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October 16, 2024 New Feature: Gift Givers Are More Likely to Complete a Purchase Due to More Instances of a Registrant's Picture
Gift givers will now see a registrant's picture when adding a gift to their shopping bag.
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New Feature: Gift Givers Are More Likely to Complete a Purchase Due to More Instances of a Registrant's Picture
Gift givers will now see a registrant's picture when adding a gift to their shopping bag.
October 16, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: The picture of your registrant now appears in more places throughout the purchase process.

We recently added the registrant's image to the 'Add Gifts' modal on a registry list. This addition keeps the registrant top of mind for gift givers, which enhances their gift-giving experience and increases their chances of completing a purchase.

A registrant's image also appears in the following places:
  • On the registrant's gift list
  • In the
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October 10, 2024 Josephinenhütte
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Josephinenhütte
October 10, 2024
It speaks volumes that the first line acquired by Maison3Amis after the purchase of DeVine Corp., a three-decade distributor of luxe European tableware, was Josephinenhütte, the five-year-old German-based maker of lightweight, thin-walled stemware and accessories. The Maison3Amis team (hereafter known as M3A) is helmed by two one-time Baccarat execs, Jim Shreve and Sally Burnside, who appreciate a nonpareil drinking glass, and Mark Brashear, who quickly recognized the allure of the brand. &...
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October 3, 2024 EVERYTHING TASTES BETTER IN BACCARAT
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EVERYTHING TASTES BETTER IN BACCARAT
October 3, 2024
The world of Baccarat barware, a captivating universe for lovers of life in search of new sensations, mixology enthusiasts and those impassioned by rare spirits.

Baccarat, the art of living. View Post
September 5, 2024 Casanoi by Porcel Joins Shop Local's Syncing Service
Instantly offer 178 new dinnerware & home decor products and save $178 by Syncing with Casanoi.
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Casanoi by Porcel Joins Shop Local's Syncing Service
Instantly offer 178 new dinnerware & home decor products and save $178 by Syncing with Casanoi.
September 5, 2024
We are pleased to share that Casanoi products are ready for Syncing.  

Casanoi joins our network of 115 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,480 retailers.

Visit Casanoi's Shop Local Account:
View the 178 products you can Sync from Casanoi here:
https://casanoibyporcel.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Casanoi_by_Porcel

How to Sync
  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field, please enter "Casanoi.
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September 5, 2024 New Feature: Gift Givers Can Specify the Occassion for a Wedding Registry Gift at Checkout 🛒
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New Feature: Gift Givers Can Specify the Occassion for a Wedding Registry Gift at Checkout 🛒
September 5, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: Gift givers can now select the occasion for  the wedding registry gift being purchased.

The gift types choices are:
  • Wedding gift
  • Bridal shower gift
  • Engagement gift
  • Don't know
  • Other reason / not applicable

When a gift giver selects "Bridal shower gift" or “Engagement gift” as the gift type, they are shown an alert, such as:

"A Friendly Note about Shower Gifts...
  • Per the registrant's preference,
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August 26, 2024 Vote for Local Shops 🗳️
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Vote for Local Shops 🗳️
August 26, 2024
In the next few months, each one of us will be stepping away from our desk or retail store to go do something very important. One of us will drive over to the local library, one of us to the town hall, and one of us to an elementary school in the area. But the common denominator is that we will all be waiting in a long line somewhere, maybe even outside in the cold, while the chilly wind brushes against our cheeks. We will all leave the comfort of our homes and warmth and put ourselves into this...
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August 23, 2024 Maison3Amis' New Brands Are Ready for Syncing
Instantly offer 1,250+ new products and save over 8 days in labor by Syncing with Non Sans Raison, Josephinenhütte, and Touch-MeL.
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Maison3Amis' New Brands Are Ready for Syncing
Instantly offer 1,250+ new products and save over 8 days in labor by Syncing with Non Sans Raison, Josephinenhütte, and Touch-MeL.
August 23, 2024
We are pleased to share that Maison3Amis' three new brands are now ready for Syncing. These popular brands will be a good addition to your 2024 holiday entertaining assortment.

Non Sans Raison, Touch-MeL, and Josephinenhütte join our network of 114 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,475 retailers.

