Each month, our Leaderboard reports the best performers from among 1,500 indie stores, 3,000 brands, and 300,000 products with no man hours. Leaderboard results are automatically tallied and published on the first of each month; it’s as if I have an omnipotent robot that does this work for me. Automation like this is crucial to running a successful business. 

Amazon, Walmart, and other retail giants spend massively on automation because this will decide the winners. In 2025, retailers will

This article, which appears in the February/March 2025 issue of Tableware Today, reveals when registrants open wedding registries.

What are most brides-to-be doing in January on a Monday at 3 p.m.? If you answered, opening a wedding registry, you’re right. January is the most popular month to start a registry, Monday the most popular day, and most registries are opened between 3 and 4 p.m. (Side note: While most twenty somethings have internet access 24/7 on their mobile phones, it’s

• For 31 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 62% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has

I was happy to receive the new December/January 2025 issue of Tableware Today in the mail.  In my Leaderboard column, I explain the importance of wedding registries to indie stores.  I also share the top performing wedding registry retailers, brands, and products from September 2024.

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Saying I Do To Registries

Our e-commerce platform helps 1,500 indie stores sell $22 million a year. Perhaps surprising is that more than 90% of these orders are wedding registry gifts.

Great news: Tableware Today, the bi-monthly print magazine dedicated to our industry, will be publishing our Leaderboard results on the last page of each coming issue.

This article below will appear in the October/November 2024 issue of Tableware Today and explains our inspiration for the Leaderboard.  

You're invited to see the monthly Leaderboard results here:  https://www.shoplocal.org/leaderboard

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LET'S LEAD TOGETHER by JASON SOLAREK

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1. Occasions Tampa in Tampa
2. My Favorite Things in Tallahassee

• 2 merchants

1. Glass Bazaar in Knoxville
2. Babcock Gifts in Memphis
3. Two Doors Down in Germantown
4. Vineyard's Gifts in Jackson

1. The Kitchenary in Lafayette
2. John Ward Interiors & Gifts in Alexandria
3. Pieces of Eight Gifts in Lafayette

1. Wooden Indian in Rehoboth Beach
2. Mod Cottage in Rehoboth Beach

1. Contemporary Concepts in Pittsburgh
2. Glassworks and Feathers and Cheeks in Pittsburgh
3. Live With It by Lora Hobbs in Peckville
4. Over the Moon

1. Persnickety in Madison
2. Generations in Meridian
3. Elizabeth Clair's in Tupelo and Jackson
4. Oxford Floral in Oxford

1. Jeffrey Bannon in Charleston (appears twice 😀)
2. Stafford's of Spartanburg in Spartanburg
3. The Shops of Provence in

• We recently conducted a Google study for wedding registry searches in Georgia.
• We Googled "wedding registry Georgia."

• 5 merchants using Shop Local registry software appeared on page 1 of Google. There are 10 "organic slots" on page 1--

• Stores using Shop Local in Alabama ranked on page 1 of Google ahead of national chains and other registry services, which often have larger customer bases and bigger website

• For 30 state searches, Shop Local Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 63% of all states. When just calculating the states in which Shop Local has clients (48

• For 38 state searches, Bridge Stores appeared on page one of Google. This represents 76% of all states.  When just calculating the states in which Bridge has clients (48),