H Mercantile, an indie store in Louisiana, signed up last week for a free account.
The store owner heard about the service from their Ivystone sales rep and signed up online.
In just a few minutes, the store used the Brand Syncing Service to Sync with Casafina. It instantly had data for 955 products to create an online store and gift registry filled for free.
The owner saved $1,000+ in labor on adding products to a website.
How to view key performance statistics to determine how Shop Local is helping your business.
September 11, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've added a new Performance Statistics page to your account. This page makes it easier to access your account's stats.
Previously, this page was titled "How Shop Local is Helping My Business?" Now, the page is titled "My Account's Performance Statistics."
For Retailers, the stats displayed on the Performance Statistics page include:
How to switch your account to visitor mode to hide admin features and wholesale prices.
September 7, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier to switch your page view to Visitor Mode. The new purple bar at the bottom of the page allows you to toggle between Office Mode and Visitor Mode.
Office Mode is designed for administering your account. You can perform functions unique to owning your account, such as adding, editing, and deleting content.
Visitor Mode shows your account as a visitor (customer) may see it. Turning on Visitor Mode hides admin features and...
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NEW YORK, NY, Sept. 06, 2023 – Shop Local, an e-commerce platform, reported that it's helping indie stores rank on page one of Google in 64% of states for wedding gift purchases. The findings are based on a recent study that Shop Local conducted regarding wedding registry purchasing.
Study Findings:
For 32 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 64% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has
A shopper, Joshua Looby, shared this reply to the email he received after placing an order on our Shop Local platform:
"Thank you, Jason, I love small business it's the backbone of the country and the world really. It's nice to see this level of care and customer service that most large-scale companies have forgotten about."
Joshua made a purchase at Thalia and Dahlia, an indie retailer in Ohio. After placing his order, Joshua received an email from Jason Solarek, Shop Local...
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How to view information about a registry on one page.
August 31, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier for you and your registrants to view an overview of a registry. There is now a new Registry Overview page that displays information about a registry at a glance.
Previously, you or your registrant would need to visit different registry-related pages to view many of these links. This feature reduces the number of clicks needed to access pages.
The Registry Overview page displays the following information...
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You can determine the quality of a shopping platform by looking at reviews from customers that used it. Below are excerpts from three reviews from shoppers that bought a gift using our software:
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"Easy to view and choose from the registry..."
~ Blake Gustafson in OH
Mr. Gustafson made a purchase at White Peacock, an indie retailer that has used our e-commerce software since 2019.
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"Wedding registry was quick, convenient...
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How to quickly find and navigate to popular registry-related services.
August 28, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier to access important registry-related services and content. This feature reduces the number of clicks needed to perform actions and access pages.
In the Master Bar of your Store, there is now a Registry icon. This icon’s drop-down includes many of the popular registry-related services your business likely uses. Previously, you would need to visit the Management Home page to view many of these links.
How to update your brands' wholesale terms by adding an opening order.
August 24, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: A brand can now add an opening order amount to its Wholesale Terms.
In the example shown, we see the Wholesale Terms section for Juliska. In this section, Juliska can update the opening order amounts for both of the brands it distributes. These amounts will be shown to retailers that wish to add Juliska or Capucine de Wulf to their accounts.
If you are a brand, please follow these steps to add your opening order amount:
A shopper, Cindy, shared this reply to the email she received after placing an order on our Shop Local platform:
"LOVE supporting local businesses! Thank you for your nice email -- what a lovely touch! Best, Cindy"
Cindy made a purchase at White Peacock, an indie retailer in Colorado. After placing her order, Cindy received an email from Jason Solarek, Shop Local's Founder & CEO, thanking her for supporting local and placing an order with an indie retailer.
How to quickly view information about the sales reps assigned for your brands.
August 8, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has an updated feature: You can now easily view and manage your sales reps.
The 'My Sales Rep' page allows you to quickly view information about the sales reps assigned for the brands sold by your store. On this page, your store can view contact information for your sales reps. Your store can also edit a sales rep assigned to a brand.
In the example shown, we see the 'My Sales Rep' page for B.C. Clark, a tabletop and jewelry store in Oklahoma.
How to find fulfillment details for your brands to accurately process and fulfill orders.
July 27, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: you can now more easily access a brand's fulfillment details. The information helps your store more quickly and accurately process and fulfill an order.
Your Order Details page and a brand's Collections page now display fulfillment details for a Syncing brand. The information listed in the 'Fulfillment Details' modal may include:
Your registry service has built in email campaigns for each gift registry list. These campaigns promote your store in an automated and affordable manner. The campaigns often cost under $.0.42 per recipient—about half of what other email marketing campaigns cost.
Details
Your software sends out an anniversary reminder email to a customer that gave a gift for that registry.
Cost Per Email Sent
Let’s assume that a registry received 100 purchases. ...
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A shopper, Laura Armistead, shared this review regarding her experience on our Shop Local platform:
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“My online shopping experience at Elizabeth Clair’s was wonderful! The site was easy to navigate, and it took no time at all! As always, the customer service was excellent and pleasant! Thank you so much!”
Ms. Armistead made a purchase at Elizabeth Clair's, an indie retailer that has used our e-commerce software since 2018 and has two locations in ...
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In June, brands raised their prices on 2,410 products, producing an average price increase of 12%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 12%.
Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 2,410 products. They don’t lose 12%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Brand Syncing service.
How to access your built-in marketing tools via the Marketing Manager page.
July 12, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier to view and manage your marketing tools. Your account includes several built-in tools and programs, which can now be quickly accessed through the new Marketing Manager page.
The Marketing Manager page displays the following promotions in a table:
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Display a "Thank you for shopping local" banner on the checkout pages.