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March 5, 2024 Congrats to February 2024's Top Performers
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Congrats to February 2024's Top Performers
March 5, 2024
Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in February 2024:

Top-3 Retailers
🥇 The Ivy House in Dallas, TX
🥈 Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
🥉 Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA

Top-3 Gift Registry Brands
🥇 Herend
🥈 Juliska
🥉 Vietri

Top-3 Retail Movers
🥇 The Avenue in Athens, GA / +10,000%
🥈 Southern Home & Kitchen in Winston-Salem, NC / +1,734%
🥉 Southern Traditions in Cleveland, TN / +1,098%

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March 5, 2024 Glass Bakeware That Goes A Long Way
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Glass Bakeware That Goes A Long Way
March 5, 2024
Serve and bake casseroles, stews, lasagna, brownies, sweets, and confits with this 1-quart capacity Anchor Hocking casserole dish set inside a woven basket by Calaisio. It's a wonderful way to highlight your favorite dish in a rustic-elegant style.  With its handwoven basket made of durable, organic, biodegradable and heat resistant exotic vines, your meal will look more appetizing and natural. Explore our selection of casserole dishes with matching baskets, which are perfect for table d&...
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March 2, 2024 New Vietri Terra Toscana Dinnerware At Glassworks!
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New Vietri Terra Toscana Dinnerware At Glassworks!
March 2, 2024
Celebrate the beauty and vitality of Tuscany with Vietri's new Terra Toscana collection. Depicting traditional landscapes and animals, these handpainted pieces are rich, lush, and irresistibly Italian. Dishwasher safe and made of Terra Bianca - a white earthenware clay used for handpainted designs, as it provides the ideal canvas for storytelling, allowing colors to truly come to life. Stop in at the Shadyside store to see the collection.
 
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March 1, 2024 New Vietri Terra Toscana Dinnerware At Glassworks!
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New Vietri Terra Toscana Dinnerware At Glassworks!
March 1, 2024
Celebrate the beauty and vitality of Tuscany with Vietri's new Terra Toscana collection. Depicting traditional landscapes and animals, these handpainted pieces are rich, lush, and irresistibly Italian. Dishwasher safe and made of Terra Bianca - a white earthenware clay used for handpainted designs, as it provides the ideal canvas for storytelling, allowing colors to truly come to life. Stop in at the Shadyside store to see the collection.
 
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March 1, 2024 Shop Local Saves Breed & Co. $37,435 and 53 Weeks in Labor
How Shop Local’s software helps an Austin, Texas institution renew its Registry program and see immediate results.   
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Shop Local Saves Breed & Co. $37,435 and 53 Weeks in Labor
How Shop Local’s software helps an Austin, Texas institution renew its Registry program and see immediate results.   
March 1, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Breed & Co., a retail store in Austin, Texas, has joined the Shop Local software platform to grow its online business. Breed & Co. made the decision to switch from their previous registry provider and recreate their registry program using Shop Local. Since revamping their registry program 3 weeks ago, Breed & Co. has saved $37,435 and 53 weeks in labor on website product maintenance through the Shop Local platform.

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March 1, 2024 New Vietri Terra Toscana Dinnerware At Glassworks!
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New Vietri Terra Toscana Dinnerware At Glassworks!
March 1, 2024
Celebrate the beauty and vitality of Tuscany with Vietri's new Terra Toscana collection. Depicting traditional landscapes and animals, these handpainted pieces are rich, lush, and irresistibly Italian. Dishwasher safe and made of Terra Bianca - a white earthenware clay used for handpainted designs, as it provides the ideal canvas for storytelling, allowing colors to truly come to life. Stop in at the Shadyside store to see the collection.

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Webinar: How to Capture 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000
Join us Thursday, March 28, 2024 or Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Webinar: How to Capture 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000
Join us Thursday, March 28, 2024 or Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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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, 2024 @  4 pm
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February 28, 2024 Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants Get More Sales Leads than Big-Box Stores Using Google
How Shop Local helps 3 retailers rank higher than Target on page 1 of Google.
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Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants Get More Sales Leads than Big-Box Stores Using Google
How Shop Local helps 3 retailers rank higher than Target on page 1 of Google.
February 28, 2024
Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Proof: Our indie shops beat big-box stores in Google search tests.  

Example: We recently conducted a Google study for wedding registry purchasing in Alabama. We Googled "wedding registry Alabama."

Search Results
  • Stores using Shop Local in Alabama ranked on page 1 of Google ahead of national chains and other registry services, which often have larger customer bases and bigger website
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February 28, 2024 This Beaded Placemat Make Everyday a Party
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This Beaded Placemat Make Everyday a Party
February 28, 2024
Serve drinks and entertain guests on this decorative woven placemat embellished with orange wood beads. With this sophisticated rustic placemat, you can enhance your everyday table setting and show off your entertaining style. It is made by hand from organic vines which have natural earthy tones and has a clear lacquer coating for easy cleaning. The placemat does not warp when brushed and cleaned with water and gentle soap. Because each placemat is made of natural materials and handcrafted by ...
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February 23, 2024 Fitted Serving Basket with Durable Bakeware
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Fitted Serving Basket with Durable Bakeware
February 23, 2024
With a woven basket and a unique fitting design, our bakeware collections bring flair to food presentation. The lovely and sturdy basket complements the Anchor Hocking glass bakeware and allows the love you've made to show through, blending nicely with the natural earth tones of the vines that make up the basket.


