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Bridge Retail Network
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Juliska, a premium housewares brand, shares news and files with Babcock Gifts, a gift shop, via Bridge’s retail network

More quickly share important information that grows your business

Bridge’s online social network is a free, secure service for members of the retail community.

Retail leaders use the network to share, comment, and interact with news, events, price lists, products, PDFs, Excel files, and more.

Members Are Sharing

Products
News and events
Images
Files (Catalogs, price lists, advertising materials, etc.)
Videos
Messages
Promotions and sales
Sales data
Wholesale ordering information

Advantages to Using Bridge's Retail Network

  1. Specialized for Your Industry
    Bridge's network is focused on the retail industry. One must be a business to join. In contrast, most other social networks are not specialized for our industry and any entity can join. A specialized network increases efficiency and productivity.
  2. Share Your News

    Bridge's retail network helps you share important news, events, trends, and pictures. Once two businesses are friends, they will see what the other shares.

    Auto-sharing
    Auto-sharing helps members more quickly share news. For retailers, auto-sharing saves them from having to create content and manually repost what brands share. For brands, this feature delivers the ultimate exposure for their news and products. A brand no longer has to wait for retailers to find the time to share what it shares with them.

  3. Sync Your Products
    Friended members on the retail network can use the Product Syncing service to sync product data and pictures. Retailers sync with brands, and the brands' products appear instantly in the retailer's respective Bridge account. Learn more about Product Syncing.
  4. Sync Your Files
    Bridge helps you easily share files. You can store and sync price lists, catalogs, brochures, Excel files, and more. In contrast, on other social networks, you often can't load files. For example, Facebook doesn't allow loading PDFs and Excel files. Bridge helps members skip juggling between social networks and Dropbox.
  5. Have Your Voice Heard
    Bridge shows 100% of the news that you share with your business friends. In contrast, on other networks, your business may not be heard. According to the New York Times, Facebook only shares a fraction of what businesses share.
  6. Real Users
    We authenticate members. One must be a real person with a real business to join Bridge. Other networks often have unauthenticated users. Many entities are created by bots and even foreign governments.
    Read the New York Times article about fake social media accounts here.

    By connecting real businesses, Bridge offers a better experience.

Featured Retail Members

Image of Babcock Bridal from Babcock Gifts
Babcock Bridal
Babcock Gifts
Memphis, TN
Image of Live Wth It by Lora Hobbs from Live With It by Lora Hobbs
Live Wth It by Lora Hobbs
Live With It by Lora Hobbs
Peckville, PA
Image of Rebecca Culver from Elizabeth Clair's
Rebecca Culver
Elizabeth Clair's
Tupelo, MS
Image of Brooke Hollingsworth from Persnickety
Brooke Hollingsworth
Persnickety
Madison, MS
Image of Lois MacRitchie from The Boutique Charleston
Lois MacRitchie
The Boutique Charleston
Charleston, SC
Image of Mary-Baldwin Albriton from Oxford Floral Co.
Mary-Baldwin Albriton
Oxford Floral Co.
Oxford, MS
Image of Zundels Jewelry from Zundel's
Zundels Jewelry
Zundel's
Mobile, AL
Image of Hayley Suthers from The Cottage Shop
Hayley Suthers
The Cottage Shop
Savannah, GA
Image of Howard Hurst from Tipton Hurst
Howard Hurst
Tipton Hurst
Little Rock, AR
Image of Kristin Sullivan from Plum Southern
Kristin Sullivan
Plum Southern
LaGrange, GA
Image of Debbie Dickerson from Cole and Company
Debbie Dickerson
Cole and Company
Tyler, TX
Image of Social Memphis from Social Memphis
Social Memphis
Social Memphis
Memphis, TN

Featured Brand Members

Profile for Beatriz Ball products
470 Business Friends
Profile for Calaisio products
353 Business Friends
Profile for Casafina products
431 Business Friends
Profile for DeVine Corporation products
2,115 Business Friends
Profile for Juliska products
315 Business Friends
Profile for VIETRI products
486 Business Friends

Featured News Shared by Members

MacKenzie-Childs shared:
Vintage-Inspired Accents ✨
Yesterday
MacKenzie-Childs's news post image
Accent a modern tablescape with vintage-inspired accents, including our Toile collection featuring landmarks from our ... » Read More
Glassworks and Cheeks shared:
MacKenzie-Childs Home Sweet Home Once-A-Year Decor Sale At Glassworks!
March 30
Glassworks and Cheeks's news post image
The sale you can't miss runs from April 1 through April 11. From floor to ceiling, once-a-year savings: 20% off over a ... » Read More
Arte Italica CLD, LLC shared:
Renaissance Leone Collection is here!!
March 30
Arte Italica CLD, LLC's news post image
The Renaissance celebrated human discovery and nobility. Our new line draws inspiration from the fine details found in ... » Read More
» View more news

What Are Members Saying About Bridge's Social Network?

"Bridge allows me to broadcast in one click our press clips and share creative display ideas."
~ Virginie De Toustain, Philippe Deshoulieres

"Bridge is an easy way to receive and share information about products directly from the source."
~ Cheri Stalls, Fisherman's Wife

"As a vendor, Bridge serves as a way for us to easily and efficiently share information with retailers, customers, and sales reps."
~ Alyssa Pereira, DeVine Corporation

"Bridge helps keep customers and us apprised of promotions, news, and new items from our manufacturers. Also, it gives our regular customers new content to see each time they come to our site."
~ Chuck, Glassworks & Cheeks

The Original Retail Social Network...Two Notable Shows a Year...Closes at 6 pm

Trade shows are the original ‘social network.’ They help brands, retailers, and reps meet, share, promote, and do business. Bridge has attended many shows, including those in New York, Dallas, and Atlanta--and presented at them. We’ve witnessed first-hand the power of connecting members. We decided to bring these connections online so that the benefits may continue to exist outside of a one-week show window in a set geographic location.

Our digital platform is an efficient way to extend what occurs at a trade show to be 24-7-365 and open that opportunity to retail members around the world. We do this for our members at a fraction of the cost of traditional, analog events. We help trade shows and their attendees work more efficiently and stay connected year-round, and better prepare for the days when they do attend a physical trade show.

A New Social Network for Retail

Social Media for Dinner Plates:

Bridge pageBridge Makes buying and selling dinner plates easy.
Twitter pageTwitter I'm following #dinnerplates.
Facebook pageFacebook I like dinner plates.
Instagram pageInstagram Here is a photo of my dinner plate.
Pinterest pagePinterest Here's a bunch of dinner plate pictures.
YouTube pageYouTube Here is how I use my dinner plates.
LinkedIn pageLinkedIn My skills include designing dinner plates.

Page tags: business network for retail, e-commerce community, social media network for retail industry, the platform for retail

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