Compare Shop Local's Registry Service
“We left the Gift Reggie app and moved to Shop Local's Registry service. Shop Local helped us double the number of registries at our store and double our registry sales. And, Shop Local is easier than Gift Reggie and costs less.”
Jeffrey Bannon / Owner / Jeffrey Bannon in Charleston, SC
View Jeffrey Bannon's Gift Registry
Jeffrey Bannon / Owner / Jeffrey Bannon in Charleston, SC
View Jeffrey Bannon's Gift Registry
“We get more with Shop Local...“
“We've received more new gift registries with Shop Local's service than with MyRegistry.com's service. Shop Local requires less labor to maintain. And, Shop Local's service costs us less. In sum, we get more with Shop Local and pay less.
I share this information because I want my industry peers to succeed and know what works. Choosing the wrong software is wasteful because one loses sales, time and it costs more out of one's pocket.
I'm happy with Shop Local's registry service, and I recommend brands in our industry use it.”
Joe Bernstien / Director of Sales / Salisbury
View Salisbury's Gift Registry
I share this information because I want my industry peers to succeed and know what works. Choosing the wrong software is wasteful because one loses sales, time and it costs more out of one's pocket.
I'm happy with Shop Local's registry service, and I recommend brands in our industry use it.”
Joe Bernstien / Director of Sales / Salisbury
View Salisbury's Gift Registry
19 Comparisons Between Shop Local's Registry Service & Others
Compare Shop Local's Registry Service to Third-Party Services:
Shop Local:
Gift Registry Service
Gift Registry Service
Shopify:
Gift Reggie App
Gift Reggie App
1.
Set Up
Your set up time:
Your set up time:
3 minutes.
Could take up to 1 day.
2.
Labor
Effect on your labor costs:
Effect on your labor costs:
Reduces your labor costs by up to $70k because the brand partners do the product maintenance work for you.
May increase your labor costs because you're responsible for 100% of the product maintenance.
3.
Value
Full e-commerce suite:
Full e-commerce suite:
Yes, full e-commerce suite and Online Store.
No, appears to function as a registry list. Does not seem to offer an online store.
4.
Sales Leads
Your sales leads from Google:
Your sales leads from Google:
Increases leads. You'll likely be on the first page of Google.
Performance may vary. View our study.
5.
Gift Selection
Increases your registrants' product choices:
Increases your registrants' product choices:
Yes.
No.
6.
Adding Gifts
Makes adding gifts easy ~ Offers you a built-in page filled with gifts to add to a registry list:
Makes adding gifts easy ~ Offers you a built-in page filled with gifts to add to a registry list:
Yes.
Does not appear to offer a built-in gift registry page which displays popular gifts.
7.
Registry Promotion
Offers registrant a program to promote their registry with your store:
Offers registrant a program to promote their registry with your store:
Yes.
No.
8.
Registry Accounting
Helps you track registry credit paid out and due to registrant:
Helps you track registry credit paid out and due to registrant:
Yes.
No.
9.
Ease for Customers
Makes it easy for shoppers to find a registry list:
Makes it easy for shoppers to find a registry list:
Yes. For example, registry home page shows current registry lists.
Registry home page does not appear to show registry lists by default.
10.
Product Pricing
Supplies you with correct product prices:
Supplies you with correct product prices:
Yes. Syncing gives you 40+ variables per product, including accurate prices. View prices updated via Syncing.
No.
11.
Expense
Your annual fee:
Your annual fee:
$0.
Fee charged by Shopify.
12.
Clients
Who uses the service:
Who uses the service:
America's best indie stores. View clients.
13.
Ease for your Staff
Ease of use for your staff:
Ease of use for your staff:
Easy. Fully integrated with Online Store and e-commerce suite.
Not built by Shopify and may not be as fully integrated as desired.
14.
Brand Partnerships
Offers you brand partnerships and product data from top-selling brands:
Offers you brand partnerships and product data from top-selling brands:
None published on website.
15.
Easy Registry Management
Enables you to easily manage many registry products:
Enables you to easily manage many registry products:
Yes. Easily manage products.
The app is not made by Shopify.
Using the registry app and managing products and orders is nuanced because they are made by two different companies.
Using the registry app and managing products and orders is nuanced because they are made by two different companies.
16.
Technicality
You can avoid needing technical knowledge, coding, and programming skills:
You can avoid needing technical knowledge, coding, and programming skills:
Yes.
No.
17.
Privacy
Gives your registrant the necessary privacy options:
Gives your registrant the necessary privacy options:
Yes.
No.
18.
POS Stock / Inventory
Syncs stock with your Shopify POS:
Syncs stock with your Shopify POS:
Yes.
Yes.
19.
POS Pricing
Syncs prices with your Shopify POS:
Syncs prices with your Shopify POS:
Yes.
Yes.
The information presented here is based on available data and user feedback—individual experiences may vary.
Due to the above reasons, a Shopify merchant often uses our registry service. They place a link on their Shopify Store leading to their registry service using our Store.
Why Shopify's Registry Apps May Not Meet Every Need
Shopify does not make wedding registry software, gift registry software, or wish list software.
- The registry services available on Shopify are made by third-party app developers.
- The third-party developers attach their code to the Shopify Store. Due to this, the registry services may not integrate as smoothly with your Shopify store.
- This could result in multiple challenges and may likely provide less than ideal experiences for the merchant, gift giver, and registrant.
