A brand member using our Syncing service may email its retailers inviting them to join Shop Local's platform. Below, please find two sample emails that brands sent to their stores.
To access your custom template, please:
- Log in to your Shop Local account.
- Roll over Network at the top of the page.
- In the drop-down menu, click Email Template to Invite Retailer.
Example: Vietri Invite Email
Dear Friends of VIETRI,
The holidays are quickly approaching (49 days till Christmas). We have an easy and quick solution for you to instantly get all of our products online, in a shoppable format. With Shop Local, you can receive an online store with all of our best sellers with no work or labor required. You'll have our 3,149 products online by end of the day today. Magic!
270 of our retailers use this e-commerce & gift registry platform and we think Shop Local would be a good fit for your business, too. A retailer uses Shop Local's service to more easily sell our products. We underwrite the service to help your store.
4 Benefits to Your Business:
- Easily Offer an Online Store & Wedding Registry: Easily show and sell our products online. In under 4 minutes, offer an online store and wedding registry filled with our products.
- Get Sales Leads: Increase your Google ranking and be listed on our Shop Local Find a Store page (https://vietri.myshoplocal.com/stores.cfm).
- Avoid Labor Costs: Shop Local often helps a merchant avoid $36,000 per year on labor costs.
- Low Cost: Join Shop Local starting at $30/month. We subsidize the cost.
Which VIETRI Retailers Use Shop Local?
Featured stores:
- Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN / https://babcockgifts.myshoplocal.com
- Elizabeth Clair's in Tupelo, MS / https://elizabethclairs.myshoplocal.com
- Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA / https://friendandco.myshoplocal.com
- Ivy Cottage in Mobile, AL / https://ivycottage.myshoplocal.com
- Lawren*s in Huntsville, AL / https://lawrens.myshoplocal.com
- My Favorite Things in Tallahassee, FL / https://myfavoritethings.myshoplocal.com
- P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX / https://pstheletter.myshoplocal.com
- Royal Gifts & Fine China in Clinton, NC / https://royalgifts.myshoplocal.com
- Table Matters in Birmingham, AL / https://tablematters.myshoplocal.com
- The Boutique Charleston in Charleston, SC / https://theboutique.myshoplocal.com
- The Ivy House in Dallas, TX / https://theivyhouse.myshoplocal.com
- Zundel's in Mobile, AL / https://zundels.myshoplocal.com
View our 270 stores that use Shop Local
How Does the Service Work?
How do you join Shop Local?
Join at: https://www.shoplocal.org
Our Guarantee & Promise to You:
Join Shop Local and in 5 days (or sooner) you will be offering a better shopping experience to your customers for our products. If not, you will receive a free $300 credit towards a wholesale purchase with us. Shop Local makes you this promise because Shop Local's program works. Sign up before Friday, December 5, 2025. Please see terms below. This promotion is managed by shoplocal.org.
$100 Starbucks BONUS:
The first 5 retailers to sign up before Friday, December 5, 2025 will receive a $100 Starbucks gift card. You could use this on any drink or food item, such as a Pumpkin Spice Latte. To receive your bonus, when signing up please use this code: s15270
Please find more details below.
Thank you.
Shop indie,
Stephanie Warner
VIETRI
343 Elizabeth Brady Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-245-4180
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SHOP LOCAL DETAILS
Benefits:
- Sell more: Retailers that use the service sell 18% more.
- Our best-selling indie stores use this service.
- Labor is expensive and updating a website is tough. Let us do the work for you.
- Save money: Syncing products with us will save you up to $3,180 on adding our products to a website.
Examples:
View our 269 stores that use Shop Local
How It Works / What You Receive:
- Open your Shop Local account in less than 4 minutes here: https://www.shoplocal.org
- Choose which services you want. If you wish, Shop Local gives you an Online Store pre-populated with our Synced products.
- We maintain our products in your Shop Local Store and save you the pain and money of updating products online.
- Your Shop Local account will have current product prices and professional product pictures.
- Your Shop Local Store includes free gift registry software. Learn about the registry service.
- VIETRI pays for this Syncing service. We underwrite it to help your store sell more.
FAQ:
Can your store join Shop Local if your store already has a website?
Yes. If you use Shopify, another provider, or even have no website, you can join.
Are other brands available via Shop Local?
Yes, Shop Local offers you a directory of 3,200+ brands. Of this, 112 are partner brands.
View Shop Local's partner brands here:
https://www.shoplocal.org/smart-brand-members.cfm
What success has Shop Local had for stores?
Retailers that use Shop Local reported selling 18% more.
How does Shop Local differ from existing services?
Shop Local is unlike other services. With Shop Local, your business does not have to deal with painful Excel files or confusing Dropbox links. Using Shop Local, our products are always up-to-date in your Shop Local account and, if you use it, ready for purchase via your Shop Local Store.
Which retailers use Shop Local?
1,451 retailers across the United States and Canada use Shop Local.
How much does Shop Local cost?
Plans start at $30/month. We pay to underwrite it. Learn more about additional features and the pricing for add-ons here:
https://www.shoplocal.org/pricing.cfm?retailers
Detailed information about our Shop Local program:
https://vietri.guclub.org/about-shop-local.cfm
Terms for Guarantee and $300:
- You must sign up before Friday, December 26, 2025.
- Your business must be new to Shop Local.
- Your business must sign up for the Online Store, Gift Registry, and Syncing services.
- You must be an authorized retail dealer with brick and mortar location.
- You must send a Sync request to us. If approved, you must Sync products.
- "Days" is business days from the time you sent the Sync request to us.
- A "better shopping experience" is achieved when our Synced products are displayed in your business's Shop Local Online Store.
- Shop Local is responsible for paying the wholesale credit.
Featured Shop Local retail members:
https://www.shoplocal.org/retailers-members.cfm
Featured Shop Local brand members:
https://www.shoplocal.org/smart-brand-members.cfm
Questions?
Please contact a Retailer Coach or Jason Solarek (Shop Local CEO) at:
1-212-254-9655 / coach@bridge.org
Visit Shop Local Support Portal
