We’ll be at the AmericasMart Tuesday, June 9 - Friday, January 12, 2026. 

We'd love to meet and hear about your sales goals.

Are you a brand or sales rep?
If so, we put together the following materials for you to share with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:

1. Explanation Materials

1. A flyer explaining the benefits of the Shop Local service:  https://bridge.myshoplocal.com/docs/BRC/Shop-Local-explanation-one-pager-2025-v3.pdf
2. Flyer explaining the service for use in

For Brands & Distributors

This video walks through 7 steps to sell more and cut ordering time for retailers by 50%.

Webinar includes:

• Quick Facts
• Benefits to You
• Testimonials from Members
• How It Works
  • Step 1: Brand turns on the Wholesale service
  • Step 2: Brand alerts retailers Wholesale service is available via Shop Local
  • Step 3: Retailer requests access to place a wholesale order
  • Step 4: Retailer places a wholesale order
  • Step 5: Brand or rep receives & processes the wholesale order
  • Step 6: Brand or

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

Retailers: You're Invited 💌

Join us for a new installment in our Webinar Wednesday series, created exclusively for Shop Local retailers.

We’ll walk you through your Reporting & Forecasting page and show you how to quickly spot what’s missing, what needs attention, and where the biggest opportunities are hiding.

Learn how to maximize built-in tools, resolve missing links and photos, and take strategic actions to grow your registries and boost sales.

What we’ll cover:

• 📊 How to read your Reporting

For Brands & Distributors

This video walks through why stock sharing increases a brand's sales.

Webinar includes:

• Examples of brands sharing stock
• Benefits of sharing stock
• How to activate stock sharing
• How to update stock

Please click here to view the webinar recording: 
https://transcripts.gotomeeting.com/#/s/9e862e575132324ce6d29012f4b93e0f6d2bc1f812ba42f6743806bdaf96c17f 

The slide deck is attached to this post as a PDF.

Need help activating stock sharing? Email brands@bridge.org

Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, May 5th @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar.

Why Join?
We’ll walk through how to add:

• Images to products to make listings more compelling.
• Slides that highlight your products.
• Collection images to showcase lifestyle imagery.
• Business and team images on your homepage.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email brands@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, April 21st @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. We'll share how your brand can offer a registry service via Shop Local.

Benefits:

• Allow a registrant to create a registry for your brand's products directly on your Shop Local.
• Allow the general public to place registry orders.
• Save time: Leverage existing Synced Products.
   

How to RSVP:

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

Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, April 7th @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. We'll share more information about using Shop Local's Wholesale Ordering service.

How it Works:

• Our Wholesale Ordering service combines the best features from wholesale marketplaces and buying on a brand’s site into a new service.
• A brand can better promote its products and easily receive orders from its retailers and interior designers.
• A retailer can place an order via their

Retailers: You're Invited 💌

Join us for a new installment in our Webinar Wednesday series, created exclusively for Shop Local retailers.

Did you know that many friends and family begin their gift shopping on the couple’s official wedding website? If your store’s registry link isn’t listed there, guests may never find your registry — and those sales could go elsewhere.

This quick training will help ensure your registries are visible where guests are most likely to shop — helping you protect and

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

We'll be at the Dallas show Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, 2026.  We'd love to meet and help you achieve your sales goals. 

Are you a brand or sales rep that uses Shop Local?
If so, we put together the following materials for you to share with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:

1. Explanation Materials

1. A flyer explaining the benefits of the Shop Local service: https://bridge.myshoplocal.com/docs/BRC/Shop-Local-explanation-one-pager-2025-v3.pdf
2. Flyer

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

Thanks to ChatGPT for this amazing assessment of our business below. I asked it:

"Give me a high-level understanding of what Shop Local’s e-commerce platform is and why retailers and brands use it.

Explain what problem Shop Local exists to solve, who typically gets value from it, and what customers gain by using it. Focus on the business impact and real-world value.

Explain this simply, as if you were summarizing Shop Local to a decision maker who wants the "why" and the "so what" overview. Start

For Brands & Distributors

Webinar reviews how to:

• Create your news post.
• SKU tag ($tag) to make items in the post shoppable and add keywords.
• Add images with captions.
• Assign the right audience and auto-share your post.
• Convert your post into an event with an RSVP link.
• Add a video.

Please click here to view the webinar recording: 
https://transcripts.gotomeeting.com/#/s/63f0433244d78278edc519439e4b18a1a4007ef5527b3e661317aff96eb4339e 

Related help documents:

• How to Post News -

Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, March 24th @ 2:00 pm ET for a live webinar. 

Why Join?
Join us to learn:

• Benefits of sharing stock.
• Examples of brands sharing stock.
• How to join 50+ Syncing Brands that share stock.
• How to easily share real-time stock with retailers.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes
 

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email brands@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, March 10th @ 2:00 pm ET for a live webinar.

Why Join?
We’ll walk through how to add:

• Images to products to make listings more compelling.
• Slides that highlight your products.
• Collection images to showcase lifestyle imagery.
• Business and team images on your homepage.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes

How to RSVP:

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

For Brands & Distributors

This video walks through your 2025 Success Summary.

Webinar includes:
A. How to access the 2025 Success Summary.
B. How to use the information on the page to answer:

• How were my 2025 sales?
• Which retailer drove the most sales?
• Which product drove the most sales?
• How did the Syncing service help my brand and Synced retailers?
• How can I grow in 2026?

Please click here to view the webinar recording: 
https://transcripts.gotomeeting.com/#/s/

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:

🔄 Ensure registry backlinks are in place
Backlinks quietly drive traffic and gift purchases back to your store. We’ll show you how to confirm they’re set up correctly—and why they matter.

🏆 Explore the Registry Promotion page
Learn where it lives, how it works, and

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Brands & Distributors: You’re Invited 💌
Join us on Tuesday, February 24th @ 10:30 am ET for a live webinar. 

Why Join?

We’ll show you how to:

• Create your news post.
• SKU tag ($tag) to make items in the post shoppable and add keywords.
• Add images with captions.
• Assign the right audience and auto-share your post.
• Convert your post into an event with an RSVP link.
• Add a video.

⏰ Webinar is 30 minutes
 

How to RSVP:

• Click the green RSVP link below or email brands@bridge.org.
• Once we receive your