Ancient Greek philosopher Plato wrote in the Dialogue Republic, “A need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem.” This statement led to the phrase “Necessity is the mother of Invention." These words could very well describe Shop Local and how we came to exist. Over time, some have suggested the phrase could be tweaked to read “necessity is the mother of reinvention." This phrase also parallels Shop Local's ethos of supporting...
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Step into the New Year with new linens by Yves Delorme! From January 19 to February 4, Feathers is offering 40% off select discontinued designs in Bed & Bath and Accessories & Bathrobes and 20% off classic bed linens (Athena, Flandre, Roma, Triomphe). Stop in at 5408 Walnut St. to see the selection.
Stay warm this Winter with 2 great sales at Feathers. Scandia Home items are 20% off through January 14th. Concurrently, Sferra products are 20% off through January 15th. All Scandia Home and Sferra products; bed & bath, robes & accessories, comforters & pillows, table linens, and more, are included except for custom/bespoke items. Stop in at 5408 Walnut St. in Shadyside to see the selection or place an order. Click here to shop the Feathers section on this website. (More products ...
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Our new pattern for 2024! Carmel Sky stoneware has a wide variety of gifts, serving pieces and dinnerware. As a neutral it fits with any decor but the hints of blues, greens and yellows creates endless combinations.
Available mid January. Find us at the winter gift shows:
Dallas - Ryan Associates, TM #2630
Atlanta - Werner Frank, bldg. 2, 12th floor
Las Vegas - Collective Home, C-585
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We'll be at the Dallas Market Center show Wednesday, January 10 - Friday, January 12, 2024. We'd love to meet with you and hear about your business and what you're seeing.
Trade Show Materials
We put together the following materials for sales reps and brands. Please share these materials with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:
1. Explanation Materials
A flyer showing featured Brand Syncing partners. We have 115+ partner brands. You'll likely see
We'll be at the AmericasMart show Wednesday, January 17 – Friday, January 19, 2024. We'd love to meet with you and hear about your business and what you're seeing.
Trade Show Materials
We put together the following materials for sales reps and brands. Please share these materials with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:
1. Explanation Materials
A flyer showing featured Brand Syncing partners. We have 115+ partner brands. You'll likely see
We're happy to see Vista Alegre, Bordallo Pinheiro, and Carmel Ceramica promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's December/January 2024 issue.
In the advertisements, the brands 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.
We are excited to announce the early arrival of our two new Truffle items, the pitcher and the low/pasta bowl. These are winter new introductions, you will see them at market in January, but they are in stock now!
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EMON MAASHO, CEO AND PRESIDENT OF ORREFORS, NORTH AMERICA, is representative of the exciting trajectory in this 125-year operation. The über-exec joined the New Wave Group in 2013, a time when Orrefors and Kosta Boda (OKB) were underperforming assets in the portfolio. "Our crystal brands are national treasures and a part of Swedish history," Maasho affirms. And he wanted a front row seat in their revitalization. Maasho was placed in charge of the new hotel and restaurant division ...
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How we can honor those that came before us in the retail industry.
March 2, 2023
The founder of Juan Pollo Chicken, Albert Okura, passed away last week at the age of 71. Mr. Okura envisioned Juan Pollo, a fast food chain with 25 locations in Southern California, as a household name that would someday sell the most chicken in the world. He believed in this so much that he bought the site of the original McDonald’s restaurant, located in San Bernardino, CA, in 1998—not to turn it into a Juan Pollo restaurant but rather into a museum to honor his fast food industry....
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How to encourage registry customers to purchase from a registry by sharing previous gift givers' names
February 16, 2023
Your Bridge Store has an updated feature to encourage customers to complete a registry purchase. Your Bridge Store displays gift givers' names on a registry's list.
Previously, the gift givers' names were only displayed by rolling over "Purchases" at the top of a registry list.
Now, the gift givers are also displayed in a box at the footer of a registry's list.
In the example shown, we see a registry list at The Ivy House, a fine china store in Dallas. At the ...
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Matouk And Yves Delorme Bedding On Sale At Feathers!
Special offer to Glassworks and Cheeks customers, as well as Feathers clientele! We have 2 sales going on at Feathers this weekend. Now through January 29th all Matouk Bedding is 20% off. Also, selected Yves Delorme Bedding and linens are up to 40% off until February 5th. Stop in to see all your options!
Click here to see store info and lookbook for Feathers.
Special message to Glassworks and Cheeks customers! Feathers, the store located beside Glassworks and Cheeks in Shadyside, joined the Glassworks and Cheeks family earlier this year. Feathers specializes in top quality bedding & accessories, while also offering table and bathroom linens & bath decor. Now through January 16th all Sferra Bedding is 20% off. Stop in to see the selection.