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October 18, 2024 Stingray Charger Plates!
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Stingray Charger Plates!
October 18, 2024
Featuring the same exotic material as our Stingray placemats, these brand-new charger plates will create a completely cohesive and stylish table!

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October 18, 2024 Small Stores Need Robots, Too ... And We Have One For Them 🤖
Small Stores Need Robots, Too ... And We Have One For Them 🤖
October 18, 2024
Robots help the physical world by automating it, thereby reducing labor costs and speeding up the process at hand. At Shop Local, we do this for indie merchants online. Our Syncing service is like a robot that stocks the merchant’s online shelf. We automate the process, reduce labor costs, and do it more quickly than a human. We may very well consider the Syncing service a robot.

Learn about our Syncing service aka our robot helper:
https://www.shoplocal.org/syncing.cfm
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October 18, 2024 Shopper Review: Thank You, Myriam 🤩
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Shopper Review: Thank You, Myriam 🤩
October 18, 2024
Thank you to Myriam Robinson for sharing her experience after buying a gift from Babcock Gifts, a merchant using our software: 

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"Easiest way to purchase wedding gifts...EVER! Thank you for having such a wonderful website not to mention beautiful product! "
~ Myriam Robinson in FL

Shopped at Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
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Read 1,750+ reviews from Babcock Gifts' customers:
https://babcockgifts.myshoplocal...
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October 18, 2024 Transform Your Space with the Dahlia Collection
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Transform Your Space with the Dahlia Collection
October 18, 2024
This fall, let your space tell a story of artistry, nature, and craftsmanship. The Dahlia Collection is more than just decor – it’s a celebration of what’s beautiful, both in nature and in the hand that shapes it.⁠
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Shop the Dahlia Collection and bring nature's artistry into your home. ⁠ View Post
October 18, 2024 Transform Your Entry
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Transform Your Entry
October 18, 2024
A grand floral arrangement in your entry sets the tone of elegance & festivity. Here we threw a paisley blanket over the table & used a large Berry & Thread hurricane vase filled mostly with greenery branches, accented with statement flowers. Then finished styling the table with leftover elements clustered into various vessels.

📖 As seen in our book, 'Together at the Table' View Post
October 18, 2024 "October's Party" by George Cooper
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"October's Party" by George Cooper
October 18, 2024
October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came -
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band. View Post
October 18, 2024 Spice Up Your Mornings
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Spice Up Your Mornings
October 18, 2024
Can all of our mornings begin with a Pumpkin Spice Latte? 🎃☕Add some spice to your day with a homemade version of everyone’s favorite autumn beverage. View Post
October 17, 2024 Gem Ivory
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Gem Ivory
October 17, 2024
Our elegant Gem placemats feature vibrant holiday colors with just the right amount of sparkle to make your table shine. Whether you're hosting a holiday feast or simply want to add a bit of shimmer to your decor, the Gem placemats are sure to impress. Stylish, functional, and brimming with sparkling cheer, they’ll make every meal feel special!

Now available in a lush Ivory color! View Post
October 17, 2024 Décision, décision….
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Décision, décision….
October 17, 2024
With a very colorful and flowery dinnerware such as our Happy PARADIS BLEU, choosing flatware is becoming a fun game as you truly have endless possibilities as shown in the pictures above. Which is your favorite?? I think I prefer the AQUA color as its reminds me of vacation by the sea  View Post
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 16, 2024 FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $800.00 PLUS
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FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $800.00 PLUS
October 16, 2024
Salisbury is offering free shipping October 21 through 25th on orders of $800 or more. Bridge customers can take advantage of this offer immediately. 

