News from Bridge
Bridge in the News
December 2019
Tableware Today: Last Word Column
Jason Solarek Shares How 'Big Tech' Is Changing the Trade Show and Wholesale Industries
December 2016
HFN Magazine: $2 Million Milestone
HFN shares that Bridge has doubled year-over-year sales processed for clients.
November 2015
HFN Magazine: $1 Million Milestone
HFN highlights Bridge's handling of $1 million in online gift registry sales in 2015.
May 2015
HFN Magazine: E-commerce Update
Allison Zisko interviews Jason Solarek about Bridge's new services.
Tableware Today: Last Word Column
Jason Solarek Shares How 'Big Tech' Is Changing the Trade Show and Wholesale Industries
December 2016
HFN Magazine: $2 Million Milestone
HFN shares that Bridge has doubled year-over-year sales processed for clients.
November 2015
HFN Magazine: $1 Million Milestone
HFN highlights Bridge's handling of $1 million in online gift registry sales in 2015.
May 2015
HFN Magazine: E-commerce Update
Allison Zisko interviews Jason Solarek about Bridge's new services.
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March 12
HFN Editor Praises Bridge
HFN Editor Praises Bridge
HFN Editor Praises Bridge
March 12
In this month’s HFN magazine, Editor Allison Zisko gives Bridge a shout out in her ‘Letter from the Editor’ column. She encourages the home goods industry to adopt digital marketplaces (trade shows) now, and notes that Bridge started offering an online platform for the tabletop industry years ago.
She notes that many big, well-funded trade shows (read IMC, which may spend $100m, and Messe) have suddenly seen the writing on the wall and are building competitors to Faire...
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March 12
In this month’s HFN magazine, Editor Allison Zisko gives Bridge a shout out in her ‘Letter from the Editor’ column. She encourages the home goods industry to adopt digital marketplaces (trade shows) now, and notes that Bridge started offering an online platform for the tabletop industry years ago.
She notes that many big, well-funded trade shows (read IMC, which may spend $100m, and Messe) have suddenly seen the writing on the wall and are building competitors to Faire...
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February 18
February 18
The editors of Virginia Living Magazine have selected us as a 2020 Top Wedding Vendor!
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The editors of Virginia Living Magazine have selected us as a 2020 Top Wedding Vendor!
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Seminars Offer Strategies for Independent Stores
January 21
Atlanta Seminar Offers Selling Strategies for Independent Stores
Casafina and Vietri will host Bridge’s Jason Solarek in their respective showrooms
Allison Zisko // Editor in Chief
January 15, 2020
Jason Solarek, Bridge CEO, and Matt Hullfish, Casafina’s national sales manager, at a seminar last year.
ATLANTA—Tabletop brands Casafina and Vietri are collaborating with e-commerce platform provider Bridge on two training sessions at the International Gift & Home ...
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January 21
Atlanta Seminar Offers Selling Strategies for Independent Stores
Casafina and Vietri will host Bridge’s Jason Solarek in their respective showrooms
Allison Zisko // Editor in Chief
January 15, 2020
Jason Solarek, Bridge CEO, and Matt Hullfish, Casafina’s national sales manager, at a seminar last year.
ATLANTA—Tabletop brands Casafina and Vietri are collaborating with e-commerce platform provider Bridge on two training sessions at the International Gift & Home ...
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January 21
January 21
Bill Robedee, the new president of Portmeirion USA, is profiled in the November-December issue of HFN by Allison Zisko. Bill was previously the president of Nambé.
Nambé and all of Portmeirion’s brands are Smart Brand partners.
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Bill Robedee, the new president of Portmeirion USA, is profiled in the November-December issue of HFN by Allison Zisko. Bill was previously the president of Nambé.
Nambé and all of Portmeirion’s brands are Smart Brand partners.
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January 12
January 12
Happy to see lots of Smart Products in this month's HFN magazine. New products from:
Lenox
Casafina
Badash
Mariposa
Beatriz Ball
Waterford
iittala
Pampa Bay
These Smart Products are instantly added to your Bridge Catalog.
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Happy to see lots of Smart Products in this month's HFN magazine. New products from:
Lenox
Casafina
Badash
Mariposa
Beatriz Ball
Waterford
iittala
Pampa Bay
These Smart Products are instantly added to your Bridge Catalog.
