I’m seeing a disturbing trend online. Stores are not sharing news and events on their websites. Instead, they are relying on Facebook (and Instagram, which it also owns) to perform this task. That’s like a customer coming into the physical store and the store manager saying: "Want our news and events? We don’t have it here. Go to the coffee shop next door—which will be filled with our competitors pitching to you."
I enjoyed today’s WSJ article about stores teaming up to take on Amazon. Since Bridge has collectivized 800 indie shops to push back against Amazon, we can relate to efforts to help stores team up and boost their communities.
The article mentions Shopify and its popularity among indie shops. Shopify, along with BigComerce, Big Cartel, Wix, and Magento, are platforms that have helped indies to grow online independent of Amazon.
While we appreciate any platform that helps indies...
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Recently, there has been a big push to shop local in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Small businesses are promoting each other through signs posted in windows. It's great to see indie shops build a network of support and take a stand against big-box stores!
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June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019
Gorgeous day in the cityβfor indie shops :)
Shown here: Bridge mosaic on St. Marks Place / NYC
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March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019
Good morning, indie shops. A special thanks to local mosaic artist Jim Power for creating this tribute to East Village businesses—and happy to see Bridge featured in it.
Also in this art piece are: McSorleys, Immigrant, Dinosaur Hill, and The Bean.
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