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Design an atmosphere made for gathering with handcrafted favorites made with love in Italy. Inspired by a walk through the lively street markets in Florence, Vietri Pumpkins is a playful yet sophisticated take on the fall harvest. Each piece is meticulously hand-painted and full of rich, one-of-a-kind detail that makes you want to linger around the table with your loved ones a little longer.
Stop at Glassworks in Shadyside to design...
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As we start to transition to Fall, deep earth toned colors inspired by Mother Nature's bounty come to the front of our palettes. Many even love using branches, foliage, feathers, and seasonal vegetation to decorate tables. Adorned with illustrations of found treasures from the forest floor, Juliska's Forest Walk Collection is inspired by these colors to bring an Autumnal feast indoors. An ode to the earth&...
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Brand new for your Fall and late Summer wardrobe, check out the P.J. Salvage Cloudy Days collection at Cheeks. Reminiscent of the sky on a partly cloudy day, the pattern is white and shades of blue that PJS calls "Denim". Pictured are the henley top and the pant, but shorts, a tank, and a robe are also available. As is the norm for P.J. Salvage, the pieces are very soft, cozy, and comfy. Stop at either Cheeks to get yours!
Glassworks and Cheeks offer some of the best deals of the year at the Shadyside Sidewalk Sale on Wednesday, July 28th to Sunday, August 1st.The event is to be held along Walnut St. during normal business hours.
Local businesses will participate and retailers will offer sales of up to 70% off! Savvy shoppers have flocked to the sale for more than 30 years. FREE 2 hour parking on residential streets just off of ...
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Business leader Scott Galloway said this past week on his podcast Pivot that "complexity is a tax on the poor." I'd expand on that and posit that: complexity is a tax on indie businesses.
What if indie businesses could reduce the complexity and costs of running an online business? I believe we can. Bridge is reducing the costs of running an online business for more than a thousand businesses.
How do we reduce the 'tax'? Bridge often helps a retailer set up an online store ...
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Take a walk on the wild side with Annieglass Cheetah.
Pair with Ruffle, Roman Antique or Edgey for an impact, add excitement to an existing china pattern.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Future Bridge Spokesperson?
Today's Wall St. Journal shares that Target stores saw a 20% increase in revenue--more than the chain had seen in the last 11 years combined. How did it do it? Target converted many of its physical stores into 'mini-warehouses,' where they can ship goods or have customers do curbside pick up.
What does this mean for indie stores? Stores will have to become more efficient in receiving online orders, which make up 40% of retail these ...
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This is our 'Save Local' seal. Save Local has a double meaning: one can save money by shopping locally and they can support local businesses.
Shopping online may result in shipping charges. When shopping local, one can skip the shipping charges--and receive the item instantly.
A hallmark of indie stores is that they are often in walkable areas. For this reason, the sticker has a shoe and a bicycle. When one shops at big box stores, one often doesn't walk. They drive. Similarly,...
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While walking on 9th St. in Manhattan, I noticed an American Express sidewalk decal. This decal inspired me to create a Bridge sidewalk decal for indie stores.
I think that stating 'shop local' or 'shop small' misses many of the key desires by shoppers. I think that customers want low prices, lots of selection, and fast delivery. Those are the reasons they shop at Amazon and at other big box stores. Ask yourself: would you shop at a store that has less selection? Higher prices? Slower ...
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I saw this poster in a shop window today while walking around Brooklyn. It's nice to see fellow small businesses taking a stand against Amazon and big commerce!
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Designed by Daniel Eltner for Moser, the shape of the handmade Rio vase was inspired by the mosaic tile pattern on the sidewalks of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. The colors reflect the effervescence and heat of the famous South American city. Stop at Glassworks to see the Rio Vase close up.
Jim Power, the legendary East Village mosaic artist, is profiled in the blog Bedford & Bowery. We share with Jim a passion to make local neighborhoods vibrant. Bridge commissioned Jim to create four mosaics for Bridge. Whereas Jim uses pieces of tile, marbles, and broken plates, Bridge's 'mosaics' are computer pixels. Regardless of the material, we both seek to help indie stores thrive. A vibrant community is a mosaic of indie businesses, artists, and organizations. The mosaics ...
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The health of our communities and even ourselves may depend on whether indie stores like Powell's succeeds.
Powell's Books, one of the nation's largest and best-known book retailers, has stopped selling on Amazon after 20+ years, shares RetailDive. The store cited how bad Amazon is long-term for itself and communities. The store realized it was sharpening its executioner’s sword, as Scott Galloway has said ruefully.
I found this quote from the owner insightful:...
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Inspired by a walk through the lively street markets in Florence, the VIETRI Pumpkin Assorted Serveware and Plates are a playful yet sophisticated take on the fall harvest.
While waiting for breakfast, I noticed this ‘Boycott Amazon’ sticker. I think that getting customers to stop something—or start something—is a tough practice. There are fields of science (psychology) and marketing (branding) dedicated to this. Is it easier to get someone to start or stop (boycott) something?
I think that offering a solution (start something) is easier.
I recommend that stores encourage customers to choose them over Amazon because the ...
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The Shadyside Chamber of Commerce hosts it's first event of the summer, the Shadyside Summer Sampler, on Walnut St., Ellsworth Ave., South Highland Ave., and the side streets. Over 40 businesses will participate in the affair, open during normal business hours from Wednesday, August 12th to Sunday, August 16th.
The Sampler is a combination of a Sidewalk Sale with special promotions, outdoor activities that include yoga classes, live jazz, & outdoor games, and food and drinks offered by ...
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Spontaneity is a specialty of children that we sometimes lose in the older years. Our seven year-old granddaughter was in the kitchen while we were having a photoshoot of porcelain and decided to make an offering. She quietly made it, walked up, handed us the plate with veggie kababs on it and went back to what she was doing. We call it delightful. We also call it crudite. We would have spent time carefully alternating items, but why? Wishing you a ...
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Glassworks And Cheeks offer some of the best deals of the year for the Walnut St. Indoor/Outdoor Summer Sale from Wednesday, July 29th to Sunday, August 2nd. The event is to be held along Walnut St. during normal business hours.
Local businesses will participate and retailers will offer sales of up to 80% off! FREE 2 hour parking on residential streets just off of Walnut. Look for the green permit signs for details.