More than 65% of brands surveyed by Bridge offer free shipping, while just 14% of indie stores do. Brands often charge just $118 to quality for free shipping, while stores charge $190 (a $72 difference). Where would you shop?
Bridge analyzed the websites for the top-40 selling brands in the tabletop and giftware industry. We assessed what promotions and discounts, such free shipping, brands offer. Bridge did this because a product's price, which is impacted by discounts, is often the leading ...
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Scott Galloway, the NYU business professor and firebrand, pens a weekly, attention-grabbing article about business trends. In last week’s post, he noted the rise of the attention economy. (...Yes, my post is an attention-seeker writing about an attention-seeker writing about attention.) Comparing our current economy to those of the past, Mr. Galloway notes that today’s oil is time. He tracks the growth of digital companies like Netflix, Microsoft, Facebook, and TikTok that...
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Relying on file-sharing services like Dropbox to sell products often costs stores an extra $750 per brand and hurts sales
I work with 900 retailers who tell me they are drowning in a sea of Dropbox folders containing Excel files and product images. What can we do about this? First, let’s review what’s happening: When a brand wants to share products with a store, it emails the store a link from Dropbox or a similar file-sharing service. A store may receive five to ten Dropbox links...
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This cool graphic of a receipt shows the impact of shopping small. AmEx’s shop small campaign, which overlaps with the shop local movement, encourages customers to shop at local, mom-and-pop businesses. Shopping at indie businesses allows customers to get items quickly and discover new finds.
We support the shop local movement and the AmEx shop small campaign. Bridge helps this movement by filling the websites of America’s best indie shops with thousands of products, ...
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Create a gift registry for any occasion here at deGuise Interiors. With personal guidance and service from our Registry Specialist, Michele, you will enjoy access to the finest brands in entertaining and home decor. We offer beautiful gifts for any occasion or milestone from well-loved brands including Juliska, Lenox, Annieglass, Beatriz ball, Anna Weatherley, Badash, Mottahedeh, Reed & Barton, Salisbury, Kate Spade, Casa Fina, Skyros Designs and more!
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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RETAILERS AND BRANDS GRAVITATE TO BRIDGE AMIDST PANDEMIC
For Immediate Release
Businesses Rush to Bridge During Pandemic
July 27, 2020
New York, NY – Bridge, an online e-commerce community, saw significant increases in membership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retail membership increased by 17% and nine brands joined the platform, including Lenox, Kate Spade, Dansk, and Richard Ginori.
Since the spring, eighty stores have joined Bridge’s e-commerce service, bringing the ...
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Marchesa for Lenox gets a shout-out in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. The article shares show homebound people are treating themselves by using fine china more frequently.
Lenox will soon join the Smart Brand program.
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A store owner named Alice from South Carolina called me this AM:
She owns a jewelry store started more than 50 years ago.
Like most retailers, she has an older website with little product on it and no online registry.
While the economy was good, Alice kept putting off investing in a new website.
When the Coronavirus outbreak happened last week, she faced the reality of having to spend $5k on a new website that would take two months to setup. Alice feels that is too much
Happy to see lots of Smart Products in this month's HFN magazine. New products from:
Lenox
Casafina
Badash
Mariposa
Beatriz Ball
Waterford
iittala
Pampa Bay
These Smart Products are instantly added to your Bridge Catalog.
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December 7, 2019
December 7, 2019
Please STAY IN YOUR WARM CAR by ordering ONLINE OR VIA THE TEL: 570-489-4060) for a CURB SIDE PICKUP !!! ... Just pull into our lot; look at one of our pretty store windows; let us know you are here ... and we will bring your FREELY WRAPPED GIFTS out to you !!! ... ... 7 Days a Week (and Evenings Too) for the Holidays @ Live With It --- 1503 Main Street, Suite 1, Peckville, PA 18452 (570-489-4060)
--- Monday thru Friday: 10am - 8:00pm ...
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Can I get a BIG WOW this morning?? I just spoke to my customer service Rep for Lenox Corp. and found out their CEO, Mr. Ryder, has discontinued all of Lenox's fine crystal stemware!!! Whaaaaat!!! He is reducing SKU's and thinks fine entertaining is out! Well I beg to differ! I think fine dining is on the incline after a slight reprieve. And to top it off, they did not inform us of this decision so we could have a chance to fulfill any orders that we have to complete our Bride or customers ...
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April 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Mads Ryder, the new CEO of Lenox, is profiled in this monthβs Tableware Today. Lenox owns Reed & Bartonβa Smart Brand member.
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February 8, 2019
February 8, 2019
Chalked today because we love you ... and would like to see you --- at our beautiful little store in Peckville, PA
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November 1, 2018
November 1, 2018
Enjoy 25% off all Lenox gift items! These are great for the holidays, to spruce up your home or for gift-giving!
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