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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 18 days ago • Mar. 1, 2024 • 3:37 PM
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Thursday, March 28 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 18 days ago • Mar. 1, 2024 • 3:37 PM

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Webinar: How to Capture 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Join us Thursday, March 28, 2024 or Wednesday, April 24, 2024
You’re Invited...

Wedding Registry Webinar: Say “Yes” to $5K  in 5 Days
How to Grow Your Sales by  $5,000+ in 5 Days With 5 Wedding Registries

Join me for a webinar sharing my blueprint to get 5 wedding registries worth $5k in 5 days. 

When?
Webinar times:
  • Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ 10 am EST
  • Thursday, March 28, 2024 @  4 pm EST  
  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 10 am EST
  • Wednesday, April 24,
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 56 days ago • Jan. 23, 2024 • 12:42 PM
Thanks to Casafina, a leading maker of table and giftware, for including a Shop Local flyer in its packages sent to retailers.  The flyer helps the recipient more easily market and sell what is in the box online  📦 —> 📱—> 🎁

The recipient can open the box and in minutes do what otherwise may take hours.  The store can scan a QR code on the flyer, sign up for a free Shop Local Store, Sync with Casafina products, and instantly show and...Read more of post

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Yesterday • 12:46 PM
We support the shop local ecosystem, and an ingredient in that is local jobs.  Marc Levinson in The Wall St. Journal reviews two books that address made-in-the-U.S.A. ventures. 

Spoiler alert: Doing the right thing often costs more. These all likely cost more: Shopping local, using local labor, and running local manufacturing. If you’re involved in one of these area, we hope you’ll appreciate those in the others. I’ve met local shop owners ...Read more of post

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 9 days ago • Mar. 10, 2024 • 10:09 PM
Chris Kornelis, a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, shares how he replaced expenses with a new Tesla. This article inspired me to consider how we could help indie retailers get a free Tesla by trimming their labor costs.
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 9 days ago • Mar. 10, 2024 • 10:09 PM
How Store Owners Can Trade Wasted Labor Costs For a New Tesla Car
No one likes to pay for gas—just ask Tesla drivers. Chris Kornelis, a reporter for The Wall St. Journal, shares this week how he switched to a Tesla to save $100 a month ($1,200 a year!) on gas. 

This story is important to us because if someone will pick a car to save $1,200 a year, we should be able to find what they need to save in order to pick Shop Local’s Online Store. Let’s learn from Chris and his Tesla choice.

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 13 days ago • Mar. 6, 2024 • 12:58 PM
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 13 days ago • Mar. 6, 2024 • 12:58 PM
RetailDive reports Target is offering new loyalty programs to better compete against Amazon Prime and Walmart+ services.  

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Target on April 7 plans to debut Target Circle 360, a paid membership program that builds on its Target Circle loyalty program, the company announced Tuesday. The new program will offer unlimited free same-day delivery for orders $35 and up, along with free two-day shipping, rivaling similar offerings ...Read more of post

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 15 days ago • Mar. 4, 2024 • 8:53 AM
We'll be meeting virtually each day as a group to review the day's Challenge Calendar steps.

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 15 days ago • Mar. 4, 2024 • 8:53 AM
We’ll be guiding retailers through the 5-Day/$5k Challenge Monday, May 6 - Friday, May 10, 2024. 
You’re invited...

Our expert coaches will guide you through the $5k/5-Day Challenge Calendar. 

Workshop event includes: 
  • Live, daily virtual meetings (9:30 am EST). 
  • Expert coaching. 
  • Tips and tools to save you time and maximize results. 

You’ll be joining a team of like-minded merchants growing their businesses. You’ll hear first-hand experiences each day. 

Spots are limited. 

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 17 days ago • Mar. 2, 2024 • 3:50 PM
Tuesday, July 16 - Friday, July 26, 2024
AmericasMart in Atlanta, GA
Robert MacDougall (Lifetime Brands) and Jason
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 17 days ago • Mar. 2, 2024 • 3:50 PM

See You in Atlanta in July 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - Friday, July 26, 2024
AmericasMart in Atlanta, GA

We'll be at the AmericasMart show Tuesday, July 16 – Friday, July 19, 2024.  We'd love to meet with you and hear about your business.

Are you an existing Shop Local client?
If so, we put together the following materials for sales reps and brands. Please share these materials with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:


1. Explanation Materials
  1. A flyer showing featured Brand Syncing partners. We have 114 partner brands. You'll
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 32 days ago • Feb. 16, 2024 • 10:48 AM
I saw this Instagram post from official Mark Levine and thought, “How much are the Amazon lobbyists paying our officials?”  NYC continually over taxes our indie businesses and fines them—but we’ll build six marinas for Amazon? (Mark said three marinas, but it’s actually six marinas.) The main culprits behind this: Mayor Adams and the Economic Development Corporation (EDC).  Amazon is one of the richest companies in the world.  ...Read more of post

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 32 days ago • Feb. 16, 2024 • 10:00 AM
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 32 days ago • Feb. 16, 2024 • 10:00 AM
The Times includes a supplement today from the Comité Colbert. We’re proud to share that our clients Baccarat, Christofle, Ercuis, and Gien are part of this luxury collective which includes 93 of the world’s most premium brands. 
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 34 days ago • Feb. 14, 2024 • 2:01 PM
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 34 days ago • Feb. 14, 2024 • 2:01 PM
How Amazon privatizes public spaces for its own profit
This is a daily sight on 8th St. in the East Village of New York City, a spot historically chockablock with indie, brick-and-mortar shops. This is an Amazon truck and freelancers who have taken over the street (it’s a no standing zone) and sidewalk as their own. This is one way Amazon sells things for less: it turns public streets and sidewalks into its “warehouses” and “stores.” Imagine you’re a local business with a roof and rent. ...Read more of post

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February 14, 2024 • 08:50 PM
Jason at Bridge:
My friend Colie shared an article from Tribeca Citizen corroborating this is a known, city wide issue. The 2021 article shared these stats:

+ New York City residents receive an average of 2.3 million packages per day, up from 1.8 million pre-pandemic. Household deliveries now outpace those to businesses.
+ Americans allocated 13 percent of their total retail spending to e-commerce goods up from less than 5 percent a decade ago.
+ Shippers are fighting for warehouse space. Nearly two-thirds of industrial leasing activity in New York’s outer boroughs is for e-commerce fulfillment centers.

Source: https://tribecacitizen.com/2021/12/22/amazon-is-using-the-streets-as-a-warehouse/

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