Introducing our classic check pattern in peachy pinks and soft creamy whites, just in time for spring!🌷 Top your table with our newest collection, Rosy Check.💓
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From spectacular side dishes to delicious desserts, serve everything in style with our newest English Garden collection.💐 Pair with iconic Courtly Check or light and bright Sterling Check for an extra pop of fun.✨
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How Amazon privatizes public spaces for its own profit
February 14, 2024
This is a daily sight on 8th St. in the East Village of New York City, a spot historically chockablock with indie, brick-and-mortar shops. This is an Amazon truck and freelancers who have taken over the street (it’s a no standing zone) and sidewalk as their own. This is one way Amazon sells things for less: it turns public streets and sidewalks into its “warehouses” and “stores.” Imagine you’re a local business with a roof and rent. You can’t compete ...
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A new feature lets your store tell a registrant about a gift purchase but not reveal too many details.
February 5, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now decide what information a registrant sees in the registry purchase alert email.
Previously, all registry purchase alert emails displayed the gift giver and gift details. With this update, the "limited information" setting allows your store to only inform them that a gift was given. This feature's purpose is to help keep the gift's details a surprise to the registrant.
Your store can display the following information in ...
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As the new year is underway, there’s reason to be bullish (or, at least, not bearish) about what 2024 may have in store. Holiday retail sales increased 3.1% despite lingering inflation, thanks to robust job growth and strong wage gains, which came as a big relief for retailers. Price-conscious consumers are still spending, suggesting the economy is strong. “What we’re seeing this holiday season is very consistent with how we’re thinking about the economy, which is that it...
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Pretty enough to make a statement, but subtle enough to match with almost any decor. Our Wildflowers collection pairs perfectly with the light and bright strokes of Sterling Check. 💐
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Brighten your day by adding a pop of color to any room! Our Royal Check collection is all about blooming your interiors with an aura of luxury, tranquility and color.✨
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Cheeks is always getting new shipments of P.J. Salvage! Ring in the first days of the New Year with our newest soft cozy arrivals! First we have Rescues Are My Favorite Breed PJ Set. Support a cause with this pajama in a rescue-dog print. This is P.J. Salvage's exclusive collab benefitting the work of Love Leo Rescue, a non-profit dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating neglected dogs. Next we have the Garden Hearts PJ set. This shot also shows Missoni Pillows, available at our sister-store, ...
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Treating yourself to a sweet dessert is always a joy, especially when served on our whimsical patterns.🍰 It's a party for the taste buds and eyes all in one!
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How a checklist can be used as a valuable tool for existing clients or prospects.
December 20, 2023
This past Thanksgiving, Austin Kleon, the author of "Steal Like an Artist" and other inspirational books, shared a free gratitude journal via his weekly email newsletter. (Please view that clever, hand-drawn journal here: https://austinkleon.substack.com/p/a-gratitude-zine) A part of this journal is making a list of what one is grateful for. (He also has an ad lib for gratitude!) I can imagine him having a gratitude checklist. A checklist is a very efficient tool to deliver...
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The man with many names. Whether you refer to him as Santa Claus or Father Christmas, the man with the big white beard is a staple for the season.
Delight in the details of MacKenzie-Childs handmade and hand-painted Santas, dressed head to toe in tartan, velvet, faux fur, and velveteen with Courtly Check accents. Stop in at the Shadyside store to see them in-person.
It’s a 40th anniversary for the company founded by Colin Riggs (left) and Ned Voelker’s parents, Abigail and Ed Voelker. Over the last four decades, the entire family has created a curated collection of handmade tableware and giftware for the nation’s independent store retailers.
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Congratulations on a milestone 40th year in business. Are you surprised Abigails has endured? Ned Voelker: We are surprised. It’s a tribute to Ed and Abbie ...
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Great news: You can save 20% off your annual service.
This is like receiving almost 2 and a half months of service for free.
This 20% discount is double our normal 10% and has never been offered before.
This offer is only good till December 13, 2023.
I imagine you wish to take more vacations in 2024 (Paris or Patagonia?), see family and friends more often, or eat at that (expensive) new restaurant. When you pay for Shop Local's service for the year, you'll have more money to do ...
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We're happy to see Vista Alegre, Bordallo Pinheiro, and Carmel Ceramica promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's December/January 2024 issue.
In the advertisements, the brands displays our ShopLocal.org logo.
A brand shows the logo so that retailers know they can easily sell the products shown.
When a brand offers our Brand Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
Go glam for the holidays.🌟 Our sleek black and white check finished with a touch of gold gives this collection a stunning style all their own.
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Hosting Thanksgiving this year? MacKenzie-Childs is here to help! From Kitchen to Table, we have all the essentials to make your Thanksgiving Shine!
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