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October 13, 2023 Combine Elegance and Allure
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Combine Elegance and Allure
October 13, 2023
Bringing together the elegant fun of flower arranging with the classic allure of MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check Enamel Tea Kettles 🌺  Perfect for brewing an afternoon tea or simply enhancing the charm of your kitchen decor.🍵 View Post
October 13, 2023 It's Simpler Than You Might Think to Set the Perfect Holiday Table
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It's Simpler Than You Might Think to Set the Perfect Holiday Table
October 13, 2023
With this woven kitchen storage, you can easily host friends and family for a holiday celebration while adding festive centerpieces for a special dinner. The time of year is right for family get-togethers, and this 4-compartment holder can be a fun way to show off your dinnerware and other kitchen essentials.


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October 11, 2023 AUTUMN IN THE KITCHEN · The Perfect Display
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AUTUMN IN THE KITCHEN · The Perfect Display
October 11, 2023
Cook and serve with style, versatility, and timeless beauty with our Oak Wood boards and Arcade Glass Domes. For special events, or maybe just for the midday baking, there is no better way to display your treats. View Post
October 11, 2023 Loyalty Programs
How restaurants, hotels, and tableware brands are using loyalty programs--and what indie stores can learn from this.
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Loyalty Programs
How restaurants, hotels, and tableware brands are using loyalty programs--and what indie stores can learn from this.
October 11, 2023
Perk-y
I recently read about a new loyalty program and wondered what we could learn from it. The founder of Eater and Resy, Ben Leventhal, has started Blackbird, a loyalty program service designed for indie restaurants, reports The New York Times (Read the article). Using the Blackbird app, a diner receives a perk for eating at a restaurant. The retailer sets tiers for which the user qualifies for the perk. For example, a restaurant, Nat’s on Bank in New York City, gives tier 1 customers ...
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October 10, 2023 This Fall, Have A Great Presentation Piece On Your Table
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This Fall, Have A Great Presentation Piece On Your Table
October 10, 2023
Calaisio's woven serving basket created from naturally heat-resistant exotic vines is combined with Anchor Hocking's 9.5” clear glass pie bakeware. This multifunctional pie dish serving basket is ideal for serving a range of fall dishes, including pot pies, quiches, crumbles, and flans. Furthermore, the natural autumnal color tones inspired from natural vines are appealing for serving your favorite meals right from the oven to the table, which will quickly impress your guests.


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October 8, 2023 Meet Your Neighbors: Amazon Operates an Illegal “Warehouse” at the USPS
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Meet Your Neighbors: Amazon Operates an Illegal “Warehouse” at the USPS
October 8, 2023
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 truck (permanently?), put ...
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October 6, 2023 Why rent a storefront when you can use a street for free?
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Why rent a storefront when you can use a street for free?
October 6, 2023
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 year businesses in lower ...
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October 5, 2023 Traditional Bakeware Bakes Evenly
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Traditional Bakeware Bakes Evenly
October 5, 2023
This 1-quart capacity clear glass Anchor Hocking casserole dish presented in a woven basket by @Calaisio is perfect for serving and baking casseroles, stews, lasagna, brownies, biscuits, desserts, and confits. It instantly dresses up your table with its comfortable, simple-grip handles made of strong, heat-resistant exotic vines. A beautiful rustic-elegant presentation of your favorite dishes. This kitchenware will impress your family and friends this holiday season.


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October 4, 2023 AUTUMN IN THE KITCHEN · Ensemble
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AUTUMN IN THE KITCHEN · Ensemble
October 4, 2023
Simple and modern, the Ensemble collection fuses elements of great design and sustainable accessories like Portuguese cork and wood to create a must-have oven-to-table collection for the contemporary home. View Post
October 4, 2023 New Feature: More Easily Add Gifts to a Registry
How to view popular gifts to add them to a registry.
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New Feature: More Easily Add Gifts to a Registry
How to view popular gifts to add them to a registry.
October 4, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier for gift registrants to view and add gifts to their wedding registry. There is now a new "Add Gifts" page that showcases popular gifts that a registrant may wish to add to their registry.

The Add Gifts page is tailored to the registry type. For example, the Add Gifts page for a wedding registry displays the following content:
  • Popular Wedding Gifts
  • Popular Dining & Entertaining Brands
  • Popular Dining &
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October 3, 2023 Set Your Table in Festive Holiday Décor
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Set Your Table in Festive Holiday Décor
October 3, 2023
Holiday entertaining and the art of table setting are simple and seamless with this woven kitchen storage organizer. This utensil caddy is set up to serve, organize, and display, and contributes significant creativity to the table. Flatware, serving utensils, and other items can be stored in its four circular open compartments. Set the mood for your joyful Christmas table setting and decorating style with this beautiful handcrafted caddy created from natural vines in exotic color tones.


