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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 22 days ago • Mar. 6, 2024 • 12:58 PM
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 22 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 41 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 172 days ago • Oct. 8, 2023 • 8:07 PM
Delivery people in Amazon-clad vests outside the Astor Place USPS. This was area designed as a temporary parking spot—but Amazon turned it without approval into an outdoor shipping and receiving warehouse. The area coned off is three times the length of the truck.
Amazon and third-party delivery services have setup a “warehouse” outside the Astor Place USPS office.  This is not a truck parking for five minutes.  This a day-long, everyday occurrence. I’ve seen this same scene on a daily basis all around the city for the last three years. 

This hurts local retailers. While the local businesses pay extra taxes to operate a store in southern Manhattan, it costs Amazon much less to park a delivery ...Read more of post

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge 174 days ago • Oct. 6, 2023 • 1:22 PM
Amazon shipping companies often setup up cones, take over public spaces, and conduct their private business.
I see this situation all over the city.  Amazon shipping companies are “warehousing” our public space. They put up cones and are permanently setup and conducting business. They use public space for private commercial use. 

They’re like a pop-up store in a public parking spot. But unlike a physical store that is in a private building and pays commercial storefront taxes, these trucks don’t pay those retailer taxes.  (Each ...Read more of post

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Sept. 7, 2023 • 12:33 PM • 203 days ago
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Sept. 7, 2023 • 12:33 PM • 203 days ago
How premium plan tiers help businesses sell more and increase margins.
Dating apps are launching higher-priced premium tiers, according to last week’s The Wall St. Journal. Hinge offers a new $50/month plan, and Tinder is launching a $500/month plan. The League already offers a $1,000 plan. These pricey plans take the sting out of Bumble’s $60/month plan.

Why are companies offering such plans? Because even if Tinder only gets 10% of users, that's millions. Plus, the profit and margins are likely higher for customers using ...Read more of post

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September 10, 2023 • 01:58 PM
Jason at Bridge:
My friend commented:
Businesses have to evolve their pricing strategies and dating apps are not exempt from this. Even they’re a business and have to make money. So is Hinge’s tagline, “the dating app designed to be deleted,” really true? Is the algorithm really looking out for us!!?

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Aug. 1, 2023 • 6:34 AM • 240 days ago
Hollywood writers and actors are on strike due to issues including AI, shares The Wall St. Journal
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Aug. 1, 2023 • 6:34 AM • 240 days ago
How technology hurts the entertainment industry just like Amazon hurts the retail industry.
Over the last three decades, Hollywood and many that rely on the entertainment industry have embraced ordering goods over Amazon.com.  Recap: Amazon is a technology company that often cuts costs by replacing humans with code and robots and bypasses local red tape like, um, taxes and labor rules.  Hollywood writers, producers, and ticket goers embraced a technology company that made their lives easier but often at the cost of others (aka retail workers). 
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August 2, 2023 • 05:18 PM
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August 2, 2023 • 05:30 PM
Gosia at Bugatti Italy:
Exactly! Well said. Those striking in LA should read your post!
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August 2, 2023 • 05:56 PM
Jason @ Bridge:
Thank you. I guess my post could've been reduced to this: "Treat others like you want to be treated."

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge July 18, 2023 • 12:20 PM • 254 days ago
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge July 18, 2023 • 12:20 PM • 254 days ago
How a company's sales and growth can be affected by the message it conveys to customers.
Allbirds stock is down 95% since its November 2021 initial public offering. People may say the company launched the wrong products (did you buy one of their puffer jackets?) or tried to grow too quickly.  I believe there is a larger reason: you can’t scale a company by leading with an environmental message—which is Allbirds’s pitch. Consumers rank saving the planet as one of their least pressing concerns when making a purchase. The leading factors ...Read more of post

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July 19, 2023 • 09:12 AM
Jason at Bridge:
My colleague had this comment:

Shoes made from non-environmentally friendly materials that last 10 years are more environmentally friendly than shoes made from environmentally friendly materials that last 2 years ;)

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July 19, 2023 • 09:14 AM
Jason at Bridge:
My friend had this comment:

Jason! Great article on Allbirds. Completely agree! Love the Cardin reference. Love it! A few things I’d add:
- Opening 59 stores in 42 countries is logistic suicide! You lose al economies of scale. Be Starbucks. Start in your state. Own the state. Move to the next state….until you own the country. THEN go the next country. But what they did was stupid AF
- Prius came out YEARS before Tesla. The Prius sucked. Everything was cheap. Tesla, to your point, did amazing! Why? It’s a f**king awesome car and awesome drive. That HAPPENS to be fuel efficient! And that’s the opposite of Allbirds. Well done, my friend!
- Poland spring saved MILLIONS of dollars by making their cap smaller. They cut the plastic down. They saved. Consumers didn’t notice. Helped the environment. But no labels. No certifications. A true win-win!

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July 19, 2023 • 09:30 AM
Jason at Bridge:
My colleague said:

Micro-plastics being in everything is a real problem...one we aren’t even sure how bad it is for us as a species except that "its in everything"....when the 2 years is up for the environmentally sustainable one, or 10 years for the non-environment one, and we toss it in the trash...does one stick around or break down into the environment or does it biodegrade or could be shredded and reused? these are questions I have.

also...if things are worn out and have to be replaced every 2 years, thats good for the economy you filthy socialist...why do you hate capitalism? think of the bamboo farmer that needs to sell more bamboo for shoes who is put out of a job because Nike makes their shoes mostly out of dinosaur carcasses...tsk tsk tsk... 😉

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Feb. 23, 2023 • 11:22 AM • 399 days ago
The Save Local event will be dedicated to indie stores and tap into the consumer's desire to save money and support local businesses.
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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Feb. 23, 2023 • 11:22 AM • 399 days ago
How we can celebrate indie stores and promote sales by hosting a Save Local event.
When one thinks of shopping locally, some consider it an act of charity. One may pay more and get less selection. That’s not a recipe for success. In contrast, the world’s most successful retailers, Walmart and Amazon, operate on just the opposite principles: low prices and massive selection. When I’m in Walmart's Panama City Beach location, it’s so massive I feel like I’m in the Giants' stadium. Amazon sells 12m items on its website (350m ...Read more of post

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Jason Solarek @ Bridge Feb. 5, 2023 • 3:46 PM • 417 days ago
"A 2021 Harris Poll Consumer Shopping Study showed that 71% of Americans would prefer to buy from an independent retailer over a national chain, as long as they were equally convenient and reliable." 

~ SpotOn

I believe these survey results.  Shoppers want to shop local, but they don't want to sacrifice selection, price, or speed. Consumers will shop with your indie store if you can offer the same selection, price, and delivery speed ...Read more of post

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