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Sample Plans:
Free Plan
$0
USD/
month
month
Best for new brands. Includes an online product catalog, online store, gift registry service, and wholesale ordering service. Be up and selling in minutes.
Beginner Plan
$35
USD/
month
month
Best for new brands with a growing network of retailers. Includes what is in the Free plan plus Brand Syncing marketing service (syncing with up to 25 stores).
Wish to build your plan piecemeal? Sure, you can do that.
View our features and pricing below:
| 28+ Features | Included | Price | |||||
| Enjoy unlimited storage and bandwidth | Free | ||||||
| Add unlimited products (SKUs) | Free | ||||||
| Add unlimited staff accounts | Free | ||||||
| Benefit from award-winning software | Free | ||||||
| Customize the design of your online store (branded site) | Free | ||||||
| Offer a mobile-friendly, responsive website | Free | ||||||
| Use professional reporting tools | Free | ||||||
| Promote your products and brands via the slideshow manager | Free | ||||||
| Collect customer reviews with Bridge review software | Free | ||||||
| Boost your search engine ranking using Bridge's Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tools | Free | ||||||
| Track your account's SEO success with Google Analytics | Free | ||||||
| Quickly add images to products | Free | ||||||
| Add multiple pictures per product | Free | ||||||
| Bulk product adding and editing | Free | ||||||
| Manage your business with order, inventory, and tax management features | Free | ||||||
| Understand your online sales via Bridge's professional reporting tools | Free | ||||||
| Offer coupons and discounts | Free | ||||||
| Share news & events manager (Blog) | Free | ||||||
| Offer a Find a Store tool | Free | ||||||
| Use Bridge's B2B social network to monitor industry news and events | Free | ||||||
| Store and share files (PDFs, Excel files, etc.) | Free | ||||||
| Add custom pages | Free | ||||||
| Offer secure web pages via our free site-wide HTTPS (SSL enabled) | Free | ||||||
| Use Bridge's secure platform to share critical product and sales data | Free | ||||||
| Choose a custom website address | Free | ||||||
| Bulk update of prices, stock, and other product information | Free | ||||||
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2. Online Wholesale Store
Optional add-on
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| Offer wholesale purchasing & checkout (B2B) | 2.9% transaction fee per order or $49 flat fee per brand/month | ||||||
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3. Online Retail Store
Optional add-on
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| Feature | Included | Price | |||||
| Offer retail purchasing & checkout (D2C) | 5% transaction fee per order | ||||||
| Offer gift cards | 5% transaction fee per order | ||||||
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4. Online Gift Registry Service
Optional add-on
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| Feature | Included | Price | |||||
| Offer purchasing & checkout on registries | 5% transaction fee per order | ||||||
| Create and manage registries |
Free:
Manage and Store Unlimited Registries |
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| Manage what has been given and owed to registrants | Free | ||||||
| Create copies of in-store registry purchases | Free | ||||||
| Create sign-up bonuses and completion incentives | Free | ||||||
| Easily share registry via email and to social media | Free | ||||||
| Registrants can customize their registry with pictures, notes, and product comments | Free | ||||||
| Offer a variety of registry types: allow customers to create bridal, housewarming, and baby registries | Free | ||||||
| Boost your ranking in Google: registries are SEO optimized | Free | ||||||
| Receive email alerts with registry activity | Free | ||||||
| View activity by staff members | Free | ||||||
| Offer a superfast checkout for customers: registrant's info is auto-populated | Free | ||||||
| Save time: when a gift is purchased, software automatically shows the gift as purchased on the gift list | Free | ||||||
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5. Brand Syncing Service
Optional add-on • Starts at $35/month
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| Feature | Included | Price | |||||
| Sync your brand's products with retailers |
$35/month:
Up to 25 Retailers $105/month: Up to 75 Retailers $210/month: Up to 150 Retailers For additional plans, please contact Bridge |
$105/month:
Up to 75 Retailers |
$210/month:
Up to 150 Retailers |
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| Sync your brand's products with unlimited sales reps, interior designers, publications, and trade show entities (e.g. trade buildings, marts, etc.) | Free | ||||||
| Share unlimited products (SKUs) | Free | ||||||
| Monitor sales for your brand made via retailers' accounts | Free | ||||||
| Manage your brand's slides on retailers' and sales reps' accounts | Free | ||||||
| Manage your sales reps and display them on retailers' accounts | Free | ||||||
| Share a weekly email with your synced retailers and reps that includes synced product updates | Free | ||||||
| Share your news with your retailers and reps | Free | ||||||
| Display your contact information on your retailers' respective brand pages | Free | ||||||
| Share stock with retailers and reps in real-time | Free | ||||||
| Share reordering terms (min. order amount, drop-ship terms, etc.) with retailers and reps | Free | ||||||
| Use Bridge's advertising tools to promote your brand to retailers and their customers |
Free Compare to Facebook's paid advertising services |
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6. Optional Add-Ons
Optional upgrades
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| Feature | Included | Price | |||||
| Accept payments online with Bridge's secure, PCI-compliant processing | Standard payment processor and gateway fees | ||||||
| Universal domain service: Use your domain (e.g. yourbusiness.com) throughout your account and mask the Bridge URL (hide 'myshoplocal.com') | $24/month | ||||||
| Offer advanced monogramming and engraving services | One-time $329 setup fee + $29/month | ||||||
All Subscriptions Include Free Access to the File Sharing Service
Share and collaborate on unlimited files with retailers, reps, and business friends
Free Support, Training, & Materials
All subscriptions include free support, training, & materials:
Live customer support based in the United States
Access to software training videos
Free software updates
One-on-one coaching from Bridge coaches
Invitations to live, group trainings
Software that supports the goals of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Software made and hosted in the United States
Tips:
- Brand Syncing pricing: $35/month to sync with 25 retailers = $1.40 per month per synced retailer = $16.80 per year per synced retailer.