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October 2, 2023 Nova Bowls Shine Brightly
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Nova Bowls Shine Brightly
October 2, 2023
In the field of astronomy, “nova” refers to a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity. In the realm of tableware, an ORGANIC PEARL Nova bowl from Beatriz Ball shines brightly always.

Rimmed in sparkling metallic beads, enhanced by richly organic surfaces--and some featuring flirty curves--ORGANIC PEARL Nova bowls embody good design ... with unmistakable Beatriz Ball flair.Equally at home with your casual dinnerware ...
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September 29, 2023 Golden Hour Hues ✨
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Golden Hour Hues ✨
September 29, 2023
There's a magical moment each day when the sun's warm, golden rays cast a soft, enchanting glow over everything it touches. Inspired by this natural beauty, incorporating gold into your home decor can infuse your living space with the same warm radiance and timeless elegance.

Transform your space into one of warmth and tranquility for Autumn with colors and textures inspired by the glow of golden hour. View Post
September 28, 2023 New Feature: Sell to Interior Designers
How to set interior designer pricing for your brands.
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New Feature: Sell to Interior Designers
How to set interior designer pricing for your brands.
September 28, 2023
FOR BRANDS AND DISTRIBUTORS

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: Interior designers can now view interior designer pricing for your brands and make purchases. If an interior designer is approved by your business, they can log in to your account and buy items at the wholesale designer price set by your business.

In the example shown, we see an interior designer logged in to BIA Cordon Bleu's account. The interior designer can place wholesale orders at the designer pricing set by ...
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September 27, 2023 275 Years of Villeroy & Boch
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275 Years of Villeroy & Boch
September 27, 2023
Celebrating Our 275th Anniversary with Isabelle von Boch

For over 275 years Villeroy & Boch has been synonymous with exquisite design, unparallel craftsmanship, and timeless elegance. From our humble beginnings as a small pottery shop in the heart of Europe, we have grown into a global brand that is loved and celebrated by discerning consumers around the world. Today, we continue to expend the boundaries of innovation and creativity, while staying true to our heritage of ...
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September 27, 2023 PACIFICA IN THE KITCHEN
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PACIFICA IN THE KITCHEN
September 27, 2023
Pacifica offers a large selection of contemporary soft pieces made to last a lifetime. Its kitchen selection highlights the warm and uplifting pieces thought for the kitchen counter.

Upgrade your kitchen with Pacifica. View Post
September 27, 2023 Tableware Today: Vista Alegre Promotes the Shop Local Platform
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Tableware Today: Vista Alegre Promotes the Shop Local Platform
September 27, 2023
We're happy to see Vista Alegre promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's October / November 2023 issue.

In the advertisement, the brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo.  
  • A brand shows the logo so that retailers know they can easily sell the products shown.
  • When a brand offers our Brand Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
  • The retailer's customers can buy the products and add them to gift registries. 
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September 26, 2023 WE WILL SURVIVE by MARION SAMUEL
WE WILL SURVIVE by MARION SAMUEL
September 26, 2023
Babcock Gifts celebrates its 50th birthday in 2024. The bridal registry and gift shop opened in 1972 as a partnership that included interior design. In 1974, with the exit of one partner, the store focused on antiques, gifts, and bridal registry. Over the next 42 years, there would be growth into two stores before downsizing to one. In 2016, ownership changed and the store moved one block down, where it continues to be a destination for bridal registry and gift-giving. With the constant doom and...
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September 26, 2023 Bertil Vallien FOR Kosta Boda
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Bertil Vallien FOR Kosta Boda
September 26, 2023
BERTIL VALLIEN is a gift to glass. The impressive portfolio of this prolific artist is haunting, memorable, and mesmerizing.

His 60-year career, spent advancing the craft of sand-casting, is a study of one man's existential questioning actualized on hypnotic works of art.
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BERTIL VALLIEN IS A 60-YEAR KOSTA BODA ICON, DESIGNING FOR THE BRAND SINCE 1963.

He is one of Sweden's most celebrated glass artists with numerous awards and museums exhibitions around...
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September 26, 2023 Are You a Brand? Shopify Isn’t For You
Are You a Brand? Shopify Isn’t For You
September 26, 2023
Brands may consider using Shopify for their online operations. It’s important to note that brands can’t do many things with Shopify.  A key Shopify problem for a brand is that the brand has to have separate “stores” for retail and wholesale customers.  The reason is that Shopify doesn’t know what to charge the customer because it doesn’t know if it’s a general public shopper (that pays retail) or a retailer (that pays the wholesale price). &...
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