About Non Sans Raison 
Founded in 2008, Non Sans Raison is a French (Limoges) creator of high-quality porcelain tableware and art that is sold all over the world.&...
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August 23, 2024 Talbot Manor Is Ready for Syncing
Salisbury adds the Talbot Manor pewter collection. Save $75 and 0.5 days in labor by Syncing 75 tabletop, barware, and home decor products.
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Talbot Manor Is Ready for Syncing
Salisbury adds the Talbot Manor pewter collection. Save $75 and 0.5 days in labor by Syncing 75 tabletop, barware, and home decor products.
August 23, 2024
We are pleased to share that Talbot Manor by Salisbury is ready for Syncing.

Talbot Manor joins our network of 114 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,475 retailers.

Visit Talbot Manor's Shop Local Account:
View the 75 products you can Sync from Talbot Manor here:
https://salisbury.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Talbot_Manor

How to Sync
  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field, please enter "Talbot
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August 16, 2024 Updated Feature: A Member Can Easily Track a Wholesale Order Without Leaving Its Own Account
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Updated Feature: A Member Can Easily Track a Wholesale Order Without Leaving Its Own Account
August 16, 2024
FOR BRANDS AND RETAILERS
Your Shop Local Store has an updated feature: You can now easily view the whereabouts of a wholesale order. A member can view if the order has shipped, the carrier (e.g. UPS, FedEx, etc.), and the expected delivery date.

If you're a retailer, you can view the status of multiple shipments from different brands on one page. Without this feature, you'd need to visit, say, five different brand websites or carrier websites, log in, and search for this information.
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August 7, 2024 Shop Local Merchants Are 70% of Google Page 1 Results in Louisiana 🔎
Shop Local indies beat every other retailer. No retailer big or small ranked higher than our indie shops in Google.
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Shop Local Merchants Are 70% of Google Page 1 Results in Louisiana 🔎
Shop Local indies beat every other retailer. No retailer big or small ranked higher than our indie shops in Google.
August 7, 2024
These retailers using Shop Local located in Louisiana appear on page one of Google: 
  1. John Ward Interiors & Gifts in Alexandria (appears twice 😊)
  2. Pieces of Eight Gifts in Lafayette (appears twice 😊)
  3. JADE in Metairie
  4. Adler's in New Orleans
  5. Friend and Co in New Orleans

How we conducted this study:
We Googled "wedding registry Louisiana."

Study Results:
  • 5 merchants using Shop Local registry software appeared on page 1 of Google. 2
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July 31, 2024 EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE
EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE
July 31, 2024
I was working on scheduling a late summer mini-vacation so I carved out an afternoon for the planning. There were so many factors to consider (where? when? how long?) on top of juggling all of us coming from different parts of the U.S. The options were staggering and required so much screen time I was just about ready to give up. When did the world at our fingertips become a negative?

I got to thinking about the astronomical number of options Americans have in every aspect of life. I’ll...
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July 25, 2024 New Feature: See a Product's Wholesale Order History
How to view all previous wholesale orders placed for a product.
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New Feature: See a Product's Wholesale Order History
How to view all previous wholesale orders placed for a product.
July 25, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now easily see the wholesale order history of a product. 

The Details page shows any wholesale orders the product is a part of. This feature helps retailers keep track of all wholesale orders for the product. 

In the example shown, we see the wholesale order history for a Beatriz Ball Cake Plate.
  • The product was ordered by the store in 11 different Beatriz Ball wholesale orders between 2021 and 2024. 
  • The store can click
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July 22, 2024 NUDE Glass Products Are Ready to Sync
Sell up to 18% more Syncing 424 Products. NUDE Glass product offerings include stemware, barware, tableware, and home decor.
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NUDE Glass Products Are Ready to Sync
Sell up to 18% more Syncing 424 Products. NUDE Glass product offerings include stemware, barware, tableware, and home decor.
July 22, 2024
We are pleased to share that NUDE Glass products are ready for Syncing.

NUDE Glass joins our network of 113 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,450 retailers.

