How to quickly find and navigate to popular registry-related services.
August 28, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier to access important registry-related services and content. This feature reduces the number of clicks needed to perform actions and access pages.
In the Master Bar of your Store, there is now a Registry icon. This icon’s drop-down includes many of the popular registry-related services your business likely uses. Previously, you would need to visit the Management Home page to view many of these links.
Everyone feels special when they are served with gourmet food with a beautiful presentation. Serve delicious casseroles with Pyrex baking dish dressed in this most aesthetic appealing woven basket tray by Calaisio. Handcrafted by master artisans, its natural heat resistant characteristics bring both function and style to your table. Basket includes 2Qt rectangular Pyrex dish. Also available in 3QT & 4Qt.
New Mariposa Sip Sip Glass Collection At Glassworks!
Introducing the beautiful Anna Von Lipa collection from Mariposa - Sip Sip, hand made in the Czech Republic. A combination of confetti-like splashes of color with fashionable forms. The stunning Drinking Glass and Stemless Glass are perfect accessories to any table setting.
Anna von Lipa was founded in the 1990s by a Danish couple dedicated to fine art in glass. Jytte and Christian Correl's choice for crafting that art was immediately the ...
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We are pleased to announce Villeroy & Boch products are ready for Syncing.
Villeroy & Boch joins our network of 115+ premium brands that Sync products with 1,300+ fine indie stores.
Since its founding in 1748, Villeroy & Boch has grown into a leading, global, lifestyle brand offering dinnerware, drinkware, flatware, and home decor. They continue to leave lasting impressions all over the world with their fine products that include popular ...
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The new Fall 2023 collecton again fuses tradition and innovation. Introducing Mosaic, another authentic original American design by Annie Morhauser created on the Monterey Bay with her team of skilled master crafts people.
The Annieglass Mosaic collection boldly features octagonal-shaped dinnerware and serveware. Each piece has a distinctive wide rim and a 24K gold design reminiscent of the tiny mosaic squares used in Italian medieval mosaics. The Mosaic collection offers a modern twist on ...
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Summer events must embrace the charm of pastel color palettes, outdoor settings, and an abundance of freshly picked fruits and veggies. This space-saving caddy centerpiece, handwoven by master artisans from organic forest vines, may hold all of these items, together with your preferred wine, silverware, and napkins, as well as a floral or veggie bouquet arrangement, to make a tabletop display. This can only mean that summer has finally come.
CALAISIO
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EMON MAASHO, CEO AND PRESIDENT OF ORREFORS, NORTH AMERICA, is representative of the exciting trajectory in this 125-year operation. The über-exec joined the New Wave Group in 2013, a time when Orrefors and Kosta Boda (OKB) were underperforming assets in the portfolio. "Our crystal brands are national treasures and a part of Swedish history," Maasho affirms. And he wanted a front row seat in their revitalization. Maasho was placed in charge of the new hotel and restaurant division ...
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What Threads can teach us about leveraging our existing network when launching a new service.
July 22, 2023
Threads, a new Twitter-like service from Meta, the owner of Instagram, launched this month and almost immediately attracted 40m active daily users. The service’s growth has since stalled and now has just over 10m daily users, but that is still commendable. The Wall Street Journal shared that this impressive launch was largely possible because Meta used its built-in network of one billion Instagram users. This user base helped it overcome the “cold start” problem of acquiring ...
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Imagine gifting a stress-free wedding planning experience to your best friend, sister, daughter or daughter in law to be. This gift set was created by Master Wedding Planner Kristin Sullivan after 25 years in the industry. She curated these products intentionally for Brides to Be to actually enjoy the journey of their entire wedding planning process. Included in the beautifully boxed set: *A wedding journal & planning guide; a place to document the love story & planning details while ...
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We are pleased to announce that Kalalou is ready to Sync products with authorized retailers. Syncing products is free for your business. There is no charge. (The brand pays for this service.)
Kalalou joins our stable of 110 premium brands that Sync products with 1,200+ fine indie stores.
View Kalalou's Synced products
View the 1,500+ products you can Sync from Kalalou here: kalalou.myshoplocal.com
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How businesses keep customers coming back after they make a purchase.
June 8, 2023
Six Flags is updating its theme parks to encourage families to spend more time there and visit more often, according to this past weekend’s The Wall St. Journal. The theme park's president, Jeffrey Siebert, says that the nightly fireworks show is what the industry calls a “kiss good night.” After park-goers have spent the day spending, they perceive the show as a free, post-purchase gift with no strings attached. The fireworks thereby help the customer leave fulfilled and...
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We are pleased to announce that JK Adams is joining the Brand Syncing Service.
JK Adams is known for their beautiful handcrafted wooden items that make baking, food preparation, and presentation effortless. The assortment includes unique products that range from cutting boards, rolling pins, coasters, and charcuterie boards to pot racks.
JK Adams products will be ready for syncing by July 3rd.
Stores that are already Shop Local members will be alerted when JK Adam's data is ...
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Nice to see this sign at an indie store, The Art of Simple, in Seaside, Florida.
“You may not know this, but if you shop with Amazon.com, you are not supporting small local businesses. If you want Amazon to be the world’s only retailer, keep shopping online at Amazon.com.
If you enjoy shopping in our store, buy from us. We appreciate your support. Thank you.”
If I were asked, I’d recommend these tweaks to this:
It was October 2021, and I had just finished my first in-person trends seminar since the pandemic impacted all industry shows. At the end of the image-packed program, an audience member raised her hand and challenged, “Do trends even matter anymore?”
It was a valid question. The pandemic had disrupted business, upended supply chains, transformed education, revealed vulnerabilities, altered priorities, and unexpectedly claimed many lives. The question was tinged with cynicism. Pent...
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