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April 3, 2024 Software Review: Gift Reggie
21 ways Gift Reggie is making it difficult for gift givers, registrants, and merchants
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Software Review: Gift Reggie
21 ways Gift Reggie is making it difficult for gift givers, registrants, and merchants
April 3, 2024
Our registry service handles 80,000 gift and wedding registries. We often come across other registry software and can see how it's affecting  the merchant that is using it. 

While eating breakfast and browsing the web via my phone, I recently came across RFD, a merchant in Albany, NY, that uses Gift Reggie (an app that is added to a Shopify Store).

I observed 21 problems while reviewing the merchant's registry service.  I initially wrote the issues down on a paper tablecloth...
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April 3, 2024 Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
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Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
April 3, 2024
The ideal side for any meal is this creamed onion gratin! It's quite tasty and simple to prepare. The onions are roasted until they are sizzling and golden brown after being sautéed in a creamy sauce. This meal will impress everyone at the table, especially when it's presented exquisitely in Calaisio's white oval stoneware dish and served in a complementary heat-resistant woven basket made from exotic vines. Offered in 4 and 3 Qt.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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April 3, 2024 Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
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Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
April 3, 2024
The ideal side for any meal is this creamed onion gratin! It's quite tasty and simple to prepare. The onions are roasted until they are sizzling and golden brown after being sautéed in a creamy sauce. This meal will impress everyone at the table, especially when it's presented exquisitely in Calaisio's white oval stoneware dish and served in a complementary heat-resistant woven basket made from exotic vines. Offered in 4 and 3 Qt.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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April 1, 2024 Alternatives to MyRegistry.com
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Alternatives to MyRegistry.com
April 1, 2024
As a store owner, you know how important it is to choose a registry service that works well for you, your employees, your registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). In addition to working well, the registry service should offer your store good value (price vs. results).

When looking for registry software, some retailers consider MyRegistry.com for their registry service. MyRegistry.com offers gift registry creation and management features that integrate with a retailer's Shopify ...
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March 29, 2024 Home Tonic Saves $4,120 and 6 Weeks in Labor with Shop Local
How Shop Local's software quickly populated the online store for a favorite Newton, PA retailer
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Home Tonic Saves $4,120 and 6 Weeks in Labor with Shop Local
How Shop Local's software quickly populated the online store for a favorite Newton, PA retailer
March 29, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Home Tonic in historic Newton, Pennsylvania, has joined the Shop Local software platform to grow its online business. This home furnishings, accessories, gifts, and design shop is conveniently located between New York City and Philadelphia. They are a favorite of Bucks County residents and visitors.

Home Tonic saved $4,120 and 6 Weeks in labor on website product maintenance through the Shop Local platform. They have chosen Shop Local to expand their online ...
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March 29, 2024 Beatriz Ball wishes you an "Egg-cellent" weekend!
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Beatriz Ball wishes you an "Egg-cellent" weekend!
March 29, 2024
Happy Easter! Our luxury melamine collection, Alegria, is perfectly suited for both outdoors and indoors. With a charming pearl rim and a brilliant surface, the generous round dinner plate may be paired with other white dining pieces--a 9" salad plate and a cereal bowl--for a coordinated serving set. An Easter table setting with a carefree and modern, Beatriz Ball twist!  The plate has the luster, heft and look of a ceramic piece. Made of luxury melamine for everyday enjoyment, ...
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Webinar: How to Capture 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000
Join us Wednesday, April 24, 2024 or Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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Webinar: How to Capture 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000
Join us Wednesday, April 24, 2024 or Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - Tuesday, May 21, 2024
You’re Invited...

Wedding Registry Webinar: Say “Yes” to $5K  in 5 Days
How to Capture 5 Wedding Registries in 5 Days Worth $5,000

Join me for a webinar where I'll show you my blueprint to get 5 wedding registries worth $5k in 5 days. 

When?
Webinar times:
  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @ 10 am EST
  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024 @  4 pm EST  
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 10 am EST
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @  4 pm EST &
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March 28, 2024 New Georg Jensen Vases, Pitchers, And More At Glassworks!
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New Georg Jensen Vases, Pitchers, And More At Glassworks!
March 28, 2024
Just in time for Easter entertaining, Glassworks just got a new shipment of Georg Jensen. Pictured: 1. Alfredo Vases featuring the large mirror polished stainless steel. 2. Koppel Pitchers, all 3 colors made of stainless steel in stock. 3. Bloom Botanica vases, all 3 sizes in stock. 4. Bernadotte Thermo Jug (black on the left) and the Bernadotte French Coffee Press (steel on the right). We also have new GJ flatware sets, kid's's banks & picture frames, and more.
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March 27, 2024 RETAIL RELATIONSHIPS by MICHELLE HSIAO
RETAIL RELATIONSHIPS by MICHELLE HSIAO
March 27, 2024
Many years ago, as a new assistant at Lord & Taylor, the buyer cautioned me to not get too attached to people or merchandise. His wisdom was not cold-hearted, but a cautionary tale to keep emotional attachments in check. I was there to deliver strong financial results and if something wasn’t selling, I shouldn’t harp on it, but mark it down and move on. And, as far as work relationships were concerned, I should be a good coworker but not get attached to colleagues.

