How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved $955 in costs, all from a flyer in their Casafina shipment.
February 6, 2024
We are pleased to announce The Square Gift Co. has joined the Shop Local community of retailers. The Square Gift Co. is a retail store in Fulton, Mississippi. The store owners, Jessica Howell and Keely McMillen recently placed an order with Casafina. When their shipment arrived, it contained a flyer promoting Shop Local. The flyer helped them more easily market and sell what was in the box online. The Square Gift Co. currently has a Shopify online store but was looking for a Gift Registry ...
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Austin Kleon, a best-selling motivational author, shared a calendar to improve one’s performance. Using that as inspo, I made this draft version for our merchants to grow their registry business.
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How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved 3 weeks and $1800+ in costs.
January 31, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Atkinson Floral has joined the Shop Local community of retailers. Atkinson Floral is a florist and gift shop in Atkinson, NE. The store owner, Curie Mincer, has owned and operated the business since 2016. Over the course of time, she has expanded the florist shop gift area and added a gourmet coffee shop. Her passion for her business and her community led her to expand her services to include a gift registry program, which is lacking in their small town. Curie&...
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The perfect comfort food on a cold night is a warm casserole of pumpkin soup served in this Anchor Hocking 2 Quart Round Glass Casserole Baking Dish with a fitted, heat-resistant woven tray made of durable tropical vines. Without removing the top, you can view what's cooking via the glass casserole dish cover. Dinner will look spectacular since the glass casserole's look is beautifully balanced by the rustic, golden tone of the woven tray that adorns it.
This 1-quart capacity clear glass Anchor Hocking casserole dish presented in a woven basket by Calaisio is perfect for serving and baking casseroles, stews, lasagna, brownies, biscuits, desserts, and confits. It instantly dresses up your table with its comfortable, simple-grip handles made of strong, heat-resistant exotic vines. A beautiful rustic-elegant presentation of your favorite dishes. When you host meals with your family and friends, this cookware will look great!
How to view information about your registry service on one page.
January 23, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've made it easier for your store to view an overview of your registry service. The new Registry Overview page displays information about your store's registries at a glance.
Previously, you 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:
How Shop Local’s software helps an indie store in Kentucky immediately open an online store and registry service.
January 18, 2024
We are pleased to announce that The Persnickety Pig, a retail store in Cadiz, Kentucky, has chosen the Shop Local software platform to grow its online business.
The Persnickety Pig is home to eclectic gifts, antiquities, gourmet foods, and more. They offer a comprehensive wedding and shower gift registry service that takes the stress out of gift-giving for any special occasion.
By joining Shop Local, the store instantly receives great benefits:
How a local shop quickly opened an online store with a gift registry and saved $18,000+ in costs.
January 12, 2024
We are pleased to announce Serenite Home has joined the Shop Local community of retailers. Serenite Home is a retail store and design studio in Daphne, Alabama. The store owner, Laura Downing, recently relocated her business from California. Her passion for interior design led her to expand her services to include a retail store with home furnishings, gift and tabletop offerings.
Within a very short time, Laura had a live Shop Local Store:
You can determine the quality of a shopping platform by looking at reviews from customers who have used it. Below are excerpts from three reviews from shoppers who bought a gift using our software:
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"Your online site is the easiest way to shop for wedding gifts..."
~ Tracy Mcbride in FL
Ms. Mcbride made a purchase at Occasions Tampa, an indie retailer in Florida that has used our e-commerce software since 2018.
How to share your Shop Local Store and gift registry service on social media.
December 18, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've added a new "Social Media" section to your Marketing Materials page. This new feature makes it easy to promote your Shop Local Store and registry service on your social media account.
In the "Social Media" section, you'll find a graphic and the following text that you can post on your social media account:
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Receive wedding registry gifts via our store in just four steps:
Part of my job is to review registry software. I ensure it works well for retailers, registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). I also assess whether it offers good value (price vs. results).
When looking for registry software, some retailers consider MyRegistry.com for their registry service. I reviewed a retailer's site using MyRegistry.com and assessed how a customer would make a registry purchase. For privacy purposes, I blurred the store's name in the screenshots shown.
Nur Boutique, an indie store in California, signed up for a free account last week. The store used the Brand Syncing Service to send Sync requests to top brands.
Less than a week later, Nur Boutique is now synced with 4 brands: Bugatti Italy, Pampa Bay, Rosenthal, and Versace by Rosenthal.
By Syncing, the store has 3,326 products listed on its Online Store.
When customers visit the site, they also see a news page with posts shared by the store's synced brands.
Our golden rustic fall placemats will help you decorate your table throughout the fall season. It is woven from durable exotic vines in natural earthy autumnal tones, and it is embellished with black beads to set the mood, making it ideal for your autumn tabletop. Set of 4.
Decorate your home this Halloween with finds from Calaisio`s woven black beaded placemat. Make the home cozy and welcoming on dark evenings by sprinkling a bit of traditional Halloween decorations and maintaining an inspiration of rustic vogue interior styling. This handcrafted placemat from natural vines offers an elegant edge and stunning looks next to anything else you decide to place on your table for Halloween. Set of 4. Happy Halloween.
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natural elegance, extraordinary ...
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This woven black beaded placemat adds a dark, rustic touch to a lovely fall dinner table arrangement, creating a gorgeous tablescape. This placemat is woven from natural vines in rustic and golden-brown tones and decorated with black beads, making it an easy rustic contrast accent. Set of 4. Enjoy your Halloween.
My Love is Bugatti's new bottle opener that stands out for its iconic design and precious style
With the shape of two overlapping hearts 💕 it is a special object for an unforgettable day, ideal to symbolize the love and beauty of the event.
It can be a wedding favor or useful gift idea that does not go unnoticed 🥰
Made of zamak, it is available in both chrome and 24 carat gold plated versions ✨💝
How to quickly view all active registries by registry type.
October 26, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has two new features to help you keep track of your registries: On the Registry Reporting page, you can now view your active registries by event type. On the Registry Lists page, you can view the current registries by registry type for a specific year.
With these two updates, your store can easily identify the number of active registries by event type.
In the examples shown, we see the Registry Reporting page for a store.