Work With the Nation's Leading Brands and Indie Shops to Support Main Street
Shop Local is a fast-growing e-commerce and gift registry platform providing services to leading independent retailers and premium brands. Based in New York, NY, Shop Local is seeking candidates to support the existing software and build out new services that will change the retail industry.
Shop Local has an opening for an entry level web developer to update the existing code base and write new applications. We are...
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NEW PRODUCTS ARE HERE!
We are in the process of updating our catalog on Bridge, adding new products and deleting retired pieces. We are still one of the only companies that continues to have all products made entirely in Italy, using Italian materials and being made by Italians. This is important to keep the classic methods of ceramic and woven kitchen towel industries in Italy going. We've been working with Italy and independent retailers for 22 years and we don't have any plans ...
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That is the question my family posed to me last night during our more-frequent FaceTime conversations.
With the passing Labor Day weekend, students entering their in-person or online school year, and the ending of a strange summer season during a global pandemic, people are looking forward to a time that can bring spirit and happiness to the darkness: the holidays.
But how holly and jolly will this holiday season be in terms of shopping? After all, the holidays are notorious ...
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RETAILERS AND BRANDS GRAVITATE TO BRIDGE AMIDST PANDEMIC
For Immediate Release
Businesses Rush to Bridge During Pandemic
July 27, 2020
New York, NY – Bridge, an online e-commerce community, saw significant increases in membership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retail membership increased by 17% and nine brands joined the platform, including Lenox, Kate Spade, Dansk, and Richard Ginori.
Since the spring, eighty stores have joined Bridge’s e-commerce service, bringing the ...
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July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
What is your abandoned cart rate? This and other factors arose in a shipping survey conducted by BigCommerce.
Some survey findings:
+ Fifty-eight percent stopped shopping certain retailers because of a negative shipping experience.
+ Amazon Prime has set a high bar with free two-day shipping. In the past 12 months, 84 percent of global survey respondents made an online purchase specifically because it offered free shipping, and half said they avoid shopping with retailers that donβt offer free ...
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March 24, 2019
March 24, 2019
Happy to see Diane Seidleβs lastest strategy article in Tableware Today below. Speaking of hashtags, Bridge created its own β$tagβ to similarly offer quick access to product info. Type a dollar symbol β$β before a SKU and the specific item will magically appear below your Chalk.
Tableware Today:
WHAT'S YOUR HASHTAG STRATEGY?
Just in case youβve been living off the grid for a year or more, a hashtag is simply a word or phrase behind a pound sign. When you use a hashtag that word or phrase becomes ...
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March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
Happy to see Diane Seidleβs lastest strategy article in Tableware Today below. Speaking of hashtags, Bridge created its own β$tagβ to similarly offer quick access to product info. Type a dollar symbol β$β before a SKU and the specific item will magically appear below your Chalk.
Tableware Today:
WHAT'S YOUR HASHTAG STRATEGY?
Just in case youβve been living off the grid for a year or more, a hashtag is simply a word or phrase behind a pound sign. When you use a hashtag that word or phrase becomes ...
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September 4, 2018
September 4, 2018
So now that "Amazon" has shown us the way, does this mean independent retailers have to do deliveries too? Maybe we need to open coffee bars in our stores. :-(
Read this story from the New York Times:
Hard Lessons (Thanks, Amazon) Breathe New Life Into Retail Stores
One of my favorite quotes from a retailer about the last edition of Specialty Shop Retailing is this one: βI have read, highlighted, marked up and re-read this book so many times it groans when I pick it up!β Itβs been so much fun for me to hear from shopkeepers around the world about how helpful they have found the first three editions of my book, which sold over 40,000 copies and were translated into Russian. I am very happy to announce that the fourth edition has just been published as a ...
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November 8, 2017
November 8, 2017
Bridge is updating its pricing for brands in 2018. Are your stores worth 20Β’? We think so ;)
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This year, sales on Bridge have grown 89% to $12M.
But the fight has just begun. In order to help independent retailers keep up the fight against Amazon, Bridge is updating its pricing for brands in 2018. We'll be reinvesting these fees into new features for you and your retailers.
1. In 2018, youβll see:
A. More orders for your products. Weβre launching new features on ...
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Thanks to HFN and Allison Zisko for covering our Bridge Brand Conference ;)
Please find the article below:
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Bridge Gives Indie Retailers Tools to Compete with E-Commerce Giants Brand-supplied product info can boost Google search results
Thank you for joining us last Thursday for the first annual brand conference. Here is our press release on the event. And thanks to Diane Seidle for helping. ;)
Bridge Creates a Stronger Community in First-Time Conference
New York, NY β On May 18th, 2017 Bridge hosted its first annual Bridge Brand Conference at the 41 Madison Merchandise Mart in New York City. Bridge, an e-commerce platform connecting 100's of brands, ...
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May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017
Did you miss this column in Tableware Today, DOES YOUR BRIDAL REGISTRY WORK?
You can read the entire column here:
SOME PEOPLE READ COOKBOOKS OR mystery novels. I read bridal registries. In my consulting gig for Bridge Catalog, an e-commerce platform for the tabletop industry, my role is to train subscribing retailers on how to utilize the platform for better sales. Since wedding registries are the cornerstone of online sales for many independent retailers, I thought I should know what brides are ...
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January 6, 2017
January 6, 2017
We're pleased to announce out newest Smart Brand is ready for syncing. Available at Neiman Marcus and other independent retailers, B By Brandie is not your grandmother's china. Read more about the company here:
With a love of entertaining and a passion for design, Brandie Gehan created B by Brandie. The legacy of sophisticated, high-quality home accessories offered by the brand comes from Brandieβs own upbringing. Her vision was inspired by the glamorous dinner parties her mother would host in ...
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Are you still offering FREE gift wrapping this holiday season? According to the Wall St. Journal, stores are doing cheaper versions of the wrapping or charging for it. If you're one of the Independent retailers still doing it, keep it up. Service is what we're all about. Amazon and the big box retailers are cutting corners and it shows.
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September 12, 2016
September 12, 2016
Michael Aram's products will be ready in Bridge by September 20th. Below please find our press release on this new Smart Brand partnership:
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For Immediate Release Michael Aram Partners with Bridge Catalog
Luxury giftware designer to join e-commerce platform to help U.S. retailer base
New York, NY- Michael Aram, a designer of premium tableware, lighting, and giftware, has joined a new sales platform to help authorized retailers increase their online sales.
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
We're happy that Tableware Today asked Bridge founder Jason Solarek to share his thoughts about e-commerce. In this month's Last Word column, you can read about e-commerce trends that independent, Main Street stores are facing. Jason also shares some potential solutions.
Full article:
THE BRIDGE TO MAIN STREET
A Connecticut retailer recently told me that it lost a bride's registry worth $10,000. The bride reviewed the store's outdated website and online product offering and wasn't ...
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December 7, 2014
December 7, 2014
"Even the selection at a classic big-box retailer with hundreds of thousands of items doesnβt seem that wide anymore, compared to the Web," reports Niraj Shah in the Wall Street Journal.
"Shoppers now take for granted the concept of access to a deep range of goods... Itβs hard to win these days without offering a wide variety."
Full article:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wake-up-brick-and-mortar-retailers-1416874241
At Bridge, we're helping independent retailers offer 10,000s of items to...
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