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January 29, 2024 Curating Cutlery by Debbie Riley
Curating Cutlery by Debbie Riley
January 29, 2024
I often describe flatware as jewelry for the table, the accent that gives table settings a special flair.
Of course, unlike jewelry, flatware is essential. Used everyday, whether to savor a quick snack or enjoy a thoughtfully prepared meal, you put a spoon or fork in your mouth more often throughout the day than your toothbrush. For nearly two decades, I have worked in the metals division at Lifetime Brands, so I fully understand that choosing flatware relies on many factors. Our team has done ...
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January 29, 2024 Spotlight Pattern: Mepra Fantasia
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Spotlight Pattern: Mepra Fantasia
January 29, 2024
It’s hard to believe that MEPRA’s sophisticated technicolor collection FANTASIA is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year because its incandescent chromatic complexion is as fresh today as its 1989 debut.
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The brilliantly-hued fantasia comes from the Italian silversmiths Mepra, post-war business founded in 1947 by the Prandelli family, four generations fashioning flatware in the industrial Lumezzane Valley, about 90 minutes east of Milan. ...
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January 29, 2024 Towle Way
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Towle Way
January 29, 2024
Designer Don Estabrooks just may have the most compelling flatware portfolio ever. The longtime Towle Silversmiths designer joined the company in the mid-’60s and has created hundreds of flatware patterns in an almost six-decade (and counting) tenure.

Perhaps his greatest achievement is Wave, which debuted in 2004 to rousing fanfare and has been at the top of the charts ever since. Chris Wile, another longstanding staffer (33 years), is president of Lifetime Brands/Metals (which owns ...
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January 10, 2024 A Distinguished Dinner Service Fit for a President
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A Distinguished Dinner Service Fit for a President
January 10, 2024
Don't hide your good dishes in the closet, use them! Our dishes are made from high fired hard porcelain, they are quite durable and dishwasher safe. Shown here is Golden Butterfly, the original of this distinguished dinner service was made in China for the East India Company during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795). Glowing against a starry sky of cobalt blue are golden butterflies signifying happiness. It became the personal dinner service of President Ronald and Nancy Reagan while ...
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Event: How to Setup a Successful Gift Registry Business for a Brick-and-Mortar Retail Shop Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
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Event: How to Setup a Successful Gift Registry Business for a Brick-and-Mortar Retail Shop Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
You’re Invited...

Thursday, January 25, 2024
at 10 am EST

Join Shop Local’s CEO Jason Solarek for a webinar on growing an online gift registry business for brick-and-mortar stores.

Why attend?
  • A Shop Local retailer sells $78,000 on average in registry gifts. Get your share of these orders. 
  • Gift registries are something that brands and Amazon don't do well. Gift registries are therefore in the sweet spot for merchants to offer online.
  • Now is the time:
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December 29, 2023 Courtly Check Collectibles
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Courtly Check Collectibles
December 29, 2023
Preparing to ring in the new year in style.✨ It's the perfect time to start your Courtly Check collection.  View Post
December 20, 2023 Check, Please 📝
How a checklist can be used as a valuable tool for existing clients or prospects.
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Check, Please 📝
How a checklist can be used as a valuable tool for existing clients or prospects.
December 20, 2023
This past Thanksgiving, Austin Kleon, the author of "Steal Like an Artist" and other inspirational books, shared a free gratitude journal via his weekly email newsletter. (Please view that clever, hand-drawn journal here: 
https://austinkleon.substack.com/p/a-gratitude-zine) A part of this journal is making a list of what one is grateful for. (He also has an ad lib for gratitude!) I can imagine him having a gratitude checklist. A checklist is a very efficient tool to deliver...
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December 18, 2023 New Feature: Promote Your Shop Local Store on Social Media
How to share your Shop Local Store and gift registry service on social media.
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New Feature: Promote Your Shop Local Store on Social Media
How to share your Shop Local Store and gift registry service on social media.
December 18, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've added a new "Social Media" section to your Marketing Materials page. This new feature makes it easy to promote your Shop Local Store and registry service on your social media account. 

In the "Social Media" section, you'll find a graphic and the following text that you can post on your social media account:
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Receive wedding registry gifts via our store in just four steps:

1. Create your ...
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December 17, 2023 The new threat: Chinese apps backed with Chinese factories
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The new threat: Chinese apps backed with Chinese factories
December 17, 2023
The Atlantic shares how Chinese factories have found a new way around U.S. retailers and into our homes: Chinese apps. SHEIN and other Chinese apps are bypassing Amazon to be a new leader in Chinese goods.  In addition to Amazon, Target, Walmart, and indie shops now have a new group of digital competitors embedded in customers’ pockets. 

Except from The Atlantic article: 

MATERIAL WORLD
IS THIS HOW AMAZON ENDS?
An open embrace of cheap foreign products has helped ...
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Event: How to Setup a Successful Gift Registry Business for a Brick-and-Mortar Retail Shop Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024
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Event: How to Setup a Successful Gift Registry Business for a Brick-and-Mortar Retail Shop Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024
You’re Invited...

Thursday, January 4, 2024
2 time slots from which to pick:

Thurs., January 4, 2024 at 10 am EST
OR
Thurs., January 4, 2024 at 4 pm EST

Join Shop Local’s CEO Jason Solarek for a webinar on growing an online gift registry business for brick-and-mortar stores.