* Immediate shipping only
* Does not include back orders.  View Post
October 15, 2024 Halloween Hostess Gifts from Beatriz Ball
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Halloween Hostess Gifts from Beatriz Ball
October 15, 2024
Halloween Parties are all the rage!  Don't forget you host or hostess gift! The Beatriz Ball GIFTABLES Holiday Pumpkin Bowl with Spoon makes a wonderful hostess gift for Autumn celebrations, and is ideal for serving up everything from tangy cranberry sauce to fiery salsas. Handmade and artfully designed by Beatriz Ball, the handy pumpkin-shaped bowl and spoon set is the essence of sophisticated seasonal styling. Our Giftables Collection features handmade and artfully designed Beatriz Ball ...
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October 15, 2024 Tipton & Hurst Promotes their Top 10 Leaderboard Placement 🥳
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Tipton & Hurst Promotes their Top 10 Leaderboard Placement 🥳
October 15, 2024
We're happy to see Tipton & Hurst promoting their placement on Shop Local's Leaderboard on Facebook:

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"We’re beyond excited to share that we’ve broken into the Top 10 on ShopLocal.org by Bridge for September 2024! Our #9 ranking amongst over 1,400 independent boutiques is a testament to our wonderful brand partners, loyal customers and amazing staff... 💍💐"

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October 14, 2024 Sale: Save Up to 35% Off Your Shop Local Service
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Sale: Save Up to 35% Off Your Shop Local Service
October 14, 2024
I have exciting news: Members will be able to save up to 35% off their monthly, flat-rate subscription fee with us. That's essentially buy 2 months and receive the 3rd free. 

We’ll give a member a discount for paying upfront for one, two, or three years. This is our best offer.

Please consider this a ‘save the date’ for the sale. Please find details below. 

You can use your savings to grow your store in 2025, take a vacation (Paris or Patagonia?), and ...
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October 12, 2024 Beatriz Ball Gold Frames for Autumn
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Beatriz Ball Gold Frames for Autumn
October 12, 2024
Warm and Inviting Gold Frames for Fall and Holiday gift-giving!  Gold gives your home a modern edge with Beatriz Ball's textured frames like Tiffany, Nassau and Fina.  Not too early to start holiday shopping especially if you will travel this Fall and need a hostess gift.  Frames are easy to pack and always appreciated gift.  Frames in a home give a home a cozy feeling of cherished memories with family and friends. View Post
October 11, 2024 Tableware Today Column: Saying I Do To Registries
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Tableware Today Column: Saying I Do To Registries
October 11, 2024
This article, which will appear in the December/January 2025 issue of Tableware Today, explains the importance of wedding registries to indie stores.

Our e-commerce platform helps 1,500 indie stores sell $22 million a year. Perhaps surprising is that more than 90% of these orders are wedding registry gifts. Our stores offer tens of thousands of goods for sale online, with the lion’s share being wedding gifts. Why are wedding registry sales 90% of online sales while non-gift orders ...
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October 11, 2024 Festive > Frightening 🎃
Festive > Frightening 🎃
October 11, 2024
Gather your friends for cocktails, candy, and more featuring our newest Halloween collection. 🖤

To make a Midnight Martini at home, save the recipe below:
  • 2oz vodka
  • 2oz pomegranate juice
  • 1/2oz triple sec
  • 1oz orange juice
  • Blackberries for garnish
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October 10, 2024 Let's Lead Together by Jason Solarek
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Let's Lead Together by Jason Solarek
October 10, 2024
Money is tight for many indie retail shops. Owners often ask themselves: What brands and products should I invest in to get the best return for my business? We have an answer to this question. Welcome to the Leaderboard. In each issue through this new column, TOP OF THE CHARTS, I’ll be sharing with you the best performing wedding registry brands and products according to my company’s data. There’s something for brands and sales reps as well: we’ll be showing you the best ...
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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 10, 2024 Spotlight Pattern: Costa Nova Marrakesh
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Spotlight Pattern: Costa Nova Marrakesh
October 10, 2024
Costa Nova’s Marrakesh was designed by famed French florist Christian Tortu, inspired by Yves Saint Laurent’s Les Jardins de Majorelle, the couturier’s botanical garden in Marrakesh that features the warm tones of sandy walls, vibrant spice colors found in bustling markets, and the rich hues of traditional fabrics, a collection with a keen eye to sustainability and Moroccan mystique.
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This isn't Christian Tortu's first collection for ...
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