The Wall St. Journal profiles light, outdoor planters and gives a green thumbs up to a MacKenzie-Childs’ planter.
MacKenzie-Childs, a Shop Local brand partner since 2016, uses our Syncing service to display this planter and more than one thousand other products in its authorized dealers’ online stores.
We have two great promotions at Feathers and the first one just started Thursday! “Celebrate Bastille Day, indulge in French Luxury” with Yves Delorme. From June 27th to July 14th, Yves Delorme is 25% off (except Couture which is 20% off). Products Included at 25% off: Accessories, Bed & Bath, Blankets, Coverlets, Comforters, Pillows, Robes, Table Linens, and Throws.
Also on July 13th and 14th (Bastille Day weekend) only, Feathers will offer a gift with ...
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This exquisite rectangular tray provides unparalleled beauty to events while showcasing your delights. Fruits, miniatures, or any other treats can be easily shown through the translucent glass bottom, which also showcases the tight weaving of the woven tray. Its naturalistic rustic colors, crafted by skilled artisans from eco-climbing vines, lend a natural texture to your food presentation and party setting. Approximately 14" L × 5" W x 1" H, with a range of other shapes and...
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Since introducing Hibiscus Glass nearly a decade ago, it has been a bestselling, five-star favorite! The ultimate in easygoing elegance, each vase is mouthblown in Italy and features graceful, petal-like curves.
Understated and versatile, these vases now come in a gorgeous cobalt blue and rich brown tortoiseshell, a design that brings depth, movement, and even more irresistibly Italian style to your home.
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This unique cutlery holder's tight weave makes it portable, allowing you to store more than just silverware on your table. With its warm earthen tones and handwoven organic vines, this caddy holder with dividers complements your tabletop decorations and creates a lovely arrangement for your table. As it ages naturally, its color deepens, lending it a striking affinity with nature. Calaisio's handwoven stunning and eco-chic tabletop accessories make entertaining and hosting effortless.
The Dallas trade show is this week. I'll see you there ;)
Our brands do a great job with their Syncing service. They do this program to empower your indie stores.
We can help our brands and reps and their stores sell more. How? We'll help their stores more quickly sell what they buy during the show. This speeds up re-orders.
How Can We Do This? SOLUTION:
Let's get more stores Syncing with your brand. You already have the Syncing service up
Thank you to Tonya Parrish, owner of Royal Gifts and Fine China in Clinton, NC, for taking the time to share a review about her experience using our Shop Local Wholesale service. ๐
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"I have a lot of bridal registries and need to place many wholesale orders from my brands. Shop Local makes it easier and quicker for me. Other services aren’t as easy. For example, when using my sales rep’s wholesale ordering website, their service ...
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This delightful handwoven cracker serving basket, handcrafted from exotic and organic vines, pairs perfectly with your favorite crackers and pastries for a relaxing day. Its cocoa earth tones enhance chocolate-based treats, making them appear more appealing and delectable. The naturally occurring caramel and crunchy tones will make you adore your tabletop. The vine material progressively matures to a reddish-brown color, transforming your table into a genuine gift from nature. Available in sets ...
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How our Syncing service helped indie stores avoid a 19% loss due to product price changes.
June 14, 2024
In May, brands raised their prices on 2,627 products, producing an average price increase of 19%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 19%.
Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 2,627 products. They don’t lose 19%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Syncing service.
About the Syncing Service
Syncing is a free service for retailers that is paid for by partner brands. ...
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"Most e-commerce services promote ‘me’ commerce. They do not connect businesses with each other to leverage the power of the group. Businesses act alone and are lost in a maze of decisions. Massive amounts of time and money are wasted. This wasted time and money is slowly killing indie stores - and hurting brands."
"Shop Local promotes ‘we’ commerce. Our e-commerce platform connects 1,400 retailers with 3,000 brands. Of these brands, 110 are ...
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How a legendary indie store in Georgia was finally able to succeed online in less than a weekโand didnโt lift a finger.
June 13, 2024
We are pleased to announce that The Gift Shop in Thomasville, GA, has joined Shop Local to grow its online business. The Gift Shop is a Thomasville tradition offering fine gifts, elegant home decor, and exceptional small-town, individualized service.
The Gift Shop saved $10,354 and 15 weeks in labor on website product maintenance by using the Shop Local platform. Through the Syncing service, the store will expand its online collection of fine gifts and home accessories. The Gift Shop ...
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New gift list makes it simple to see the top wedding gifts from a brand.
June 11, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: A brand can now designate up to ten products to appear on a top-10 wedding gifts list. This lists helps a registrant more easily see the best products, add more products to their registry list, and receive more gifts—which translates into more sales for the retailer and brand.
In the example shown, we see the Top-10 Wedding Gifts list for LAFCO, a luxury candle and home fragrance brand. LAFCO can review the products on the list, adjust...
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We follow pricing for bundles and tiers of services. Over the last decade, we've tried various pricing approaches, as well as ways to visually convey these service offerings. In this post, I share the pricing for our services for retailers since 2017. In some case, we took a step forward and a step back--it wasn't linear progress. We've drawn inspiration from many sources, including our competitors and Tinder.
Presenting bundles is not limited to signing up for a service. A ...
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How Shop Local's software quickly added cookware and kitchen accessories to the online store for a popular Duluth kitchen store.
June 7, 2024
Shop Local welcomes Duluth Kitchen Company in Duluth, MN. Duluth Kitchen Company has joined the Shop Local software platform to grow its online business. This locally owned store offers a wide assortment of kitchen tools, gadgets, and gourmet food items.
The Duluth Kitchen Company brings specialty kitchen to Duluth. Located on the shore of Lake Superior in Northern Minnesota, Duluth is a favorite destination. Visitors come to enjoy the beautiful scenery, shop, dine, and soak in the history of...
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