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October 7, 2024 October is National Women's Small Business Month

October is National Women's Small Business Month

October 7, 2024

This month we recognize and celebrate the achievements of women entrepreneurs and the contributions of women-owned businesses to the economy. As Ginger's Breadboys is a woman-owned small business we thought we shared some ways to celebrate National Women's Small Business Month.

Support local businesses: Patronize women-owned businesses in your area.
Write reviews: Share your experience on social media with a positive review of a woman-owned business you visited.
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August 30, 2024 Necessity is the Mother of Reinvention

Necessity is the Mother of Reinvention

August 30, 2024

Ancient Greek philosopher Plato wrote in the Dialogue Republic, “A need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem.” This statement led to the phrase “Necessity is the mother of Invention." These words could very well describe Shop Local and how we came to exist. Over time, some have suggested the phrase could be tweaked to read “necessity is the mother of reinvention." This phrase also parallels Shop Local's ethos of supporting...
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August 16, 2024 Take Action on Facebook to Get Invited to Our Next Event 📲

Take Action on Facebook to Get Invited to Our Next Event 📲

August 16, 2024

Don't forget to follow us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on news, updates, and upcoming events🗓️.

Facebook requires that you're a follower of ours to receive event invitations. If you're not following us, we can't invite your business to join us.

Be sure to follow us to stay in the loop and be invited to join the fun! 😊

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August 5, 2024 Potter's Wheel Shares Their New Shop Local Registry Service on Facebook

How a retailer used Shop Local marketing materials to promote their registry service on social media.

Potter's Wheel Shares Their New Shop Local Registry Service on Facebook

How a retailer used Shop Local marketing materials to promote their registry service on social media.

August 5, 2024

We're happy to see Potter's Wheel promote their Shop Local registry service on Facebook. They did a great job promoting their registry online, and you can too.

In the Facebook post, Potter's Wheel announced their new registry service by using a pre-made template. They added a QR code that leads to their registry home page. The store also added the link leading to their registry home page in the text of the post.

By promoting their service on social media, Potter's Wheel receives the ...
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July 15, 2024 Updated Feature: More Easily Share a Registry or Product via Mobile

How to send a link of a registry or product to family and friends via text, email, or social media.

Updated Feature: More Easily Share a Registry or Product via Mobile

How to send a link of a registry or product to family and friends via text, email, or social media.

July 15, 2024

Your Shop Local Store has an updated feature: We made it easier to share a registry or product with family and friends via mobile. The new "Share" link opens a tray with various options for sharing the link to a registry or product.

Previously, one had to follow multiple steps to share a link:

Copy a link to a registry or product.
Open an email or text to the person they wish to send a link to.
Paste the link.
Click send.

Now, a user can click "Share&...
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June 15, 2024 Account Manager/Sales Manager

Account Manager/Sales Manager

June 15, 2024

Good news: Shop Local is hiring. We're looking for:

Sales Managers.
Account Managers.

If you know someone who may be interested, please contact us.

We are experiencing notable growth: 1,400+ retailers now use our platform. We're driving double-digit revenue growth for our merchants.

Qualifications
We are looking for motivated people that:

Wish to see indie stores, brands, and reps succeed.
Support the shop local movement.
Are comfortable with computers,

May 24, 2024 Spring Success Guide for Your Indie Business

Spring Success Guide for Your Indie Business

May 24, 2024

🖥️ Update your website content
🔗 Add a link leading to your Shop Local Store
📱 Promote your online and registry services on social media and in-store
🛍️ Sync with more brands to offer more products
⭐️ Ask customers to review your business
🔍 Update search terms to help boost your Google ranking View Post

May 23, 2024 TikTok Tick-Tock ⏳: Time Is Running Out on Traditional Retail

How social media influencers with the help of Amazon are bypassing brick-and-mortar retail shops

TikTok Tick-Tock ⏳: Time Is Running Out on Traditional Retail

How social media influencers with the help of Amazon are bypassing brick-and-mortar retail shops

May 23, 2024

Kiara Springs, a 25-year old, is part of a new retail trend, shares The New York Times. She sells about $10k/month online but doesn’t own a brick-and-mortar retail store, pay a landlord rent, go to the wholesale markets, or have a POS system. Her “sidewalk” to get traffic is TikTok, and her “POS” is Amazon. Her “stockroom” is the brand’s warehouse. She has an Amazon affiliate account and goods are drop shipped.

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May 18, 2024 Health is Wealth: Healthy Websites 🍎

Do website service providers need a digital health label?

Health is Wealth: Healthy Websites 🍎

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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April 8, 2024 How will these 35 e-commerce trends affect your business?

Forbes Advisor shares 35 insights you should know

How will these 35 e-commerce trends affect your business?

