Historically, a young tech company like ours would go out and get a seed investor, then build up to venture capital (VC) money, do a few rounds of that, and then go public—and then down the road, take some private equity money. In sum, at various points, we’d need to fill our tank with funds from different sources.
That’s changing. In today’s market, everyone wants to invest and be a part of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) revolution (our space!). Private ...
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HTI is an association that facilitates the opportunity to build better relationships between our 125 independent kitchenware retailer members and over 200 housewares vendor members. These improved relationships lead to a financially beneficial relationship between retailer & vendor businesses. Our vendors provide our retailer members with discounts and benefits that only an organization with substantial buying power can negotiate and obtain.
Once you become a member nothing changes in the ...
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MEMBERSHIP SURGES 50% IN E-COMMERCE COMMUNITY Online Shopping Boom Drives Retail Industry to Team Up On Bridge
NEW YORK, NY, July 30, 2021 – Bridge, an e-commerce community, reported a record increase in membership as the pandemic continued to rattle the retail landscape. In the last 12 months, 275 retail stores joined Bridge, bringing the total membership to more than 826 stores—a 50% increase. ...
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This week, Amazon launched its online pharmacy targeting the 3.8 billion prescriptions filled in the U.S. each year. Shares of major pharmacy chains dropped about 10% on the news. Amazon honed this weapon in its Seattle lab and is eagerly unleashing it on retail chains and mom-and-pop pharmacies.
Something struck me while reading this news: Does Amazon remind you of Covid-19? The similarities:
Amazons kills many businesses in industries it touches. Pharmacies are now worried
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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Many businesses are struggling during the state-mandated shelter-in-place orders. One industry that is weathering the storm well is technology. Technology companies often deliver services digitally, which obviously makes them ideal to side-step these orders--but they often utilize another feature that makes them profitable now and in general: subscriptions.
Scott Galloway, a business leader and host of an online business class called 'The Sprint,' recently brought to my attention the ...
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April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
Does your brand have a high 'digital IQ'? Gartner shares that 62% of brands that deal with B2B have a low digital IQ.
Excerpt: "B2B companies have historically relied on manual and in-person methods to market and sell their products. Those include connections made at trade shows, tried-and-true sales team relationships, and channel partner agreements that have been in place for eons...[sic] Manufacturing brands must dramatically advance their digital competencies to keep up with massive shifts in ...
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April 7, 2018
April 7, 2018
We try to keep our country honest by requiring transparency on some things. For example, you can not annonymously buy political ads and run them on TV. Which raises the question: Why did Facebook allow this to occur on its network of millions of users?
Bridge has always required users to verify their identity and name—and even require a business email (instead of gmail or hotmail) email. Does this reduce our membership numbers? Sure. But it also increases the percentage of users that are real. ...
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January 5, 2017
January 5, 2017
From the NY Times, Thursday Jan.5, 2017
Start-Ups Hope Couples Say ‘I Do’ to Online Wedding Planning
Planning a wedding remains a largely traditional pursuit. For many couples, it is a frustrating months long project that requires sifting through masses of details and costs on venues, services and products. Now, a variety of start-ups are trying to cut down on that information overload by harnessing new technologies to capture a slice ...
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February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016
Dear Retailers,
My name is Diane Seidle I have been hired by Jason Solarek of Bridge Catalog to help you make the most of Bridge's services. I am former product distributor, sales rep, retail sales person and former Madison Avenue marketing guru. I write the column in Tableware Today called Selling the Table, about digital marketing. But enough about me. What is it that you need?
It is my mission to see your sales improve in 2016 by utilizing the Bridge services available to you. First, I am going...
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February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Valentine's Day With Cheeks & Steel Revolution! All week long, spend $50 at Cheeks and receive 15% Off ANY Class Pack or Unlimited Membership at Steel Revolution Spin Studio!
But don't worry... If you can't make it into the store, the Sweat For Your SEXY Trunk Show kicks off Friday Night and goes all weekend long!
From Hanky Panky, Fleurt, Betsy Johnson, PJ Salvage and more.. all of the best Valentines Day gifts will be in the studio!
STEEL REVOLUTION 731 Copeland St. Second Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412...
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May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015
Bridge welcomes Texas retailer The Containery
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