National retailers are investing in tech startups in order to push back against Amazon. One such alliance is Home Depot’s investment in Roadie, an Uber like delivery service that utilizes people’s own cars for delivering goods. Walmart and Delta also use the service.
As you may recall, there is a war going on between the camps of Walmart, Home Depot and the like vs Amazon.
Cormac Kinney, founder of a new online jewelry rental service called Flont, made an observation that I liked. He said:
“Look at software. People don’t buy it anymore—they subscribe to it. A lot people don’t buy cars anymore—they use Uber, Zip Car or lease them. No one buys computer servers anymore—they use Amazon, Google or Microsoft. All the things that we used to buy is now a service."
I agree with Cormac. And there is a good reason that 'software as a service' is good for retailers. Any store...
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October 6, 2017
October 6, 2017
A fantastic collaboration with @volvocars. Exclusive handmade champagne glass holder for the new Volvo XC90 Excellence.
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September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017
Don't miss out on the Scarsdale framers market in Boniface Circle.
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Our new Oliveira ceramic group from Portugal. See us in Las Vegas at Carson West, C-1196
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July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017
Squirrel Hill Happening This Weekend, Summer Sale At Cheeks & Glassworks! Squirrel Hill Happening This Weekend, Summer Sale At Cheeks & Glassworks! The Squirrel Hill Happening returns for 2017! Friday night the Vintage Grand Prix cars will parade through Squirrel Hill and park on Forbes Avenue for a car show at 6pm. Cheeks and other stores will be open until 8pm, with food trucks open 4 - 9pm. Saturday from 1 - 4pm will feature kids' crafts & face painting, shopping, a petting zoo, and different...
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May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
What happens in Scarsdale stays in Scarsdale.
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April 5, 2017
April 5, 2017
Our Concours d'Elegance dinnerware and gift collection is perfect for the antique car buff you know. The design is reminiscent of Bugattis, Talbot Lagos and Delahayes that people love to see at Concours events everywhere. Available in Royal Blue, British Racing Green and Gray.
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March 1, 2017
March 1, 2017
Annieglass made the Oscars! We've got it, too!
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January 4, 2017
January 4, 2017
Please visit us at the winter shows: ATL temps,bldg.2,2nd floor booth 419. DAL Market Center, Keith Smith Ltd. showroom 200 and Trade Mart 2301-31. LV-Carson West Group at The Hub, C-1196. NY Now booth 3409.
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December 30, 2016
December 30, 2016
Fragonard is a major perfume manufacturer in the city of Grasse, France and is run by 4th generation sisters, Anne, Agnes and Francoise Costa. They have 19 boutiques in France and 1 in Milan.
In Grasse, they have their own museums, Le Musee Provençal du Costume et du Bijou and Le Musee Jean-Honore Fragonard. Antique perfume pieces donated by the family can be found in 3 museums in Paris, Le Musee du Parfumerie, Le Theatre-Musee des Capucines, and Le Nouveau Musee du Parfum.
Held every August in Pebble Beach is the Concours D'Elegance auto show, the inspiration for our newest dinnerware pattern. Choose from Gray, Royal Blue and British Racing Green.
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January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016
Printemps, by Vista Alegre, has received the German Design Award for excellence from the German Design Council. The organization has been recognizing excellence in the design industry for more than 40 years.
The piece was designed by Carsten Gollnick and is one of several awards won by the company in the past year.
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November 2, 2015
November 2, 2015
“Printemps” by Carsten Gollnick - centro de mesa “Printemps” by Carsten Gollnick - centrepiece
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October 28, 2015
October 28, 2015
Gift baskets with handles in leather, combining the best of Portuguese manufacturing, highlighting its pure form. In Jardinière, Carsten Gollnick applied a language of great sensitivity, contrasting the warm tones of leather with the exquisite shine of porcelain, keeping the aesthetic and cultural identity of the object. By Vista Alegre Portugal.