Any springtime celebration has to embrace the irresistible charm of pastel color palettes, outside settings, and an abundance of flowers. All of these elements may be combined in this woven space-saving caddy centerpiece to create a tabletop display that simply signals the advent of spring. You can match it with your favorite wine, silverware, napkins, and floral arrangement. Because it's fashioned of exotic vines with a unique rustic finish, this is a great way to add a touch of country ...
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This 4-quart CALAISIO stoneware casserole dish, with a Portuguese influence, comes with a matching basket and is perfect for a classy dinner party. Made expertly from sturdy, exotic vines by native artisans, it's the perfect balance of design and functionality for use in the kitchen or on the dining table. It displays a lovely blend of rustic charm that improves the table presentation, especially with the matching basket. Moreover, because of its inherent resistance to heat, the basket can ...
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Good morning. May your day be as wonderful as the first sip. When coffee is served in the morning on a table with this woven placemat by Calaisio, it tastes better. Your breakfast nook will look fantastic with these placemats' organic simplicity, handmade from 100% natural vines. Offered in sets of four.
P.J. Salvage loungewear/sleepwear makes a great Mother's Day gift! 🤍 Pictured are some of the variations of the In Full Bloom collection, which includes pants, shorts, camisoles, and long sleeves. Made of soft matte sateen, these fun sweet lemonade blooms and stripes in mix & match patterns make a spring favorite pick. 💛 We also have comfy PJS robes, slippers, and blankets, too. Stop in either Cheeks to check out our stock of P.J. Salvage. Click here to see store info on our Cheeks ...
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Featured News See You in Dallas in June 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Friday, June 21, 2024
Location: Dallas Market Center
We'll be at the Dallas show Wednesday, June 19 – Friday, June 21, 2024. We'd love to meet with you and hear about your business.
Are you a brand or sales rep that uses Shop Local?
If so, we put together the following materials for sales reps and brands. Please share these materials with your retailers. Please print these for use during the show:
A flyer showing featured Brand Syncing partners. We have 114 partner brands. You'll likely see your brand on this sheet.&
Do website service providers need a digital health label?
May 18, 2024
When you pick up a package of Oreos or yogurt at the grocery store, you can see the nutrition (or lack of it!) on the nutrition label on the back. Health advocates are encouraging the FDA to make warnings more obvious on packages—such as by placing information on the front of the package, shares The Wall St. Journal. Advocates have looked abroad for inspiration. In Mexico, you’ll find labels with a black octagon, resembling a stop sign, on the front of Doritos and Nature Valley ...
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Glamorous pops of gold and brilliant luxury finishes are emersed in Beatriz Ball's Sierra Modern Collection.
Our Sierra Modern pieces add a modern new dimension to existing Beatriz Ball award-winning designs. Beatriz Ball’s intensely handmade products use eco-friendly and sustainable materials and are crafted by artisans who trace a heritage of metalworking for generations. Made of a top quality, FDA safe, easy-care, dishwasher safe, friendly aluminum alloy
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This Mother's Day, let's spoil Mom with a delicious breakfast in bed - because nothing says 'I love you' like pancakes with a side of peace and quiet.
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Top-3 Retail Movers
🥇 The League Shop in Grosse Pointe, MI / +2,259%
🥈 Camargo in Cincinnati, OH / +2,066%+
🥉 The Kitchenary in Lafayette, LA / +1,007%
How online trends in the used car market parallel those in the wedding registry market. Online gift giving predicted to increase at the expense of in-store giving by 40% by 2030.
How online trends in the used car market parallel those in the wedding registry market. Online gift giving predicted to increase at the expense of in-store giving by 40% by 2030.
May 7, 2024
Jinjoo Lee in The Wall St. Journal shares how the used car market has improved in the last 20 years because much of it is now conducted online. When car buyers use the web, they are more likely to save money (saving about 2%), and dealers can, in theory, make more with dynamic pricing (about 2%)—thereby giving each party a win. Unlike 20 years ago, when we didn't have smartphones, today 95% of used car purchases start online. While 31% of used car purchases were completely in-person,...
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Today’s introductions are about a color combination that will remain eternally chic.
Our reversible Halo mats are getting a brand-new Black and White combination, while our Chain Link napkin rings are now available in Black Speckled.
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Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Merchants know this because of their page 1 rankings in search tests, such as for Florida results.
These Shop Local retailers located in Florida appear on page one of Google due to their Shop Local Store:
Using the same barcode inspired fabric of our mats with the same name, our Barcode tray is a stunning fusion of modern design and playful aesthetics. This eye-catching tray is a true statement piece that adds a burst of color and energy to any space.
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When we compared our registry service to other registry software, we found 17 unique ways that our registry service helps gift givers, registrants, & merchants. Many other registry services don’t offer these 17 features below.
6 Ways Our Service Helps Gift Givers in Ways That Other Services Do Not
Gift Giver’s Experience (E.g. Friend or family member giving a gift)
The gift giver can easily find the registrant’s gift list because the service helps merchants rank
How Shop Local helps 4 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Tennessee
April 18, 2024
Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Merchants know this because of their page 1 rankings and how they beat big-box stores in search tests, such as for Tennessee results.
These Shop Local retailers located in Tennessee appear on page one of Google due to their Shop Local Store:
Carol Schroeder recently shared how local shops help our communities and their environment. I liked the excerpt below from her post:
”Returns are one example of something local shopkeepers do better than Amazon and other giant web retailers. The e-commerce return rate is estimated to be two to three times that of brick & mortar stores – averaging a shocking 20%-30%. According to The Guardian, a returns platform “recently calculated that only 50% of ...
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Spring is here and everyone is excited to add spring colors and spring flowers to our homes and outdoor living spaces.
This bud's for you. Beatriz Ball celebrates spring style with the luxurious GLASS Cambridge Collection. Delightfully designed in clear glass, our Cambridge Ella 7" Bud Vase features a fluted globular form sitting atop a lively raised base. A flirty curve on the neck of the vase finishes the piece. A great addition to your home, the bud vases are sold as a set of ...
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How a drawing on a bar napkin led to a software platform that processes trillions of calculations
April 15, 2024
In 2007, while sitting at the pub Moran’s with a beer, I drew a sketch on a napkin that would change our business. I drew a software model that would allow an indie store to instantly show (and sell) thousands of products online—without any labor. (The secret sauce: The respective brand would do the product update work for the merchants.) The immediate goal was to help my two retailers more efficiently load products onto their websites (and save me the boredom of doing it).
The Wall St. Journal shares how Amazon takes other companies’ ideas on a mass scale, such as from Trader Joe’s. The article is an excerpt from “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power,” a new book by Dana Mattioli.