When we compared our registry service to other registry software, we found 17 unique ways that our registry service helps gift givers, registrants, & merchants. Many other registry services don’t offer these 17 features below.
6 Ways Our Service Helps Gift Givers in Ways That Other Services Do Not
Gift Giver’s Experience (E.g. Friend or family member giving a gift)
The gift giver can easily find the registrant’s gift list because the service helps merchants rank
As a store owner, you know how important it is to choose a registry service that works well for you, your employees, your registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). In addition to working well, the registry service should offer your store good value (price vs. results).
When looking for registry software, some retailers consider MyRegistry.com for their registry service. MyRegistry.com offers gift registry creation and management features that integrate with a retailer's Shopify ...
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As a store owner, you know how important it is to choose a registry service that works well for you, your employees, your registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). In addition to working well, the registry service should offer your store good value (price vs. results).
When looking for registry software, some retailers consider Gift Reggie for their registry service. Gift Reggie offers gift registry creation and management features that integrate with a retailer's Shopify ...
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Next week is the Dallas trade show and next month is the Atlanta show. As you may know, I was a sales rep for 5 years. I owned a retail store, Magnon Jewelers, which was founded in 1890, for 37 years. Due to this, I know that preparing for the trade shows is a daunting task. Was I ever truly ready? :)
Let's help you and your stores make the most of the upcoming trade shows.
During the trade shows, Shop Local will pay you to help your stores. Plus, we'll...
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In a 2007 article in The New Yorker, Atul Gawande, a surgeon and an author, advocatedthat more hospitals use checklists. He cited many medical studies showing how checklists save lives (and money). Implementing one checklist, a hospital "…prevented forty-three infections and eight deaths, and saved two million dollars in costs." The startling part: the list was only five steps long! In other words, people don’t consistently follow...
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We've added a new feature to your Bridge: each of your registries now has a unique QR code. You, your registrants, and gift-givers can use these codes to quickly access registries and shop.
In the example shown, we see a wedding registry for Melly Jones & Jason Johnson at the Luxury Gift Shop. This registry has a unique QR code. The store can print this QR code and place it in a display in the store. When a customer (or staff member) in the store wants to access the ...
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Bridge has added a new feature to help you more quickly boost your registry sales. Your Bridge now lets you track the software that registrants use for their event website. For example, a bride may use The Knot. When your store or the bride enters the software provider The Knot, your Bridge will tailor instructions to the registrant to add a link from The Knot leading back to your website.
We're updated two features on your gift registry lists:
On a gift registry, customers buy gifts and a threshold may be met for gifts desired. When this occurs, no more gifts for the item are needed. When this occurs, the software needs to visually alert other customers to choose other gifts. With our update, purchased items now show a gray, translucent screen over them with a blue ribbon "Gifting Completed." Previously, we simply
Part of my job is to review registry software. I ensure that it works well for retailers, registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). I also assess whether it offers good value (price vs results).
A retailer recently shared with me that it uses the service MyRegistry.com. I reviewed the retailer's site and how a customer would make a registry purchase via MyRegistry.com. For privacy purposes, I changed the name of the store in the screenshots shown.
Your home page now shows more pictures of registrants.
Benefits:
+ This will increase you sales.
+ This will increase your Google ranking.
Details:
Your Newsfeed now shows:
+ A congratulations for those celebrating a wedding.
+ A reminder for those registrants celebrating anniversaries.
+ When a registrant opens a registry
When potential a registrant see these posts, she or he will be be more likely to register at the store. When a registrant or customer scrolls down your Newsfeed...
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Your software now better promotes free shipping and free gift wrapping. Next to each item, if applicable, it says "Free Delivery" and "Free Gift Wrapping."
This change keeps your store competitive with Zola and other retailers which are promoting free delivery.
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Thursday, June 20, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Location: Dallas Market Center
You're Invited...
Join us to learn the 7 secrets to growing your gift registry business.
Why Attend? • Sell 13% more ~ Retailers offering a gift registry service report selling more. • Two million weddings will occur in the U.S this year. • The average gift ...
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March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018
Watch the Webinar:
Gift Registry 202 ~ Advanced Registry Features
In this webinar, I cover:
1. Recap of 101 webinar.
2. Confirming a registrant completed the five-step incentive program.
3. Utilizing the weekly emails that warn you about missing information and/or sales.
4. Using the Items requested page.
5. Using the Registry Administration page.
6. Using Registry ID # and special pricing.
7. Using Registry Accounting page.
8. Using the new Redemption Period feature.
9. Finding ...
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August 11, 2017
August 11, 2017
Gift Registry 101 Webinar
Watch this webinar to learn:
+ How a customer makes a gift registry purchase on your site.
+ How to view registry orders made on your site.
+ How to add and remove registry features.
+ How to start a new registry.
+ How to boost referrals.
+ How to make your brides happier.
Audience: for retailers
Please contact Bridge for the webinar link.
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August 8, 2017
Gift Registry 101 Training August 8th, 9th, and 10th
The average gift registry purchase is $151. That's 151 reasons to master your registry software.
Join us for a free online training where we show you: + How a customer makes a gift registry purchase on your site. + How to view registry orders made on your site. + How to add and remove registry features. + How to start a new registry. + How to boost referrals. + How to make your bride's happier.
Benefits: increase your gift registry sales and help your ...
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April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017
In Montgomery Alabama, Marquirette's offers the finest in Diamonds, Gemstones, gold & platinum jewelry. Marquirette's has full jewelry manufacturing, repair and appraisal services available. Marquirette's Bridal Giftware Showroom & Registry features over 60 brands and is now on Bridge! One stop shopping from engagement rings to wedding registires, we are so delighted to be in such good company.
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Recently, two business friends told me to check out Shopify. They said they were using it to manage online stores. Since my company Bridge offers e-commerce software to 200+ retailers, I was curious to see how Shopify compared.
I signed up for an account as if I were a retailer.
I thought the sign up process was pretty easy. They didn't even ask me for a password. They automatically gave me one that I could change later.
New registry feature: your registry management page now shows you more insights. Your registry page now shows you: - On average how close your brides are getting to completing their incentive program. - On average how many of your registries have an official wedding website added.
As a general rule, your want your brides to get as close as possible to 100% for the registry incentive. Reason: this program cost effectively boosts your registry referrals.
As a general rule, you also want all ...
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