All these ...
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March 27, 2024 Tableware Today Interview - Jim Shreve, Tim DeVine, Mark Brashear, & Sally Burnside
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Tableware Today Interview - Jim Shreve, Tim DeVine, Mark Brashear, & Sally Burnside
March 27, 2024
Jim Shreve made Baccarat hip. Now, he and his longtime partner, Mark Brashear, along with Sally Burnside, the former Baccarat sales V.P., intend to do the same for DeVine Corp., the 32-year-old distributor of elite European brands. You're invited to the opening!
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Congrats to you all. This is very exciting. Tim, we’ve known each other since before you started DeVine Corp., 32 years ago. You’ve been looking for the right opportunity to retire.
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March 27, 2024 Mikasa - French + Italian Countryside
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Mikasa - French + Italian Countryside
March 27, 2024
MIKASA’s powerhouse COUNTRYSIDE franchise continues its domination decades after their launches. Tapping into the zeitgeist of the times, the patterns’ staying power is testament to compelling classic design, line extensions, and passionate fans.
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IT’S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE MIKASA’s FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE DEBUTED, the perfect panacea to a formal-dominated dinnerware domain. The scalloped, edged, and curved creamware provided the ideal ...
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March 27, 2024 ANNIVERSARY WISHES
ANNIVERSARY WISHES
March 27, 2024
A McKinsey study found that the average life span of companies listed on the S&P 500 was 61 years in 1958; today, it’s less than 18 years. McKinsey believes that by 2027, 75% of S&P 500 companies will have disappeared. New businesses have an 81% chance of surviving their first year; in two years, a little less than 70% of businesses are still standing. Only 25% make it to 15 years or more. There’s a clear long-term trend of declining corporate longevity, with this figure ...
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March 26, 2024 Tableware Today: 2 Brands Promote the Shop Local Platform
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Tableware Today: 2 Brands Promote the Shop Local Platform
March 26, 2024
We're happy to see Bordallo Pinheiro and Vista Alegre promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's April/May 2024 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 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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March 26, 2024 Set your Beatriz Ball Easter Table
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Set your Beatriz Ball Easter Table
March 26, 2024
The Beatriz Ball GARDEN Cabbage medium decorative metal bowl is great for tossing smaller servings of leafy greens, and is ideal for sides, too. A perfect bowl for your Easter prepared salads or as a centerpiece for those decorative painted eggs!  Any of the Beatriz Ball GARDEN serving pieces would make a nice complement as you gather and celebrate with family and friends this weekend.
Our compact medium cabbage bowl sits nicely between its larger and smaller companions.

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March 21, 2024 New Tabbara Artisanal Easter Chocolates At Glassworks!
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New Tabbara Artisanal Easter Chocolates At Glassworks!
March 21, 2024
Easter is right around the corner! Stop in at Glassworks to see our selection of Tabbara Chocolates and also MacKenzie-Childs Easter decor.
Pictured: 1. An Easter box filled with delicious chocolate praline eggs in various flavors. 2. Cute bunnies in dark, milk, or white chocolate. 3. A 24-piece assortment of chocolate Easter eggs including salted caramel/peanuts, mango/passion fruit caramel, lime pistachio, lemon mint, kalamansi, hazelnut, almonds, milk chocolate ganache, dark chocolate ...
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March 21, 2024 NEW FOR SPRING
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NEW FOR SPRING
March 21, 2024
At Costa Nova, we're dedicated to NURTURING NATURE through sustainable stoneware. Our new Marrakesh collection, crafted from ecogres recycled clay, embodies our commitment to both artistic excellence and eco-consciousness. View Post
March 21, 2024 BACCARAT’S TALE OF WATER
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BACCARAT’S TALE OF WATER
March 21, 2024
In a captivating symphony of light, shadow, and water, the Louxor round vase brings a newfound elegance to floral arrangements.

Meticulously crafted with precision and passion, this versatile creation transcends its utilitarian purpose to become a symbol of eternal sophistication.

Baccarat, radiating joy in scintillating light. View Post
March 20, 2024 Get Ready for the New York Tabletop Show
6 steps you can take to help your business and retailers
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Get Ready for the New York Tabletop Show
6 steps you can take to help your business and retailers
March 20, 2024
FOR BRANDS 

As you know, The New York Tabletop Show starts in about three weeks (it's April 9 - 12).  

Let's help you get ready! Now is the time to update your Shop Local assortment with new introductions, price changes, and missing data. 

Please review your Shop Local account to ensure that these areas are current:
  • Product Assortment – Have you added or retired items? Please consider the last time the account was updated and discontinued/retired items were
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March 19, 2024 Shopper Reviews ✨
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Shopper Reviews ✨
March 19, 2024
We believe in offering a great online shopping experience through our platform. Below are excerpts from three reviews from shoppers who bought a gift using our software: 

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"Easy website to use. Great communication. Visually satisfying to be able to see the gift you are giving. Easy peasy! And I do love easy!"
~ Kelly Buck in AL

Ms. Buck made a purchase at Fincher & Ozment Jewelers, an indie retailer in Alabama that has used our e-commerce software since ...
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March 15, 2024 Violeta!
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Violeta!
March 15, 2024
Last year, we launched the Violeta collection as cocktail napkins, and the response was overwhelmingly positive, prompting us to expand the line to include napkins and placemats too!

These items feature the same exquisite three-dimensional embroidery details, making them a must-have for spring! View Post

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