Forbes Advisor shares 35 insights you should know

April 8, 2024

We watch trends to share them with our members and help them capture orders. Forbes shares 35 helpful e-commerce statistics and we picked out a few highlights for you below:

Key Statistics:

20.1% of retail purchases are expected to take place online in 2024.
By 2027, 23% of retail purchases are expected to take place online.
E-commerce sales are expected to grow 8.8% in 2024.
52% of online shoppers report shopping internationally.
The most common reason online shoppers

April 1, 2024 Alternatives to MyRegistry.com

Alternatives to MyRegistry.com

April 1, 2024

As a store owner, you know how important it is to choose a registry service that works well for you, your employees, your registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). In addition to working well, the registry service should offer your store good value (price vs. results).

When looking for registry software, some retailers consider MyRegistry.com for their registry service. MyRegistry.com offers gift registry creation and management features that integrate with a retailer's Shopify ...
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March 14, 2024 Alternatives to Gift Reggie

Alternatives to Gift Reggie

March 14, 2024

As a store owner, you know how important it is to choose a registry service that works well for you, your employees, your registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). In addition to working well, the registry service should offer your store good value (price vs. results).

When looking for registry software, some retailers consider Gift Reggie for their registry service. Gift Reggie offers gift registry creation and management features that integrate with a retailer's Shopify ...
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December 18, 2023 New Feature: Promote Your Shop Local Store on Social Media

How to share your Shop Local Store and gift registry service on social media.

New Feature: Promote Your Shop Local Store on Social Media

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:

1. Create your ...
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December 16, 2023 Ask your staff to use Instagram to promote recent purchases

Ask your staff to use Instagram to promote recent purchases

December 16, 2023

Staff at manor department stores like Saks are finding success with Instagram and social media. The Information shares this:

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Tyler Bell was encouraging all her clients to “tag your bag.” Every time Bell, a Saks Fifth Avenue stylist in Troy, Mich., closed a sale, she asked the buyer to show off their purchase on Instagram and tag her account, @tyler.saks. Bell posts Saks inventory multiple times a day on Instagram Stories. Her 27,000 followers will...
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December 8, 2023 THANKS FOR 50 YEARS by MARSHA DAUTCH

THANKS FOR 50 YEARS by MARSHA DAUTCH

December 8, 2023

I recently saw a car with the license plate: WHYWRK. I had a sad feeling for the driver, who perhaps wasn’t as lucky as I to have the best job in the world – getting paid to shop for the most beautiful goods in the world – which I am now retiring from. After 40+ years as a buyer of tabletop and gifts in Buffalo, I have the opportunity to put the dishes away, polish the flatware, and store the stemware. As a small specialty store, we’ve been through our share of ups and ...
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December 8, 2023 Kate Spade New York @ 20

Kate Spade New York @ 20

December 8, 2023

Kate Spade New York tableware and accessories has for two decades held a singular spot on retail shelves and on customers’ tables thanks to a timeless charm and chic stylings. Even after 20 years, the fun, fresh, playfully sophisticated, and refreshingly original collections from Lenox occupy a unique niche in the tableware pantheon.

Kate Spade’s contribution to fashion cannot be understated. She became synonymous with fashionistas everywhere when she started her fashion ...
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December 7, 2023 Tableware Today Interview - Colin Riggs + Ned Voelker

Tableware Today Interview - Colin Riggs + Ned Voelker

December 7, 2023

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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November 14, 2023 SCAM ALERT: Don’t Click on Facebook Ads About AI

SCAM ALERT: Don’t Click on Facebook Ads About AI

November 14, 2023

Small businesses are getting hacked via Facebook ads, shares Today’s The Wall St. Journal. The ads purport to offer Google’s AI engine Bard, but instead steal the business’s social media account access.

Read the full article: https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-sues-to-block-ai-ads-preying-on-small-businesses-5e9c01d5?st=0t2f67ii9ekpuyd&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
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October 26, 2023 Affiliate Marketing: TikTok, Amazon, and Your Indie Shop

Affiliate Marketing: TikTok, Amazon, and Your Indie Shop

October 26, 2023

TikTok and Amazon are battling in the retail space. TikTok wants to be a retailer, and Amazon wants to be more of an influencer platform. These two share the same goal: get users to share a product link, recommend the product, and get a cut of the sale, shares The Wall St. Journal.

This article and these companies speak to the power of affiliate marketing. One of Amazon’s long-standing secret growth weapons has been affiliate commissions, and influencers are a well-known ...
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September 8, 2023 $500 Give-Get Promotion

$500 Give-Get Promotion

September 8, 2023

FOR SALES REPS

We'll pay you and the store both $500 each.

Shop Local will pay you $500 for referring a retailer.
The retailer just needs to open a free Online Store.
You can sign the retailer up, or the retailer can sign up.
Shop Local will give the retailer a $500 credit.
The retailer can use the $500 towards a paid Gift Registry feature.
A retailer can choose to just use the free services and not a paid feature. It can choose to use the $500 if it wishes to use a

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