Please join us in celebrating this exciting new chapter August 16
at our beautiful new location: Pieces of Eight
5427 Johnston Street
Lafayette, LA
Time Plaza Shopping Center
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY:
Be part of the official ribbon cutting at 10 AM and witness the start of this wonderful journey. ALL-DAY SPECIALS:
Enjoy exclusive specials throughout the day as a "thank you" for your continued support and loyalty. GIVEAWAYS:
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"Your website makes ordering gifts online feel like a personal experience. It was so easy, so quick and you covered everything!"
~ Jennifer Eidt in TN
How a legendary indie store in Georgia was finally able to succeed online in less than a week—and didn’t 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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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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Below are three reviews from shoppers who bought a gift from a merchant using our software:
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"The website was so user friendly and I had a wedding gift ordered in no time at all! Highly recommend."
~ Robin Burger in TX
April 21, 2024
Shopped at Tipton Hurst in Arkansas
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"Great website...extremely user-friendly. Easy and fast. Thank you!"
~ Kent Beaty in OK
April 27, 2024
Do website service providers need a digital health label?
May 18, 2024
When you pick up a package of Oreos or yogurt at the grocery store, you can see the nutrition (or lack of it!) on the nutrition label on the back. Health advocates are encouraging the FDA to make warnings more obvious on packages—such as by placing information on the front of the package, shares The Wall St. Journal. Advocates have looked abroad for inspiration. In Mexico, you’ll find labels with a black octagon, resembling a stop sign, on the front of Doritos and Nature Valley ...
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Complete with handpainted greenery and holly berries on a rich white background, Lastra Evergreen is a collection to enjoy all season long 🌲❤️
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Kate Spade New York tableware and accessories has for two decades held a singular spot on retail shelves and on customers’ tables thanks to a timeless charm and chic stylings. Even after 20 years, the fun, fresh, playfully sophisticated, and refreshingly original collections from Lenox occupy a unique niche in the tableware pantheon.
Kate Spade’s contribution to fashion cannot be understated. She became synonymous with fashionistas everywhere when she started her fashion ...
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One of the nicest things about Christmas is decorating. Conventional colors and patterns don't have to be old fashioned. Update the style with this beautifully woven placemat that showcases the combination of rustic and copper tones, made from nature vines and embellished with white wood beads. For your centerpiece, you can even combine native plants with conventional greenery and add contemporary soft golds for a pop of bling. Set of 4.
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The golden hour of daylight and the majestic scenery of his forest home are reflected in the burnished coat of Herend's stately moose. A creative scene within a scene, the artists at Herend have rendered a remarkably rich composition using just two colors.
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How to quickly view and navigate between all products in a collection.
November 28, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier to view and browse through products in a collection. A product's Details page now displays thumbnail images for all products in the collection.
Previously, one could only click the "Next" button to navigate to the next product in the collection. If one wanted to view all products in a collection, one had to browse to a brand's Home (Collections) page. With this update, one can quickly view all products in a collection and...
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We are pleased to announce Porto Brasil Tableware's products are ready for Syncing.
Porto Brasil Tableware joins our network of 115+ premium brands that Sync products with 1,300+ fine indie stores.
Porto Brasil Tableware is a contemporary company passionate about design. Founded 20 years ago in Porto Ferreira, Brazil, Porto Brasil was the first company in the world to work with digital printing on stoneware. Their stoneware body is sustainable and is made from an ...
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NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 06, 2023 – Shop Local, an e-commerce platform, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 64% 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 32 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 64% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has
This chic rustic wastebasket will brighten up the bathroom or bedroom! Made from exotic natural vines, it has organic copper brown tones and is a wonderful replacement for plastic garbage bins. We advise using it solely to hold dry trash given that it is made from a natural material and without a liner. Another thought? If you want to give your room a touch of greenery, try a grown plant.
How technology hurts the entertainment industry just like Amazon hurts the retail industry.
August 1, 2023
Over the last three decades, Hollywood and many that rely on the entertainment industry have embraced ordering goods over Amazon.com. Recap: Amazon is a technology company that often cuts costs by replacing humans with code and robots and bypasses local red tape like, um, taxes and labor rules. Hollywood writers, producers, and ticket goers embraced a technology company that made their lives easier but often at the cost of others (aka retail workers).
It was October 2021, and I had just finished my first in-person trends seminar since the pandemic impacted all industry shows. At the end of the image-packed program, an audience member raised her hand and challenged, “Do trends even matter anymore?”
It was a valid question. The pandemic had disrupted business, upended supply chains, transformed education, revealed vulnerabilities, altered priorities, and unexpectedly claimed many lives. The question was tinged with cynicism. Pent...
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This modern accent tray brings attention to any display in your house and is ideal for setting up a blossoming arrangement on the coffee table, storing a selection of soaps, candles, or in the powder room or as a spa tray. This sleek design is made from tightly woven real forest vines and has a mirrored glass bottom that offers depth and a touch of glamorous greenery.
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natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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