Give the gift of Annieglass Butterflies 🦋 perfect for Mother’s Day. A timeless gift, handcrafted in California and dishwasher safe, what’s not to love 🎁
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Jim Shreve made Baccarat hip. Now, he and his longtime partner, Mark Brashear, along with Sally Burnside, the former Baccarat sales V.P., intend to do the same for DeVine Corp., the 32-year-old distributor of elite European brands. You're invited to the opening!
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Congrats to you all. This is very exciting. Tim, we’ve known each other since before you started DeVine Corp., 32 years ago. You’ve been looking for the right opportunity to retire. TIM ...
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How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved $18,000+ in costs.
January 12, 2024
We are pleased to announce Serenite Home has joined the Shop Local community of retailers. Serenite Home is a retail store and design studio in Daphne, Alabama. The store owner, Laura Downing, recently relocated her business from California. Her passion for interior design led her to expand her services to include a retail store with home furnishings, gift and tabletop offerings.
Within a very short time, Laura had a live Shop Local Store:
Nur Boutique, an indie store in California, signed up for a free account last week. The store used the Brand Syncing Service to send Sync requests to top brands.
Less than a week later, Nur Boutique is now synced with 4 brands: Bugatti Italy, Pampa Bay, Rosenthal, and Versace by Rosenthal.
By Syncing, the store has 3,326 products listed on its Online Store.
When customers visit the site, they also see a news page with posts shared by the store's synced brands.
Limoges porcelain can be used for breakfast, lunch, dinner and LE GOUTER!
In France, it is a pretty nice tradition to have a good healthy home cooked snack when you come home from school.
The picture is featuring honey/lemon/ginger cake with a scoop of blackberry sorbet.
Bon Appétit
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How a company's sales and growth can be affected by the message it conveys to customers.
July 18, 2023
Allbirds stock is down 95% since its November 2021 initial public offering. People may say the company launched the wrong products (did you buy one of their puffer jackets?) or tried to grow too quickly. I believe there is a larger reason: you can’t scale a company by leading with an environmental message—which is Allbirds’s pitch. Consumers rank saving the planet as one of their least pressing concerns when making a purchase. The leading factors consumers look for when ...
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How we can honor those that came before us in the retail industry.
March 2, 2023
The founder of Juan Pollo Chicken, Albert Okura, passed away last week at the age of 71. Mr. Okura envisioned Juan Pollo, a fast food chain with 25 locations in Southern California, as a household name that would someday sell the most chicken in the world. He believed in this so much that he bought the site of the original McDonald’s restaurant, located in San Bernardino, CA, in 1998—not to turn it into a Juan Pollo restaurant but rather into a museum to honor his fast food industry....
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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
For the last 10 years, Bridge has been building software to support indie, brick-and-mortar stores. We watched in 2018 as 230 city leaders competed to give the world’s richest man money to bring his tech company to their city. After awarding an HQ to NYC, Amazon tried to bully NYC. When Amazon wouldn’t get its way, it broke off the deal. We see in today’s news more evidence of the same bullying behavior. We’re happy to see that the tide has turned and ...
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My friend works at the Swiss running shoemaker ON. She recently texted me and suggested I try their running shoes. Three weeks later, I was handling two boxes of their Swiss engineered shoes. On one ON shoe, there is a little Swiss flag and the words “Swiss Engineering” printed. When I get a pair of Nike’s, they don’t say "Beaverton-engineering" or "US-engineering." Nor do Adidas shoes proclaim “German engineering.” ...
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We never have enough service accessories especially when they are white and so easy to clean!!!
White embossed collection Blanc de Blanc also called CALIFORNIA.
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Born and manufactured in Los Angeles, Red Haute Clothing embodies the California lifestyle. With designs that are relaxed and effortless, the collections provide a rich mix of essential pieces, soft luxury fabrics, and contemporary detailing. Red Haute clothing blends comfort and fashion with a fit that makes women feel sexy and self-assured in any setting.
Stop in at either Cheeks to see the wide neck tops and pants in the pictured set, also available in blue.
Bridge welcomes Messermeister as the newest member of our Smart Products program.
Founded in 1981 by Bernd Dressler, Messermeister is a leading manufacturer of premium handcrafted chef's knives, kitchen cutlery, and cooking tools -- the go-to brand for everyone, from professional chefs to at-home cooks. Women-owned & California-based.
Messermeister and its 433 products are ready for syncing.
TRIVETS ✨ Annieglass is happy to introduce Trivets, an artful protection for your table from hot and cold. Thick textured glass with a 24kt center. With everything going on in the world we hope our new designs bring you joy ❤️
Each piece is individually handcrafted in our studio on the California coast. We believe in the beauty of craft. Every brushstroke mark, variation and imperfection is typical and shows the individuality of the American artist who made it. No two pieces are ever alike, ...
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Bold dramatic splatters of satin gold adorn the Splatter sculptures.
Celebrating the unique handmade slumping process for which Annieglass is known and admired, combined with the natural beauty and characteristics of glass, each piece features free form folds that vary piece to piece, ensuring no two sculptures will ever be the same.
Each piece is individually handcrafted in our studio on the California coast. We believe in the beauty of craft. Every brushstroke mark, variation and...
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Amazon.com has removed 20,000 product reviews after a Financial Times (FT) investigation suggested that some of the site's top U.K. reviewers may have profited from leaving positive ratings, reports Business Insider. The paper's analysis showed nine of Amazon's top 10 U.K. reviewers dished out five-star reviews to products from little-known Chinese brands. The FT found the same products in Facebook groups and forums that offer free products or money in exchange for ratings....
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May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020
As we weather these uncertain times, there is a bit of sunshine and warmer temperatures ahead.
Slowly and safely, we are all beginning to open again. Let's help each other out positively and on social media! Tag us, we will tag you!
We have safely opened our California ...
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March 20, 2020
March 20, 2020
As you know, the health and safety of our employees at Annieglass is one of our core fundamentals. As the impact and seriousness of COVID-19 evolves, and to help contain the spread of the virus, Santa Cruz County has determined that we need to shelter in place.
As of Tuesday, March 17 we have closed our California studio and offices until April 7, 2020. The health and safety of our employees and their families is very important to us. Please understand that this means that any orders in ...
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December 21, 2019
December 21, 2019
✨ANNIEGLASS ✨ ?Frosted Water Sculpture Bowl Limited Edition? A statement piece for Annieglass Collectors! This Water Sculpture Bowl, handmade in California from vibrant glass that seems to rise up in an illusion of perpetual motion, is a stunning sculpture centerpiece.☃️
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September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019
In a region known for its grapes, Susan and Brian Friguliette, bravely decided to give us beans, coffee beans that is. Their love story blossomed into living their dream and their passion for coffee. We have been selling Keuka Lake Coffee for 13 years. Over this time it’s become our top coffee brand. Customers love that they are they a local roaster but, the diverse selection of roasts and flavors has kept Keuka Lake Coffee fans coming back for refills. We asked Susan and Brian to share how ...
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