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December 3, 2019
December 3, 2019
39% percent of all e-commerce sales were made on a smartphone on Black Friday, according to research from Adobe reported on by Andrea Lillo in HFN magazine.
And this growth came at the expense of in-store traffic: "In-store traffic on Black Friday fell 2.1 percent compared to last year, Newsday reported this morning, citing RetailNext, a San Jose, Calif.-based retail analytics company. "
Ms Lillo goes on to share that big e-commerce companies, such as Amazon, are beating up indie stores on this ...
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39% percent of all e-commerce sales were made on a smartphone on Black Friday, according to research from Adobe reported on by Andrea Lillo in HFN magazine.
And this growth came at the expense of in-store traffic: "In-store traffic on Black Friday fell 2.1 percent compared to last year, Newsday reported this morning, citing RetailNext, a San Jose, Calif.-based retail analytics company. "
Ms Lillo goes on to share that big e-commerce companies, such as Amazon, are beating up indie stores on this ...
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October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019
Make the Table Your Canvas
How to Decorate a Dinner Table Like a Professional ~ Read this story from the NY Times
By Aimee Farrell
In our modern age, when meals are often shared not only with our immediate guests but with a whole cohort of friends on Instagram, dressing the dinner table has become a ritual that invites both artistic flourish and forensic precision. To simplify the process, T asked a host of creative types — from a husband-and-wife design duo to an artist and a team of florists — to...
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Make the Table Your Canvas
How to Decorate a Dinner Table Like a Professional ~ Read this story from the NY Times
By Aimee Farrell
In our modern age, when meals are often shared not only with our immediate guests but with a whole cohort of friends on Instagram, dressing the dinner table has become a ritual that invites both artistic flourish and forensic precision. To simplify the process, T asked a host of creative types — from a husband-and-wife design duo to an artist and a team of florists — to...
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July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019
Thanks to Matt Hullfish, national sales director at Casafina, for sharing this good news about brick-and-mortar stores:
Excerpt:
Retailers with brick-and-mortar and e-commerce operations continue to benefit from having both, according to a recent study from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
...The average consumer makes 2.1 transactions in-store with that same retailer within 15 days. Similarly, following an in-store transaction, the average consumer makes 1.3 online ...
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Thanks to Matt Hullfish, national sales director at Casafina, for sharing this good news about brick-and-mortar stores:
Excerpt:
Retailers with brick-and-mortar and e-commerce operations continue to benefit from having both, according to a recent study from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
...The average consumer makes 2.1 transactions in-store with that same retailer within 15 days. Similarly, following an in-store transaction, the average consumer makes 1.3 online ...
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July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
This column first appeared in Tableware Today Magazine
TOOLS TO ROCK YOUR POSTS by DIANE SEIDLE
If you’re a long-time merchant, you probably never considered that you’d have to become a content creator. Here are several tools that make creating content easier than ever; not only do they help produce posts, in many cases they even supply the creative ideas.
Of all the available tools, Canva is the beast of content creation. I wrote about it in this column several years ago and still use it to ...
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This column first appeared in Tableware Today Magazine
TOOLS TO ROCK YOUR POSTS by DIANE SEIDLE
If you’re a long-time merchant, you probably never considered that you’d have to become a content creator. Here are several tools that make creating content easier than ever; not only do they help produce posts, in many cases they even supply the creative ideas.
Of all the available tools, Canva is the beast of content creation. I wrote about it in this column several years ago and still use it to ...
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June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019
Wired magazine shares the inside of an Amazon warehouse. What's missing? People. That little orange robot will likely replace many of your local jobs.
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-robots/
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Wired magazine shares the inside of an Amazon warehouse. What's missing? People. That little orange robot will likely replace many of your local jobs.
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-robots/
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May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
This month’s HFN magazine shares a letter that I wrote to the editor. In the letter, I encourage the industry to team up and push back against Amazon and big online entities in order to ensure our long-term survival. I welcome your feedback on it.
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Fifty-four percent of people looking for a product go directly to Amazon.com, shared a front page story in this week’s Wall St. Journal. This 54 percent is not good for nearly anyone in our industry. Amazon takes a ...
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This month’s HFN magazine shares a letter that I wrote to the editor. In the letter, I encourage the industry to team up and push back against Amazon and big online entities in order to ensure our long-term survival. I welcome your feedback on it.
