Owner Daisy Anthony and The Gift Shop team
Shop Local saves The Gift Shop $869/mo. in labor costs on website product maintenance.
The Gift Shop has been located at 103 South Broad Street since the 1980s.
The Gift Shop offers products from top brands, including Bordallo Pinheiro, Herend, Juliska, Salisbury, and Vietri.
The Gift Shop's Online Store has 10,355 products from 5 Syncing Brands.
How a legendary indie store in Georgia was finally able to succeed online in less than a week—and didn’t lift a finger.
We are pleased to announce that The Gift Shop in Thomasville, GA, has joined Shop Local to grow its online business. The Gift Shop is a Thomasville tradition offering fine gifts, elegant home decor, and exceptional small-town, individualized service.
The Gift Shop saved $10,354 and 15 weeks in labor on website product maintenance by using the Shop Local platform. Through the Syncing service, the store will expand its online collection of fine gifts and home accessories. The Gift Shop will also offer a premium registry experience by using Shop Local's registry service.
By joining Shop Local, the store instantly receives great benefits:
- Customers and registrants can shop the expanded assortment online.
- The store’s Google ranking will be higher.
- The store saved 15 weeks of web development time and $10,354 in labor.
- The store paid no setup costs to open their Shop Local Store.
- When customers visit their site, they see a news page with posts shared by the store's Synced brands.
For free, the store received:
- An online store.
- An online registry with up to 2 wedding registries and unlimited non-wedding registries at no charge.
- A suite of services to help customers online.
- Great tools to help manage and grow the business.
- Access to a time-saving Wholesale Ordering service.
- Complimentary coaching to help set up and maintain their Shop Local Store.
In less than a week, The Gift Shop's Online Store has 10,355 products from 5 Syncing Brands:
- Bordallo Pinheiro
- Herend
- Juliska
- Salisbury
- Vietri
About the Retailer
Founded in the 1920s by the late Alva and Mary King Balfour, The Gift Shop quickly became a Downtown Thomasville favorite. Acquired by Anne M. Searcy in the 1940s, The Gift Shop quickly blossomed into "the go-to" shop for all of one's gift-giving needs. Mrs. Searcy offered items such as lamps, china, antiques, and ladies' clothing. Personal service was and is still of the utmost importance.
In the 1980s, The Gift Shop was purchased by the late Marguerite Williams, who then renovated The Gift Shop at its current location at 103 South Broad Street. The Gift Shop was then owned and operated by Mrs. Williams' daughter, Diane W. Parker. Mrs. Parker continued the tradition in much of the same style as its former owners. Now, owner Daisy Anthony keeps attention to detail and excellent personal service ideals held high.
At The Gift Shop, one will find home accessories, wedding invitations and stationery, paper products, baby gifts, items to satisfy all gift-giving needs, and more. The Gift Shop also offers a variety of fine china and "everyday" china. Herend fine china, handmade in Hungary and accented in 14K, gold will certainly create a stately table setting. The Rothschild Bird pattern is a Herend tradition guaranteed to impress. Spode Woodland, Portmeirion, and Julie Wear are also casual favorites.
Using Shop Local, The Gift Shop can easily run its e-commerce business, grow its wedding and gift registry business, and instantly stock its website with products from top brands.
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Visit The Gift Shop's Shop Local Store:
https://thegiftshop.myshoplocal.com/
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