NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 15, 2024 – Shop Local, an e-commerce platform, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 60% 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 30 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 63% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has clients (48
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
A shopper, Joshua Looby, shared this reply to the email he received after placing an order on our Shop Local platform:
"Thank you, Jason, I love small business it's the backbone of the country and the world really. It's nice to see this level of care and customer service that most large-scale companies have forgotten about."
Joshua made a purchase at Thalia and Dahlia, an indie retailer in Ohio. After placing his order, Joshua received an email from Jason Solarek, Shop Local...
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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),
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
About two weeks ago in Charleston, SC, in spin class where I sounded like I was getting a hair transplant, I enjoyed being at once together with my friends in the class and yet competing with them. When they peddled harder and stood up, I wanted to also. Our competing didn't mean that there was one winner and everyone else lost. It wasn’t a zero-sum game. In that spin class, we all won. After that class, we all felt great. Competition is an ...
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Some people like to sit on the sofa and eat Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. I roll my eyes at this because I’m very different: I like to read the Wall St. Journal’s Christopher Mims …while eating an entire pint of Ben & Jerry’s on the sofa. This past weekend, Mr. Mims suggested companies may be reassessing where they source products, some even considering more domestic production. The motivation for this started a few years ago with the U.S.-China trade war, ...
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Goldsmith Cardel, a premium retailer in Ohio, shared with us this picture of its Bridge QR code in its window. When a customer scans this with their mobile phone, it will take them directly to Goldsmith Cardel’s Bridge Store home page. This saves the customer many steps, including: Googling the store, sorting through the results, and selecting the right result.
Bridges gives each retailer free QR codes for its important pages. You are invited to find these codes on your ...
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Your Bridge Store ranks highly in Google. As a test, try this: Google "Juliska Dinner Plate." In the results, you'll see two indie stores outperform Zola (a million-dollar funded online retailer) and Houzz (another well-funded, venture capital-backed player). The two indies stores do not have any venture capitalists or bankers funding them. They simply use: Bridge.
Thalia and Dahlia, an Ohio-based store, use Bridge. It ranks just below Saks Fifth Avenue--and it's just 3 ...
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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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May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019
Think that you've seen the most of Amazon? They're just getting started. They're building distribution centers across the country, further solidifying their position.
Ohio's Amazon distribution center count will go from 3 to 8. New York's distribution center count will go from 1 to 3. Georgia's distribution center count will go from 5 to 7.
We are at the beginning of retail change--not the end.
Do you want to boost your Google ranking and better promote your store?
Try 'domain masking.' Domain masking is a service that Bridge offers that hides the 'bridgecatalog' part of your domain name. With domain masking, your website addresses will be 'cleaner,' you'll increase your Google ranking, and you'll enjoy other benefits.
As an example, Vieuxtemps (a gift shop in Charleston) uses domain masking. Its website urls are:
I didnβt know that KitchenAid mixers were built in Ohio. And I didnβt know the lengths that owner Whirlpool takes to keep employees. Good job!
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January 8, 2019
January 8, 2019
I love this table setting. This was at my in-laws beautiful home in Ohio. Within minutes every place setting was filled with laughter and love.
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December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017
Longines watches Tradition, Performance, Elegance since 1832. Shulan's is the only Longines retailer in Northern Ohio.
Shulan's Fairlawn Jewelers is proud to be the only North East Ohio Longines retailer. Longines has a long history of timing events; from Charles Lindbergh flight across the Atlantic to a variety of equestrian and athletic sports.Award winning innovation since 1832.
Do you know what 'domain masking' is? It's a service that hides the 'bridgecatalog' part of your domain name and instead just shows your store name (e.g. http://www.shulans.com) Adding domain masking is very important to helping your store sell more.
Google ranks your website more highly when you have it. In addition, your store name will appear more prominently on 3rd-party sites like Myregistry.com. Please see the picture with this Chalk.
When a brides adds a link her registry with your store ...
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May 2, 2017
May 2, 2017
Goldsmith Cardel has been a leading resource for the very best in china, silver, gifts, and bridal registry services for 30 years. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, we have built relationships with the top artists and manufacturers around the world.
We strive to make our customer service one of the most important things we offer.We encourage our customers to engage us in conversation about their ideas and desires, so we can help them choose the perfect pattern, table service, and gifts. Thatβs ...
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