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November 9, 2023 New Blenko Water Bottles And Vases At Glassworks!
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New Blenko Water Bottles And Vases At Glassworks!
November 9, 2023
Glassworks just received a shipment of handmade glass from Blenko, based in West Virginia. The classic 384 water Bottle design was first introduced in 1938 and has been produced at their factory, by hand, almost non-stop since that very first year. The water bottle’s narrow shape with two pouring spouts and center indentation make for easy handling. Today, this piece of glassblowing history is commonly used as:
    A glass pitcher - to serve drinks or enjoy a cool glass of ...
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November 6, 2023 Set Your Table in Festive Holiday Décor
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Set Your Table in Festive Holiday Décor
November 6, 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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November 6, 2023 Why Dimensions In Product Descriptions Are Important
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Why Dimensions In Product Descriptions Are Important
November 6, 2023
Today’s The Wall St. Journal shares a funny story about the importance of displaying product dimensions in e-commerce. 

This article shows the value of a brand.  If the teakettle in the article shown had a Le Creuset logo, we’d know it was regular size.  Tip: Look for trusted brands when shopping online. 

The article doesn’t touch on this, but this dimensions problem also relates to POS systems.  There is a trend among retailers to output their ...
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November 4, 2023 Express Your Gratitude in the Season of Giving!
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Express Your Gratitude in the Season of Giving!
November 4, 2023
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."
-Melodie Beattie

Remind yourself--and others--of your daily blessings with this inspirational GIFTABLES Vento Rectangular Engraved Tray from Beatriz Ball. Engraved with the word, "grateful," this delightful mini tray is distinguished by its rich, hand finished surface, and practical size. Perfect item for your desk or bedside table or display on your coffee table as a decorative ...
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October 20, 2023 Crate & Barrel Promotes Its Baby Registry
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Crate & Barrel Promotes Its Baby Registry
October 20, 2023
While browsing Crate & Barrel's Noho store, I noticed this nice banner. 

I recommend that stores promote their baby (and wedding) registry service. They can put up banners like this, as well as put smaller upright displays on shelves and near the cash register.  

Are you promoting your baby and wedding registry services in your shop? If so, please send us pictures. We'd like to see how you're doing it ;)

Check out Crate & Barrel's baby registry: https://www....
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October 20, 2023 Halloween Chic
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Halloween Chic
October 20, 2023
Our iconic Courtly Check pattern doesn't stop at tea kettles and canisters.🤍🖤 Watch candy disappear faster than you can say, “hocus pocus,” when it’s displayed in black and white checks featuring touches of gold lustre.🎃 View Post
October 11, 2023 Elevate Your Hosting Game
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Elevate Your Hosting Game
October 11, 2023
Make a "towering" presentation at your next Fall gathering and embrace the art of entertaining. Whether you're hosting a cozy dinner with friends or a harvest-themed soirée, using pedestals can elevate your fall entertaining to a new level of sophistication. These versatile platforms are not only practical but also add a touch of elegance to your autumn gatherings.
  • Displaying Seasonal Centerpieces: Showcase autumn-themed arrangement of pumpkins, gourds, and
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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 9, 2023 Shop Local Table Tent for Showrooms
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Shop Local Table Tent for Showrooms
October 9, 2023
A brand displays this Shop Local table tent by its products in a showroom. This table tent helps retailers know that a brand's product are easy to sell online. View Post
October 8, 2023 New Shop Local Window Decal
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New Shop Local Window Decal
October 8, 2023
Brands and sales reps display the Shop Local decal in their showroom windows in Atlanta and Dallas. The decal lets authorized retailers know they can display their products online quickly.  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 4, 2023 A Date With Calendars 📆
How online calendars can help retailers manage and save time.
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A Date With Calendars 📆
How online calendars can help retailers manage and save time.
October 4, 2023
One of the main problems that businesses have is efficient use of time. A retailer (or brand or sales rep) seeks on a daily basis to manage their time and optimize results. (I was reminded of this while reading a The Wall St. Journal article about time management for the family.) Businesses use a variety of tools to manage and save time, including email, texting, and Zoom. 

Shop Local helps businesses in their quest to save time. We offer businesses a variety of services to help ...
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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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September 29, 2023 Spooktacular Treasures
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Spooktacular Treasures
September 29, 2023
Hello, Boo-tiful.✨ You can’t go wrong with a classic yet festive entry table displayed with your favorite spooktacular treasures. 🖤 View Post
September 28, 2023 New Juliska Devon Willow Collection At Glassworks!
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New Juliska Devon Willow Collection At Glassworks!
September 28, 2023
In the new Devon Willow collection, each piece features intricately hand-woven willow branches that are equally rustic and refined - ideal for adding an element of natural texture to any scheme.
 For Fall decorating and tablescaping, these eye-catching pieces are hand-made of beautifully woven abaca, wicker, and rattan, for an effect that adds instant autumnal richness wherever you display them. The Pumpkins will be your favorite pick of the patch.
A magnificent display of woodland wonder...
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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. 
  • The
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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 25, 2023 Simplicity ⚪️
What universal standards can teach us about simplicity regarding e-commerce platforms.
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Simplicity ⚪️
What universal standards can teach us about simplicity regarding e-commerce platforms.
September 25, 2023
When Apple launched its new iPhones this month, one of its most noteworthy updates was replacing its Lightning charging cable with a USB-C. This was not a voluntary move or extension of Steve Jobs’s love of simplicity. Apple changed it because the European Union required them to, according to Ben Cohen in The Wall St. Journal. Now, just about every mobile phone in the world (forget just little ol’ Europe) will have one charging solution (USB-C).

While this may seem logical, it ...
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September 19, 2023 Standards Matter
What the retail industry can learn from Google and Amazon teaming up on technology standards.
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Standards Matter
What the retail industry can learn from Google and Amazon teaming up on technology standards.
September 19, 2023
Google, Amazon, and an array of home appliance companies are teaming up to make it easier for you to dim your home’s lights and lock your front doors. They are adopting a standard called Matter that allows devices to communicate and work together, shares The Wall St. Journal. This allows a giant like Amazon, creator of Alexa devices and Ring doorbells, and Tuo, a small home device tech creator, to use the same platform yet keep their internal, proprietary code base. This standard is like a...
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