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Fifty-four percent of people looking for a product go directly to Amazon.com, shared a front page story in this week’s Wall St. Journal. This 54 percent is not good for nearly anyone in our industry. Amazon takes a ...
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May 30, 2019
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019
Imagine if Sears had become Amazon. Sears could’ve. Fortune magazine analyzes why this didn’t happen:
http://fortune.com/longform/sears-couldve-been-amazon/
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Imagine if Sears had become Amazon. Sears could’ve. Fortune magazine analyzes why this didn’t happen:
http://fortune.com/longform/sears-couldve-been-amazon/
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May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019
Brides magazine will cease its print edition, shares the NY Post.
https://nypost.com/2019/05/16/conde-nast-sells-brides-to-dotdash-which-plans-to-end-print-version/
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Brides magazine will cease its print edition, shares the NY Post.
https://nypost.com/2019/05/16/conde-nast-sells-brides-to-dotdash-which-plans-to-end-print-version/
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May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
We are excited for the beautiful Juliska spread in the latest issue of Veranda Magazine! It features the new shatter-proof melamine collection and a beautifully designed tablescape. ❤️❤️❤️ And don't forget, our GIFT WITH PURCHASE Juliska event ends in just a few days, May 15th! Get a beautiful Juliska Hurricane Vase with a $200 Juliska purchase.
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We are excited for the beautiful Juliska spread in the latest issue of Veranda Magazine! It features the new shatter-proof melamine collection and a beautifully designed tablescape. ❤️❤️❤️ And don't forget, our GIFT WITH PURCHASE Juliska event ends in just a few days, May 15th! Get a beautiful Juliska Hurricane Vase with a $200 Juliska purchase.
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April 8, 2019
April 8, 2019
Facebook is helping thieves share stolen credit cards. Thanks, Mark Zuckerberg.
Wired is promoting sharing the article on Facebook in the left-hand margin. Promoting sharing on a platform that has so many sharing holes in it is a bit ironic.
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-cybercrime-groups-again
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Facebook is helping thieves share stolen credit cards. Thanks, Mark Zuckerberg.
Wired is promoting sharing the article on Facebook in the left-hand margin. Promoting sharing on a platform that has so many sharing holes in it is a bit ironic.
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-cybercrime-groups-again
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March 28, 2019
January 2, 2019
January 2, 2019
Wired’s Zeynep Tufekci argues that tech platforms (social media) will likely grow up much like the automobile industry did.
Ps- At first, I thought this was an illustration of a unicorn with a black eye. Ha ha. That would’ve been fitting, too!
Read the full article here at Wired:
https://www.wired.com/story/big-platforms-could-change-business-models/
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Wired’s Zeynep Tufekci argues that tech platforms (social media) will likely grow up much like the automobile industry did.
Ps- At first, I thought this was an illustration of a unicorn with a black eye. Ha ha. That would’ve been fitting, too!
Read the full article here at Wired:
https://www.wired.com/story/big-platforms-could-change-business-models/
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November 16, 2018
November 16, 2018
Glassworks And Cheeks is featured in Pittsburgh Magazine's Find It Pittsburgh Wedding Section!
Click Here for More Info
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Glassworks And Cheeks is featured in Pittsburgh Magazine's Find It Pittsburgh Wedding Section!
Click Here for More Info
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Bridge in the News
December 2019
Tableware Today: Last Word Column
Jason Solarek Shares How 'Big Tech' Is Changing the Trade Show and Wholesale Industries
December 2016
HFN Magazine: $2 Million Milestone
HFN shares that Bridge has doubled year-over-year sales processed for clients.
November 2015
HFN Magazine: $1 Million Milestone
HFN highlights Bridge's handling of $1 million in online gift registry sales in 2015.
May 2015
HFN Magazine: E-commerce Update
Allison Zisko interviews Jason Solarek about Bridge's new services.
Tableware Today: Last Word Column
Jason Solarek Shares How 'Big Tech' Is Changing the Trade Show and Wholesale Industries
December 2016
HFN Magazine: $2 Million Milestone
HFN shares that Bridge has doubled year-over-year sales processed for clients.
November 2015
HFN Magazine: $1 Million Milestone
HFN highlights Bridge's handling of $1 million in online gift registry sales in 2015.
May 2015
HFN Magazine: E-commerce Update
Allison Zisko interviews Jason Solarek about Bridge's new services.