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February 21, 2024 New Feature: Registrants Can Designate their Most Wanted Items ⭐️
How registrants can share their top registry items with family and friends.
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New Feature: Registrants Can Designate their Most Wanted Items ⭐️
How registrants can share their top registry items with family and friends.
February 21, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: Your registrants can now designate an item on their registry as a most wanted item. 

When a registrant marks an item as a most wanted item, the item is noted with a star and the text "This is a Most Wanted Item." This is displayed on the registry list and shares the registrant's top choices with family and friends. 

If you have the gift registry service active, please follow these steps to view this new feature:
  1. Log in to
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February 19, 2024 Everyone Loves Seeing A Pie On The Dessert Table
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Everyone Loves Seeing A Pie On The Dessert Table
February 19, 2024
Calaisio's baking dish basket with Anchor Hocking's 10-inch pie dish is one of our favorites for a beautiful plate from oven to table. It is naturally heat resistant, withstanding the hot glass pie dish, and its presentation transforms a pie or quiche into a delicious dish with this appealing presentation. This winter, try baking your favorite delicacies in many of our bakeware and casserole dishes!


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February 19, 2024 REVISITING: Ensemble
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REVISITING: Ensemble
February 19, 2024
The Ensemble collection seamlessly combines elements of outstanding design with sustainable accessories, such as Portuguese cork and oak wood. View Post
February 16, 2024 Table Decorations With Rustic, Soft Pastels
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Table Decorations With Rustic, Soft Pastels
February 16, 2024
Utilizing the chance to add temporary color to last you till spring is ideal when done after Valentine's Day, which falls in the chilly months of winter. Calaisio's handwoven placemats, made from exotic vines, are a great way to decorate. Their organic earth tones complement delicate pastel tableware and accessories, allowing you to use your creativity to create a warm atmosphere in your winter house. Placemats with beads come in four-piece sets and are available in additional color options.

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February 15, 2024 Shop Local Retailers Rank on Page 1 of Google in 60% of States
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Shop Local Retailers Rank on Page 1 of Google in 60% of States
February 15, 2024
NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 15, 2024 – Shop Local, an e-commerce platform, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 60% of states for wedding gift purchases. The findings are based on a recent study that Shop Local conducted regarding wedding registry purchasing. 

Study Findings:
  • For 30 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 63% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has clients (48
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February 13, 2024 Throw a Fun Mardi Gras Party at Home
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Throw a Fun Mardi Gras Party at Home
February 13, 2024
A Mardi Gras party in the New Orleans manner would enable you to celebrate Fat Tuesday in style at home. Calaisio's placemats, which are woven from durable organic vines, create a sophisticated indoor-outdoor celebration when paired with a playful table arrangement. Its organic earth tones readily blend with Mardi Gras colors, counterbalancing their celebratory hue. Available in a set of 4.


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natural elegance, extraordinary durability



 
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February 12, 2024 Valentine’s Day Table Setting
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Valentine’s Day Table Setting
February 12, 2024
Add a personal touch to your table by decorating it with name cards, love notes, or flowers that express your affection for your loved ones. Then, choose a natural aesthetic for a welcoming and elegant appearance. Start with this naturally occurring placemat composed of exotic vines, which exudes a rustic vibe with its naturalistic color combinations. The extra beads that are expertly woven into the placemat provide character and depth to the table, and they work wonderfully with other layered ...
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February 6, 2024 The Square Gift Co. Gift Shop Saves $955 and 1 Week in Labor Using Shop Local
How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved $955 in costs, all from a flyer in their Casafina shipment.
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The Square Gift Co. Gift Shop Saves $955 and 1 Week in Labor Using Shop Local
How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved $955 in costs, all from a flyer in their Casafina shipment.
February 6, 2024
We are pleased to announce The Square Gift Co. has joined the Shop Local community of retailers. The Square Gift Co. is a retail store in Fulton, Mississippi. The store owners, Jessica Howell and Keely McMillen recently placed an order with Casafina. When their shipment arrived, it contained a flyer promoting Shop Local.  The flyer helped them more easily market and sell what was in the box online. The Square Gift Co. currently has a Shopify online store but was looking for a Gift Registry ...
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February 5, 2024 New Feature: More Easily Make a Gift A Surprise
A new feature lets your store tell a registrant about a gift purchase but not reveal too many details.
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New Feature: More Easily Make a Gift A Surprise
A new feature lets your store tell a registrant about a gift purchase but not reveal too many details.
February 5, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now decide what information a registrant sees in the registry purchase alert email. 

Previously, all registry purchase alert emails displayed the gift giver and gift details. With this update, the "limited information" setting allows your store to only inform them that a gift was given. This feature's purpose is to help keep the gift's details a surprise to the registrant.

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Event: Wedding Registry Webinar
How to Get 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Event: Wedding Registry Webinar
How to Get 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 - Thursday, March 28, 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 dates and times:
  • Thursday, February 29 (Leap Year Day), 2024 @ 10 am or 4 pm EST 
  • Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ 10 am or 4 pm EST 
Please choose one date and time

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Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants Get More Sales Leads than Big-Box Stores Using Google
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Shop Local Retailers Rank on Page 1 of Google in 60% of States
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