Warren Shoulberg shares his round up of popular shopping clubs offered by retailers. His article made me think that in some ways Bridge is a club: we pool our resources to help each other save money.
Check out Vista Alegre's ad featuring the new Paco Real collection for the NY Tabletop Show in HFN!
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August 15, 2016
August 15, 2016
Have you ever suggested that someone in your store go to your website? Chances are it would be better if encouraged them to simply come back to your physical store. A recent study has shown that websites help stores best when the website drive traffic to the physical location - and not vice versa.
Excerpt:
"Customers who shop in stores tend to buy more, partly because they make more impulse purchases. And they're less likely to compare prices, because that's harder to do in store than online."
Warren Shoulberg reminds us in this month's HFN that services are a nice add on to the retail store experience. Whether it's tech help, handyman help, or coffee & tea service, these amenities help differentiate a store from a cold website like Amazon.
If ur a home goods store, does ur store offer on-site engraving and monogramming? Does ur store offer custom printing or can it refer a supplier? Does ur store offer cooking classes?
Crate & Barrel has an online relationship with invitation ...
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April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016
Nice article on the Fiskars / WWRD team in this month's HFN magazine
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February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
"What are consumers willing to spend?" is a common retail question. This week's HFN answers that on a few products. Check out the issue for details.
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Do big box stores demand better terms than indy stores from indy manufacturers? Yes, and that is why we salute Etsy for asking big box stores to sign a pledge to be less demanding and help indy manufacturers. Please find the article from HFN here:
Via this agreement, Etsy is acting as an proponent for indy creators.
Note: this is one part of the equation. Next up: getting indy manufacturers to agree vice versa to...
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November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015
HFN shares insights into the registry market. Using the TheKnot.com's data, HFN shares that 92% of registries are managed online. Over 80% of registries include a kitchen item, and about 26% include a fine china item. Since most registries exist at Bed, Bath and Beyond, the top casual China brand was a private label brand (Bed, Bath & Beyond).
One could conduct a similar survey amongst independent stores and one would find the leading independent store trends and brands.
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Today's HFN magazine shares Bridge's progress with helping independent retailers. Bridge would like to thanks its members for helping everyone make it to this milestone.
Article:
Bridge and its Tabletop Partners Reach a Milestone
Bridge founder expects to reach $1.2 million by year's end
Posted on November 6, 2015 by Allison Zisko
Walmart is paying vendors with 120 day terms. It's reportedly asking for a 1 percent discount if it pays within 90 days. Warren Shoulberg asks whether this practice is too tough on vendors.
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September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015
Allison Zisko sums up 2014 dinnerware and flatware trends in her State of the Industy columns. Check out the issue for her insights. One of the tips is that brides are increasingly registering for 65-piece flatware sets.
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September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015
HFN's State of the Industry arrived in many mailboxes today. The report says that housewares sales (which includes kitchen items) were up slightly in 2014.
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September 21, 2015
September 21, 2015
Today's HFN reports that Home Depot has added a third fulfillment warehouse in Ohio to service online sales. The other two other locations are in California and Georgia.
Excerpt: The Home Depot Opens Third Fulfillment Center to Support Online Sales The Home Depot also plans to open other facilities this year to further bolster its online business, as well as its IT capabilities
Retailers are having trouble balancing their physical store and their online stores, according to a survey summed up by HFN's Allison Zisko.
One sore spot is returns. Excerpt:
Eighty five percent of retailers noted the high cost of online returns to a store, particularly when the item is not carried in that store. And when returning to a fulfillment center or supplier, retailers incur incremental freight costs, the possibility of shipping-related product damage, as well as a lost opportunity for a...
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May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015
In HFN magazine, we're happy to see Vista Alegre promoting Bridge. You can see the Bridge logo in both its advertisements for Vista Alegre and Casa Alegre. When vendors promote their Bridge, they're saying they're easy to work with: "Sell our stuff with one step."
Our logo appears next to Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter's logos. While those are news tools, Bridge is a true sales tool. Bridge houses 10,000s of items and enables customers to purchase these items.
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This month's HFN magazine is dedicated to e-commerce. Allison Zisko, the magazine's tableware reporter, shares how businesses are using Bridge.
Excerpt:
In some instances, third parties can offer services that retailers find hard to manage, such as keeping on top of the newest prices, SKUs or colors in a line. Bridge is an e-commerce platform that offers retailers–mostly smaller independents–a full online catalog of select tabletop brands that are constantly updated and ...
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May 17, 2015
May 17, 2015
In HFN magazine, we're happy to see Vista Alegre promoting Bridge. You can see the Bridge logo in both its advertisements for Vista Alegre and Casa Alegre. When vendors promote their Bridge, they're saying they're easy to work with: "Sell our stuff with one step."
Our logo appears next to Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter's logos. While those are news tools, Bridge is a true sales tool. Bridge houses 10,000s of items and enables customers to purchase these items.
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