View Post
May 2, 2019
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May 2, 2019
The road to India opens and puts you fever.
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February 25, 2019
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February 25, 2019
India is continuing to raise the bar for e-commerce companies operating in it but may be going too far. One element of the draft rules says that entities available in India have to be a registered business entity in India. According to this, if a person accessed Bridge in India to buy a gift for a friend in Florida, the Florida business would have to be registered in India? That barrier to entry may be too for the small business in Florida. View Post
February 2, 2019
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February 2, 2019
India has passed rules to encourage local businesses to grow and thwart Amazon’s bulldozing of smaller businesses. They call it the “national champion” program. I suggest that local states start a simlair program. Amazon, legally based in Delaware and overseas, isn’t a friend to your local town or state on account of its hurting indie businesses and skimping on taxes. Instead of cities competing for the Amazon HQ, they likely should’ve competed for solutions to stop big online entities from ...
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December 28, 2018
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December 28, 2018
India is passing laws to stop big tech from cornering the market. Does the U.S. government need to take a page from India? China, not our first go to for policy direction, has similarly had success with regulating its market to support local tech companies over international ones. I think some large U.S. tech companies engage in predatory behavior and have advantages that need to be curtailed to allow smaller, local U.S. companies to grow. Unfettered capitalism isn’t capitalism. It’s abusive ...
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December 7, 2018
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December 7, 2018
Remember to visit us Saturday for the India Hicks Holiday Trunk Show. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The letters are available in sterling silver or gold vermeil. The letters are a leading favorite jewelry item to worn as a pendant.

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Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 Join us for India Hicks Holiday Trunk Show on Saturday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lots of beautiful gift ideas! See you then.

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Press: Shop Local & Bridge in the News
Shop Local Merchants Rank Higher than MyRegistry.com and Shopify Merchants
Shop Local Merchants Rank Higher than MyRegistry.com and Shopify Merchants
September 2023

Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States
Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States
September 2023

Tableware Today: Free Shipping Pays Off
Tableware Today: Free Shipping Pays Off
March 2023

Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
October 2022

HFN: Bridge Experiences Record Growth
HFN: Bridge Experiences Record Growth
August 2021

Press Release: Bridge Membership Surges 50%
Press Release: Bridge Membership Surges 50%
July 2021

Four Trade Publications Report on Bridge's Growth
Four Trade Publications Report on Bridge's Growth
July 2020

HFN Editor Praises Bridge
HFN Editor Praises Bridge
March 2020

Seminars Offer Strategies for Independent Stores
Seminars Offer Strategies for Independent Stores
January 2020

Tableware Today Article: Chart Your Future Before Big Tech Does
Tableware Today Article: Chart Your Future Before Big Tech Does
November 2019

HFN Publishes Jason Solarek's 'Letter to the Editor'
HFN Publishes Jason Solarek's 'Letter to the Editor'
May 2019

HFN Shares Juliska is Joining Bridge
HFN Shares Juliska is Joining Bridge
March 2018

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