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March 1, 2024 Shop Local Saves Breed & Co. $37,435 and 53 Weeks in Labor
How Shop Local’s software helps an Austin, Texas institution renew its Registry program and see immediate results.   
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Shop Local Saves Breed & Co. $37,435 and 53 Weeks in Labor
How Shop Local’s software helps an Austin, Texas institution renew its Registry program and see immediate results.   
March 1, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Breed & Co., a retail store in Austin, Texas, has joined the Shop Local software platform to grow its online business. Breed & Co. made the decision to switch from their previous registry provider and recreate their registry program using Shop Local. Since revamping their registry program 3 weeks ago, Breed & Co. has saved $37,435 and 53 weeks in labor on website product maintenance through the Shop Local platform.

With five locations in total,...
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February 22, 2024 New Onno Eternal Croisiere Candle At Glassworks!
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New Onno Eternal Croisiere Candle At Glassworks!
February 22, 2024
Bring warm light and intriguing fragrances into your home with Onno's high-quality, handmade candles. The Croisiere (translation: Cruise) is the newest container color in the Eternal line, which has 5 size options. This color is currently only available at a few retailers in the USA. Each candle comes in a mouth-blown and handmade or hand-shaped glass vessel by real qualified craftsmen. A piece of art carefully packed into luxury black gift boxes, Onno uses the finest scent ingredients, ...
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January 18, 2024 The Persnickety Pig Saves Time and Money With Shop Local
How Shop Local’s software helps an indie store in Kentucky immediately open an online store and registry service.
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The Persnickety Pig Saves Time and Money With Shop Local
How Shop Local’s software helps an indie store in Kentucky immediately open an online store and registry service.
January 18, 2024
We are pleased to announce that The Persnickety Pig, a retail store in Cadiz, Kentucky, has chosen the Shop Local software platform to grow its online business.

The Persnickety Pig is home to eclectic gifts, antiquities, gourmet foods, and more. They offer a comprehensive wedding and shower gift registry service that takes the stress out of gift-giving for any special occasion.

By joining Shop Local, the store instantly receives great benefits:
  • Customers and registrants can shop
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January 12, 2024 Serenite Home Saves $18k Using Shop Local
How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved $18,000+ in costs.
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Serenite Home Saves $18k Using Shop Local
How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved $18,000+ in costs.
January 12, 2024
We are pleased to announce Serenite Home has joined the Shop Local community of retailers. Serenite Home is a retail store and design studio in Daphne, Alabama. The store owner, Laura Downing, recently relocated her business from California. Her passion for interior design led her to expand her services to include a retail store with home furnishings, gift and tabletop offerings.

Within a very short time, Laura had a live Shop Local Store:
  • By Syncing with brands, the store now has 18,700+
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December 27, 2023 5 Reasons Laura May Uses the Wholesale Service
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5 Reasons Laura May Uses the Wholesale Service
December 27, 2023
Your Shop Local account offers a built-in solution to shop thousands of products. The Wholesale service combines the best features from wholesale marketplaces and buying on a brand’s site into a new service. Shop Local retailers can save time and money by using the Wholesale service. 

The Ivy House, an indie retailer in Texas that has used our e-commerce software since 2015, uses the Wholesale service to save time and money. Laura May, the owner of The Ivy House, easily places...
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December 20, 2023 The Magic of Old St. Nick
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The Magic of Old St. Nick
December 20, 2023
Perfect for gifting and for Christmas Eve reading, The Magic of Old St. Nick children's book series brings Italy's Santa Claus, Babbo Natale, to life and is written by VIETRI Founder Susan Gravely. 📚🎅🏼 View Post
October 26, 2023 Affiliate Marketing: TikTok, Amazon, and Your Indie Shop
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Affiliate Marketing: TikTok, Amazon, and Your Indie Shop
October 26, 2023
TikTok and Amazon are battling in the retail space. TikTok wants to be a retailer, and Amazon wants to be more of an influencer platform.  These two share the same goal: get users to share a product link, recommend the product, and get a cut of the sale, shares The Wall St. Journal.

This article and these companies speak to the power of affiliate marketing. One of Amazon’s long-standing secret growth weapons has been affiliate commissions, and influencers are a well-known ...
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October 23, 2023 Portmeirion Group Freight Cap - through end of year!
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Portmeirion Group Freight Cap - through end of year!
October 23, 2023
we are offering a freight cap promotion which is available through 13.31.2023. This promotion is in response to the number of emails and concerns from you, our front-line sales team and also our customers. We heard you and are happy to extend this offer to support a strong finish to 2023! Please note - this promotion should be used for in stock product only, account must be in good standing, no other promotions may be applied. Please reach out to your local sales rep or wholesale@...
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October 12, 2023 New Annieglass At Glassworks!
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New Annieglass At Glassworks!
October 12, 2023
Celebrating 40 years of handcrafted glassware: since 1983, AnnieGlass has been handcrafting exquisite glass tableware, home décor, and sculpture with passion and precision. Glassworks just got a shipment in: all pieces are chip-resistant, handmade in the USA, and with a hand-painted 24 kt gold or genuine platinum rim. Stop in at the Shadyside store to see the selection. 