- Brands can sync products with sales reps, designers, trade show buildings, and other non-retailers for free. Brands only pay to sync products with stores.
- When joining the Brand Syncing service, the Bridge team will guide you through the boarding process. There is a one-time boarding fee of $329.
“Businesses shouldn't have to pay $1,000s to succeed online.”
“Main St. stores shouldn't have to pay $1,000s to succeed online. Shop Local has lowered it to under a $1 a day.”
FAQ About Plans & Pricing for Retailers
Shop Local helps businesses in the retail industry sell and buy products. We accomplish this by providing a cloud-based e-commerce platform to leading brands, local retailers, and sales reps. They use our platform to run online stores, offer online gift registries, share products, and perform wholesale operations.
No. Setup is free.
Most of our best features are included with the free plan. If you wish to have more than 2 registries, we have our Beginner Plan for $14 dollars a month which adds 4 more. Our Intermediate Plan includes 32 registries and universal domain service. Both upgraded plans include everything from the free plan.
Billing cycles happen monthly and you can cancel at anytime. There is no contract length. For paid accounts, please cancel your account 7 business days before the billing cycle date (which is the 20th of the month preceding service). This gives us enough notice to not bill you and remove your business from our automated billing software.
No. No credit card is needed. When you join Shop Local as a retail member, you'll receive the free services listed above by default. As such, no credit card is required.
Shop Local provides you with an ongoing free account to use. Unlike other services that offer a trial period, you can keep using your free Shop Local membership and its services and not be constrained by a timed trial.
Brands help underwrite (pay for) the Smart Products service. This helps fund the wide set of services provided by Shop Local to retailers.
Yes. Shop Local can store as many registries as your business likes. Please contact Bridge for information on other plans: retailers@bridge.org or 1-212-254-9655
A Syncing Brand is a brand whose product catalog is instantly output and synced with your Shop Local account.
» Learn more about Brand Syncing.
» Learn more about Brand Syncing.
A Synced Product is a product managed by a Product Syncing Brand.
Shop Local counts a registry as a registry list with one or more products in it. For example, if a couple registers with your store, does not place any products in their registry list, and only displays a gift card (a gift card is included by default with each registry), this registry does not count towards your plan. The benefit of this approach is that stores can encourage more registrants to register and register early. The store is not paying for the registrant until they start to actively add products to their list. Meanwhile, a friend or family member can still make purchases from the registry using the registry's gift card feature.
A store can keep the registry online as long as it likes.
Shop Local uses a subscription model. For paid plans, Shop Local charges a monthly, recurring subscription fee akin to Shopify or Spotify.
Yes, a business must have a federal tax ID (TIN) and a dedicated, physical storefront that consumers can access (e.g. not a P.O. box or postal/mail center).
The safety of our members and shoppers is paramount. Working with authenticated retailers helps ensure we offer a secure and satisfying experience to our members and shoppers. Currently, many other e-commerce platforms do not authenticate sellers, and this produces an environment in which shoppers aren't receiving the service they deserve.
Shop LOcal services professional, trusted sellers with a track record of serving customers.
Shop LOcal services professional, trusted sellers with a track record of serving customers.
Yes, you can change your account plan at any time.
You can cancel your free account anytime. For paid accounts, please cancel your account 7 business days before the billing cycle date (which is the 20th of the month preceding service). This gives us enough notice to not bill you and remove your business from our automated billing software.
Yes, a business must be an authorized dealer to sync from the respective Product Syncing Brand. The brand approves a sync request from the business sending the sync request.
FAQ About Plans & Pricing for Brands
Is there a setup fee?
There is no setup fee for brand accounts not using the Brand Syncing service. You can load your items to Shop Local for free. If you choose to sync products, Shop Local will help you through the Brand Syncing boarding process and there is a one-time $329 setup fee.
Can I cancel my account at any time?
You can cancel your free account anytime. For paid accounts, please cancel your account 7 business days before the billing cycle date (which is the 20th of the month preceding service). This gives Shop Local enough notice to not bill you and remove your business from our automated billing software. If you are participating in the Brand Syncing service, please give Bridge and your synced retailers 90-days notice.
Does a brand have to use all of the services listed above or can it pick services piecemeal?
You can pick services piecemeal. For example, you may choose the Brand Syncing services but not use the online gift registry service. Once you sign up, you can choose which services to activate or deactivate.
FAQ for Sales Reps
Is Bridge free for sales reps?
Yes. There is no charge to reps to have a Bridge Catalog account. Once a rep signs up, it may choose to upgrade to optional, paid services.
Is there a setup fee?
No. Setup is free.
Can I cancel my account at any time?
You can cancel your free account anytime.
Payment
Do you wish to upgrade from a free account to a paid account? Send Bridge a payment
