Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, September 22nd @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. 

Why Join?
We’ll show you how to:

• Access your Brand Settings page.
• Add or update terms for your brand(s).
• Review where terms appear to authorized retailers.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes
 

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email abby@bridge.org.
• Once we receive your RSVP, we'll send you a link to join the webinar.

Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, September 8th @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. 

Why Join?
We’ll show you how to:

• Access your built-in Prospecting and Leaderboard pages.
• Use the Prospecting and Leaderboard pages to grow your retailer network.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes
 

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email abby@bridge.org.
• Once we receive your RSVP, we'll send you a link to join the webinar.

Help spread the word about Shop Local and get rewarded for your creativity!

Create and share a short video on social media (Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok) that promotes Shop Local and earn $400 for participating in our promotion.

Your video may highlight:

• A retailer's experience using Shop Local for their registry service.
• A shopper's experience purchasing from a retailer's Shop Local Store.
• A registrant's experience creating their registry.
• A gift giver's experience purchasing a gift from a registry

We're pleased to welcome Modern Grace & Co. to Shop Local as they grow their online tabletop, gift, and newly launched Wedding & Gift Registry business.

Modern Grace & Co. was founded to be a local destination for those who appreciate beautiful design and intentional living. It brings many designer brands and thoughtfully curated pieces—once found only in Dallas or Fort Worth—a little closer to home.

The store instantly received great benefits:

• Customers and registrants can shop for 4k+

Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, August 25th @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. 

Why Join?
We’ll show you how to:

• Create collections and sub-collections.
• Add lifestyle images.
• Designate collections as best sellers.
• Clean up duplicate collection and product names.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes
 

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email abby@bridge.org.
• Once we receive your RSVP, we'll send you a link to join the webinar.

The Wall St. Journal shares changes that are coming to the consulting world, with more outcome-based pricing that adds accountability to fees. 

Good news for our clients: Our fee structure already holds us accountable as we charge an outcome-based fee, which we call the performance fee. What if a retailer receives no or little outcome from using our service? The client pays less. And when the service does work, a retailer on average still pays us 36% less than it would pay Shopify and its

Thanks to Vista Alegre for promoting Shop Local in two recent magazine advertisements in the summer issue of Home Accents Today.

Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, August 11th @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. 

Why Join?
We’ll cover:

• Benefits of sharing stock.
• How to join 50+ Syncing Brands that share stock.
• Options for sharing real-time stock with retailers.
• How to schedule a stock update.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes
 

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email abby@bridge.org.
• Once we receive your RSVP, we'll send you a link to join the webinar.

Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, July 21st @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. 

Why Join?
We’ll show you how to post news and highlight how to:

• Make items shoppable.
• Auto-share posts with retailers.
• View performance statistics.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes
 

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email abby@bridge.org.
• Once we receive your RSVP, we'll send you a link to join the webinar.

Happy 4th of July from the Shop Local team! 🇺🇸 Celebrating independence today and supporting independent retailers every day.

Nice to see Mottahedeh items in the July/August 2026 issue of Victoria Magazine.

Nice to see Herend and William Yeoward Crystal items in the May/June 2026 issue of Flower Magazine.

Visit our friends at Pieces of Eight: 

https://www.piecesofeightgifts.com/registry.cfm

In June, Syncing brands raised their prices on 2,880 products, producing an average price increase of 7%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 7%.

Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 2,880 products. They don’t lose 7%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Syncing service.

About the Syncing Service
Syncing is a service for retailers that reduces labor costs for website maintenance. Retailers

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature.  Registrants can now view all of their Shop Local registries from one place: the Your Registries section.  

Many registrants create gift registries at multiple independent stores to give friends and family even more great gift options. By having a dedicated section on their Overview page with links to their other registries, they can:

• 🛍️ Easily access each registry from one location.
• 💍 Switch between multiple wedding registries without searching

Retailers: You're Invited 💌
Join us for a new installment in our Webinar Wednesday series, created exclusively for Shop Local retailers.

In this session, we’ll show you how to modernize and understand your wedding registry credit system.  

What we’ll cover:

🗂️ Ditch the folders and move to a smarter registry credit system.
🛡️ Understand why managing credit online protects your business.
📊 Learn best practices for tracking and managing registry credit.
⏱️ Save time and money with built-in

Retailers: You're Invited 💌
Join us for a new installment in our Webinar Wednesday series, created exclusively for Shop Local retailers. We’ll show you how to fine-tune your registry settings to boost engagement and sales.

What we’ll cover:

✨ Add a compelling photo to your Gift Registry home page.
📝 Write a description that attracts new registrants.
🎉 Update built-in bonus tools or create a custom incentive.
🚚 Verify pick-up, delivery, & shipping settings.
✅ Confirm registry redemption settings

Austin Kleon, the motivational author, shared how his newest book is inspired by other books.  

I can relate. Our online service is inspired by other services.  And, it’s very likely other people and companies are using our website to make their websites and services. 

We thank thosse that came before us and inspired us. We are moving the web forward together. 

Retailers: You're Invited 💌

Join us for a new installment in our Webinar Wednesday series, created exclusively for Shop Local retailers. We’ll focus on simple, proven ways to increase sales from your existing registries

What we’ll cover:

📈 Increase registry sales using Shop Local’s built-in registry tools.
🔄 Ensure registry backlinks are in place to drive revenue.
🏆 Explore the Registry Promotion page.
🎁 Discover social media tactics used by Top Leaderboard Retailers.

 How to RSVP:

• Please RSVP

Retailers: You're Invited 💌

Join us for a new installment in our Webinar Wednesday Series, created for Shop Local retailers ready to elevate their online store through smart design and customization.

The way your retail store looks—and functions—directly impacts your sales. Learn how to create an online experience that reflects your brand, guides customers effortlessly, and turns browsers into buyers—with simple changes that drive results.

What we’ll cover:

🛍️ How to customize your store design