A sales rep will email their retailers and invite them to join Shop Local's platform. Below please find a sample email that a sales rep can send to its retailers:
Dear [Store Owner or Manager Name],
Thank you for placing the recent order with me. I'm writing because I have a way to help you more quickly sell what you bought--and ideally reorder and sell even more. Plus, there is a way to get a $500 credit ;)
- We are partners with an online store and gift registry service called Shop Local (shoplocal.org).
- When you open an online store with Shop Local, products from our participating brands can be pre-populated into your Online Store.
- The Synced products save you time and money on website maintenance. Labor is very expensive, and this service saves you the pain of updating products online.
- This Online Store includes a gift registry service. (You receive up to two gift registries for free.)
- This service is the easiest solution to show and sell our products.
Please note: Shop Local offers optional, paid services, but you do not need to use them. You can just use the free service.
Bonus: Sign up for Shop Local before [insert date] and receive a $[X] credit towards your gift registry service with Shop Local.
Please find more information below.
Thank you.
Shop local,
[your sales rep name]
.............................................
Join Shop Local
1. Email me.
2. Online: https://www.shoplocal.org
3. PDF: use this one-page, PDF sign-up sheet: https://bridge.myshoplocal.com/docs/BRC/Shop-Local---Bridge-sign-up-sheet-v14-2023.pdf
If you sign up online, please let me know so I can get you Synced with our products. This also helps ensure that I get you your $[X] credit towards gift registry services.
Why should your store use Shop Local?
- Stores that use Shop Local sell 18% more.
- Offering a gift registry service is great for indie stores. Shop Local has powered 70,000 gift registries and $140,000,000 in sales for indie stores.
- Trim labor costs: stores that use the software save $1 and 3 minutes in labor per synced product. A store in Dallas syncs with 48,000 products and thereby saves $48,000 in labor costs.
1,300 indie stores use the service, including:
- Al's Flowers and Gifts in AL
- Babcock Gifts in TN
- Elizabeth Clair's in MS
- Fincher & Ozment Jewelers in AL
- Finchers in MS
- Generations in MS
- Glass Bazaar in TN
- H. Hal Garner at Nest in MS
- Ivy Cottage in AL
- Live With It by Lora Hobbs in PA
- My Favorite Things in FL
- Oxford Floral Co. in MS
- Persnickety in MS
- Pieces Of Eight in LA
- Plum Southern in GA
- Sassafras in MS
- The Ivy House in TX
- Tish Gammill Home in MS
- Two Doors Down in TN
- Vineyard's Gifts in TN
- Zundel's in AL
View more stores using Shop Local: http://www.shoplocal.org/retailers-members.cfm
112 brands Sync products with their authorized stores via the service, including:
- Annieglass
- Costa Nova
- Baccarat
- Beatriz Ball
- Gien
- Herend
- Juliska
- MacKenzie-Childs
- Michael Aram
- Mottahedeh
- Royal Crown Derby
- Skyros Designs
- Vietri
View more brands sharing products via Shop Local: http://www.shoplocal.org/smart-brand-members.cfm
Success story:
Patina's in Laurel, MS signed up for a free Shop Local Store and Registry.
The store saved $23,164 in labor. The store instantly Synced with 23,164 products.
The store now sells more products online.
View Patina's Online Store: https://patinas.myshoplocal.com/
FAQ:
How long does it take to open a Shop Local Store?
Less than 4 minutes.
Can a store that has an existing website, such as Shopify, use Shop Local?
Yes. 100 stores use Shopify AND Shop Local. Learn more: https://www.shoplocal.org/shop-local-and-shopify.cfm
What will a store's Shop Local Store look like?
Please view a live example here: https://babcockgifts.myshoplocal.com/