Click here to shop for Annieglass on this website.
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October 11, 2023 Loyalty Programs
How restaurants, hotels, and tableware brands are using loyalty programs--and what indie stores can learn from this.
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Loyalty Programs
How restaurants, hotels, and tableware brands are using loyalty programs--and what indie stores can learn from this.
October 11, 2023
Perk-y
I recently read about a new loyalty program and wondered what we could learn from it. The founder of Eater and Resy, Ben Leventhal, has started Blackbird, a loyalty program service designed for indie restaurants, reports The New York Times (Read the article). Using the Blackbird app, a diner receives a perk for eating at a restaurant. The retailer sets tiers for which the user qualifies for the perk. For example, a restaurant, Nat’s on Bank in New York City, gives tier 1 customers ...
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October 2, 2023 Nova Bowls Shine Brightly
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Nova Bowls Shine Brightly
October 2, 2023
In the field of astronomy, “nova” refers to a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity. In the realm of tableware, an ORGANIC PEARL Nova bowl from Beatriz Ball shines brightly always.

Rimmed in sparkling metallic beads, enhanced by richly organic surfaces--and some featuring flirty curves--ORGANIC PEARL Nova bowls embody good design ... with unmistakable Beatriz Ball flair.Equally at home with your casual dinnerware ...
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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 21, 2023 ALCHEMIST OF JOY
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ALCHEMIST OF JOY
September 21, 2023
Discover the men and women behind Baccarat’s enchanting creations.

« I joined Baccarat by coincidence, or rather by chance. For me, the company is a family affair: my grandfather and my father worked here, and like them, I share this love of our craft and of work well done. From a plan defined by the design office, I assemble all the components of the chandeliers, which arrive in already chiseled and pre-drilled pieces – pendants, octagons, and crystal prisms. Because my ...
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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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September 14, 2023 Beatriz Ball’s ORGANIC PEARL Nova Bowls Shine Brightly
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Beatriz Ball’s ORGANIC PEARL Nova Bowls Shine Brightly
September 14, 2023
In the field of astronomy, “nova” refers to a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity. In the realm of tableware, an ORGANIC PEARL Nova bowl from Beatriz Ball shines brightly always.

Rimmed in sparkling metallic beads, enhanced by richly organic surfaces--and some featuring flirty curves--ORGANIC PEARL Nova bowls embody good design ... with unmistakable Beatriz Ball flair.Equally at home with your casual dinnerware ...
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September 10, 2023 Zero Sum Networks ⚔️
How competitive techniques can help lure clients and grow a network.
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Zero Sum Networks ⚔️
How competitive techniques can help lure clients and grow a network.
September 10, 2023
Andrew Chen shares in 'The Cold Start Problem' that many times, networks are competing in a zero-sum game. One network gets a customer to join their network and thereby not participate in another. For example, when a driver used Lyft instead of Uber, Uber, which Chen helped, lost. And it lost in two regards: Uber lost the revenue from the lost ride, and Lyft gained the revenue. Chen’s team was tasked with getting drivers to use all their time driving for Uber and thereby unraveling Lyft&...
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August 28, 2023 Shopper Reviews 🤩
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Shopper Reviews 🤩
August 28, 2023
You can determine the quality of a shopping platform by looking at reviews from customers that used it. Below are excerpts from three reviews from shoppers that bought a gift using our software: 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Easy to view and choose from the registry..."
~ Blake Gustafson in OH

Mr. Gustafson made a purchase at White Peacock, an indie retailer that has used our e-commerce software since 2019.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Wedding registry was quick, convenient...
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August 28, 2023 Woven Placemats with Heat Resistance "Coffee, Anyone?"
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Woven Placemats with Heat Resistance "Coffee, Anyone?"
August 28, 2023
Coffee tastes better with the addition of this attractive, rustic placemat that is woven entirely by hand from forest green vines. It is rich in texture, well-constructed, and durable in usage, with golden-brown tones. Enjoy this distinctive placemat with its special earthy color palettes, which encourage relaxation and provide texture to your table setting. Offered in sets of 4.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability




 
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August 10, 2023 New Michael Aram Mushroom Collection At Glassworks!
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New Michael Aram Mushroom Collection At Glassworks!
August 10, 2023
The Mushroom Collection is inspired by the whimsical magic of fairy tales. Humbly emerging from the earth, these fungi have been known for thousands of years to contain mystical powers. They have been used by shamans from cultures all over the world to procure enlightenment and celebrate the deep interconnectedness of life. Michael Aram’s iconic Butterfly Ginkgo is perched upon each piece, further tying in the notion of metamorphosis and transcendent experiences.
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August 3, 2023 New Vietri Cucina Fresca At Glassworks!
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New Vietri Cucina Fresca At Glassworks!
August 3, 2023
Cucina Fresca, meaning Tuscan Kitchen in Italian, is inspired by the Tuscan landscape: the warm color of wheat, the rich red earth, the fresh greens of nature, the soft creams and whites of clouds, and the cool blues of skies and streams. The classic shapes are reminiscent of 14th-century pottery, and the lush glazes and raw terra cotta edges honor the essence of Tuscany. Stop by Glassworks to get a rustic, handcrafted authenticity to your table!
Thanks to Susan Gravely for a wonderful event ...
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