Why attend?
  • The average wedding registry generates more than $1,600  in online sales.  Get your share of these orders. 
  • A Shop Local retailer sells $39,000 on average in
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December 12, 2023 Calaisio Holiday Dining & Entertaining: Christmas Breakfast for a Special Morning
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Calaisio Holiday Dining & Entertaining: Christmas Breakfast for a Special Morning
December 12, 2023
Toast, bagels, croissants, and muffins are just a few of the delectable treats that complement this stylishly hand-woven bread basket made of durable natural vines. It tastes as nice as it looks and looks as good as it would in a fine restaurant. This holiday season, start your day with your loved ones by being grateful for everything you have, including your friends and family. Merry Christmas to everyone!


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability



 
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December 8, 2023 THANKS FOR 50 YEARS by MARSHA DAUTCH
THANKS FOR 50 YEARS by MARSHA DAUTCH
December 8, 2023
I recently saw a car with the license plate: WHYWRK. I had a sad feeling for the driver, who perhaps wasn’t as lucky as I to have the best job in the world – getting paid to shop for the most beautiful goods in the world – which I am now retiring from. After 40+ years as a buyer of tabletop and gifts in Buffalo, I have the opportunity to put the dishes away, polish the flatware, and store the stemware. As a small specialty store, we’ve been through our share of ups and ...
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December 8, 2023 Kate Spade New York @ 20
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Kate Spade New York @ 20
December 8, 2023
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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December 7, 2023 Tableware Today Interview - Colin Riggs + Ned Voelker
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Tableware Today Interview - Colin Riggs + Ned Voelker
December 7, 2023
It’s a 40th anniversary for the company founded by Colin Riggs (left) and Ned Voelker’s parents, Abigail and Ed Voelker. Over the last four decades, the entire family has created a curated collection of handmade tableware and giftware for the nation’s independent store retailers.
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Congratulations on a milestone 40th year in business. Are you surprised Abigails has endured?
Ned Voelker: We are surprised. It’s a tribute to Ed and Abbie ...
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December 6, 2023 MyRegistry.com Review
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MyRegistry.com Review
December 6, 2023
Part of my job is to review registry software. I ensure it works well for retailers, registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). I also assess whether it offers good value (price vs. results).

When looking for registry software, some retailers consider MyRegistry.com for their registry service. I reviewed a retailer's site using MyRegistry.com and assessed how a customer would make a registry purchase. For privacy purposes, I blurred the store's name in the screenshots shown.

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December 4, 2023 Calaisio Holiday Dining & Entertaining: Enjoy a Delectable Basket of Delights During the Christmas Coffee Break.
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Calaisio Holiday Dining & Entertaining: Enjoy a Delectable Basket of Delights During the Christmas Coffee Break.
December 4, 2023
Grab a wonderful bread basket from CALAISIO to start your morning off right. Its fine intricacies include the meticulous weaving of strong, flexible vine strands over and under one another. This stunning organic honey brown basket is the perfect way to present a variety of gourmet cookies and pastries. Available in a variety of sizes and forms.  Happy Christmas with your family!


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability



 
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December 2, 2023 Celebrate the Season with Holiday Giftables from Beatriz Ball
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Celebrate the Season with Holiday Giftables from Beatriz Ball
December 2, 2023
Handmade and artfully designed Beatriz Ball items at irresistible prices, each packaged in a lovely red gift box.

Make someone—or yourself—happy with these charming Holiday gift items from Beatriz Ball!
With its shimmering surface and wonderful wintertime details, Beatriz Ball's GIFTABLES Holiday Sled Cracker Tray offers an easy and stylish solution for serving crackers throughout the Holiday Season and all winter long. With charming styling taken right out of a print by Currier ...
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November 29, 2023 Have a Delightful Croissant To Start Off Your Holiday Breakfast
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Have a Delightful Croissant To Start Off Your Holiday Breakfast
November 29, 2023
Breakfast has to be exceptionally tasty and presented in this rustic yet stylish bread basket!  The scent of freshly baked bread combines with its naturally occurring crusty colors to produce a chemistry. Made by hand from organic vines, it's a greener option for daily household accessories. Comes in two sizes. Enjoy a delicious croissant and a nice cup of coffee this winter! Cheers to Christmas!


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability




 
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November 26, 2023 The Perfect Holiday Gift from Beatriz Ball
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The Perfect Holiday Gift from Beatriz Ball
November 26, 2023
Beatriz Ball's Giftables Collection all come packaged in lovely red gift boxes making this busy season easier. Select the  "perfect gift and be on your way" to your holiday gathering.

The Beatriz Ball GIFTABLES Organic Pearl decorative silver bowl with matching spoon makes a unique holiday gift, and a beautiful accent piece. Each bowl is handmade and artfully designed, perfect for serving sauces, chutney, jellies, nuts, and chocolates.

Made of an FDA safe, easy-care, ...
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November 23, 2023 A Farmhouse Bread Basket Ideal for Thanksgiving Morning
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A Farmhouse Bread Basket Ideal for Thanksgiving Morning
November 23, 2023
Toast, bagels, croissants, or muffins are just a few of the delectable treats that go best in this artistically hand-woven bread basket crafted from robust natural vines. It tastes as excellent as it would at a sophisticated restaurant and presents beautifully on any kitchen table. Start your day this Thanksgiving morning by giving thanks for all that you have, including your friends and family. Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving!


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability...
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