Tip: Registry Gifts & Stock Management
- Our merchants share that a merchant should not pull stock from its POS's inventory when an item is bought online as a gift on a registry.
- Merchants report this is not the right process because often a registrant (i.e. bride) will change their mind about what they'd like or how many they'd like.
- Due to this, our merchants recommend that a retailer deliver most or all gift purchases in the form of a gift credit initially. Merchants report this is the easiest way to deal with a registrant's changing preferences and stock because this approach reduces returns and frees up stock to be sold more quickly vs. being held for a registrant.
- Shop Local's registry accounting software allows you to easily sell products as registry gifts and then distribute them to a registrant when desired as a physical product or a gift card. Our accounting software has helped merchants manage and distribute $130m in gifts.
Tip: Registry Credit Management
- Shop Local's registry accounting software allows you to easily sell products as registry gifts and then distribute them to a registrant when desired as a physical product or a gift card. Our accounting software has helped merchants manage and distribute $130m in gifts.
Compare the Services via a Video Walkthrough
Watch how Shop Local’s registry service compares to other services.
Video: Gift Reggie App Review
In this video, you'll discover 15 challenges that could impact a gift giver and merchant using Gift Reggie.
View the full Gift Reggie review
View the full Gift Reggie review
Compare the Gift Giving Experience
A merchant used the Gift Reggie app and then switched to Shop Local’s Registry service. Below are screen shots comparing before and after web pages.
Jeffrey Bannon's Gift Registry Home Page
BEFORE
Gift Reggie's Gift Registry Home Page
AFTER
Shop Local's Gift Registry Home Page
- More visually appealing.
- Easier for friends and family to find registrants.
- Easier for registrants to log in and update their registries.
Jeffrey Bannon's Wedding Registry List
BEFORE
Gift Reggie's Registry List
AFTER
Shop Local's Registry List
- Displays the registry couple's picture.
- Displays date of registry event.
- Promotes four reasons to shop on the retailer's site.
- Displays product pictures in large format. This makes viewing the product easier.
- Displays the brand's logo above the product. This increases the perceived value of the item.
- Displays the product dimensions.
- Share feature makes sharing registry page easy.
Jeffrey Bannon's Juliska Home Page
BEFORE
Shopify Juliska Home Page
AFTER
Shop Local Juliska Home Page
- Easier to search for Juliska products.
- Easier to see the number of collections and products.
- Displays professional lifestyle pictures.
Jeffrey Bannon's Product Page
BEFORE
Shopify Product Page
AFTER
Shop Local Product Page
- Displays the brand's logo above the product. This increases the perceived value of the item.
- Easier to view product features. Displays product dimensions.
- Easier to shop. Shopping bag and registry buttons are green and act as clear 'calls to action.'
- Offers multiple product pictures.
- Easier to browse to the next product.
- Easier to keep shopping (e.g. by tags or department).
- Easier for the store owner to edit products.
- Easier for the store owner to make profitable transactions since the software uses our Price Floor technology.
Compare Checkouts: Shop Local is 7x Easier
Shop Local simplifies the checkout process for gift givers to just 4 clicks. Other services may involve a significantly longer process, such as up to 28 clicks.
Other services may not allow you to share a specific registrant’s gift list
~ Shop Local Does
~ Shop Local Does
Some services do not generate unique URLs for registries, which can make it harder for registrants to share their gift list. This likely hurts the merchant's sales.
Other services may not offer a gift message field for the gift giver
~ Shop Local Does
~ Shop Local Does
Other services may lack the feature to allow a gift giver to add a gift message.
Compare Google Sales Leads
A retailer using Shop Local's Registry service often see a significant increase in visibility on Google compared to those using third-party apps, likely increasing sales leads by 700%.
Our studies show that, in 32 states, Shop Local merchants rank on page 1 of Google in registry searches—more frequently than those using Shopify apps like Gift Reggie and MyRegistry.com.
Study Results
- Number of Shop Local Stores on Page 1 of Google: 70
- Number of Shopify app results on Page 1 of Google: 10
Alabama Example
In Alabama, four merchants using Shop Local's Registry service appeared on page one of Google. Only one result on page 1 used a Shopify app and no merchants using MyRegistry.com appeared.
In Alabama, four merchants using Shop Local's Registry service appeared on page one of Google. Only one result on page 1 used a Shopify app and no merchants using MyRegistry.com appeared.
What Can We Learn From This?
By using Shop Local's service, indie stores seem to have a better chance of ranking higher on Google and and can likely be found by more customers.
By using Shop Local's service, indie stores seem to have a better chance of ranking higher on Google and and can likely be found by more customers.
Study done September 2023. Results may vary per user experience and may change with time.
Compare the Costs
When a business offers an online store, it's a costly venture. A business, such as an indie store, brand, or sales rep group, will build the site and then have to maintain it. On a day-to-day basis, the business has to:
- Pay for design and coding of new features.
- Pay for security.
- Ensure its web pages load quickly. This often requires the business to use image-optimization software to reduce the page size and a CDN (content delivery network) to get the content closer to the visitor's geographic location.
- Pay for hosting.
Shop Local offers an all-in-one solution that bundles the above features together, which can be more cost-efficient and user-friendly.
Other providers may charge higher upfront costs and add-on services fees,which can increase the total cost for maintaining an online store. Meanwhile, Shop Local offers many features out-of-the-box by default.
In addition, our Syncing service drastically reduces the labor needed to maintain an online business. Other providers do not offer a product syncing service.