Visit NUDE Glass' Shop Local Account:
View the 424 products you can Sync from NUDE Glass here:
https://nudeglass.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Nude_Glass

How to Sync
  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field, please enter "NUDE Glass."
  • On
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July 15, 2024 Updated Feature: More Easily Share a Registry or Product via Mobile
How to send a link of a registry or product to family and friends via text, email, or social media.
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Updated Feature: More Easily Share a Registry or Product via Mobile
How to send a link of a registry or product to family and friends via text, email, or social media.
July 15, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has an updated feature: We made it easier to share a registry or product with family and friends via mobile. The new "Share" link opens a tray with various options for sharing the link to a registry or product.

Previously, one had to follow multiple steps to share a link:
  • Copy a link to a registry or product.
  • Open an email or text to the person they wish to send a link to.
  • Paste the link. 
  • Click send.

Now, a user can click "Share&...
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June 11, 2024 New Feature: See the Top-10 Wedding Gifts from a Brand
New gift list makes it simple to see the top wedding gifts from a brand.
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New Feature: See the Top-10 Wedding Gifts from a Brand
New gift list makes it simple to see the top wedding gifts from a brand.
June 11, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: A brand can now designate up to ten products to appear on a top-10 wedding gifts list. This lists helps a registrant more easily see the best products, add more products to their registry list, and receive more gifts—which translates into more sales for the retailer and brand. 

In the example shown, we see the Top-10 Wedding Gifts list for LAFCO, a luxury candle and home fragrance brand. LAFCO can review the products on the list, adjust...
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May 29, 2024 THE POWER OF BRAND BUILDING by KAREN OLSON
THE POWER OF BRAND BUILDING by KAREN OLSON
May 29, 2024
Brand strategy is one of the most powerful initiatives an organization can undergo. It’s an opportunity to evolve a company’s mission and value proposition based on current and future customer needs with the result being a purpose-led, customer-centric road map to create enhanced value for customers. ANDMORE recently completed this process as we rebranded from International Market Centers (IMC) last year. ANDMORE is more than just a new name and logo, it’s a framework for how ...
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May 29, 2024 A Bicentennial Bounty
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A Bicentennial Bounty
May 29, 2024
A BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY REPRESENTS REMARKABLE LONGEVITY AND VISTA ALEGRE IS TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE of it with dozens of new pieces created specifically to commemorate the 200 anos occasion. “It’s a very important milestone and a time of reflection to see how far we’ve come and where we want to go,” says Daniel Silva, who helped bring the brand new luster here since he started the American subsidiary in 2012. Nuno Barra, Vista Alegre product development director and board ...
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May 24, 2024 Spring Success Guide for Your Indie Business
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Spring Success Guide for Your Indie Business
May 24, 2024
🖥️ Update your website content
🔗 Add a link leading to your Shop Local Store
📱 Promote your online and registry services on social media and in-store
🛍️ Sync with more brands to offer more products
⭐️ Ask customers to review your business
🔍 Update search terms to help boost your Google ranking View Post
April 26, 2024 Registry & Checkout Review: MyRegistry
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Registry & Checkout Review: MyRegistry
April 26, 2024
At Shop Local, it's our job to help find ways to grow your online business. Part of that job is researching different registry software to see if it could be a good fit for your store.

If you offer a gift registry service, you may have heard of MyRegistry. MyRegistry is a third-party universal registry service that seemingly integrates with your primary website, stating that they "offer a suite of technology solutions [for retailers] that boost revenue, engage customers, and reduce ...
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April 26, 2024 LAFCO Is Ready to Sync
LAFCO's 176 products are now ready to Sync.  LAFCO is a luxury candle and home fragrance brand that offers candles, diffusers and body care.
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LAFCO Is Ready to Sync
LAFCO's 176 products are now ready to Sync.  LAFCO is a luxury candle and home fragrance brand that offers candles, diffusers and body care.
April 26, 2024
We are pleased to share that LAFCO products are ready for Syncing.

LAFCO joins our network of 111 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,450 retailers.

Example
Breed & Co., a gift and tableware shop in Austin, TX, is Syncing with LAFCO.

View Breed & Co.'s LAFCO page:
https://breed.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Lafco

Breed & Co. benefitted from Syncing:  
  • Breed & Co. is showing 176 LAFCO products online and didn't pay any labor to add
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