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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 4:37 PM • July 14, 2025
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Syncing Brand Update: Casafina Products are Now Listed Under Costa Nova

As of July 10th, 2025, Casafina by Costa Nova has been merged into the Costa Nova brand. Retailers previously Synced will no longer see Casafina listed as a separate Syncing Brand.
 

What This Means for Your Store:

  • Casafina by Costa Nova products will now appear under the 'Costa Nova - Casafina' brand.
  • Your existing Casafina by Costa Nova listings will remain intact, but they will now be associated with the Costa Nova brand in your Synced product catalog.
  • Your store will
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 8:30 AM • July 12, 2025
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FΓΌrstenberg is Ready to Sync πŸŽ‰

We are pleased to share that FÜRSTENBERG products are ready for Syncing. 

FÜRSTENBERG joins our network of 112 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,480 retailers.

Visit FÜRSTENBERG Shop Local Account:
View the 151 FÜRSTENBERG products you can Sync with here:
https://www.maison3amis.net/collections.cfm/Furstenberg 

How to Sync

  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field, please enter "FÜRSTENBERG".
  • On
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Aimee Rowe at Bridge 9:13 AM • July 11, 2025
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Ampersand Saves $19,344 and 28 Weeks in Labor Due to their Shop Local Store

We are thrilled to announce that Ampersand has joined Shop Local to grow its online tabletop and bridal registry business after being referred by sales rep Karen Flattum of Flattum and Company. Celebrating 30 years in business, Ampersand is renowned for offering curated gifts, thoughtful tableware, luxury home scents, and more.

The store instantly received great benefits:

  • Customers and registrants can shop for almost 20k products online.
  • The store avoids 28 weeks&
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 2:14 PM • July 8, 2025
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Indie Stores Avoid Losing 12% with the Syncing Service

With tariffs still on everyone's minds, prices of many products have continued to increase. In June, brands raised their prices on 9,054 products, producing an average price increase of 12%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 12%.

Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated prices for these 9,054 products. They don’t lose 12%β€”and they didn't have to manually update prices for each product. The stores

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 4:11 PM • July 3, 2025
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Congrats to June 2025's Top Performers πŸ†

Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in June 2025:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
πŸ₯ˆ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
πŸ₯‰ Table Matters in Birmingham, AL

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ MAGPIE in Tulsa, OK / +247%
πŸ₯ˆ Glassworks and Feather and Cheeks in Pittsburgh, PA. / +210%
πŸ₯‰ Breed & Co. in Austin, TX / +192%

By gift registry sales / % change in June 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month

Top-3 Wedding Registry Brands
πŸ₯‡&

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 2:33 PM • June 30, 2025
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Maison3Amis Adds New Syncing Brands: La Gabbianella and Capdeco

We're thrilled to announce that well-known industry distributor Maison3Amis is adding La Gabbianella and Capdeco to the Syncing service. πŸŽ‰ 

Their products will be available for Syncing at the end of July. We'll keep our members updated on the exact launch date as we complete the brands' boarding onto our platform.

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About La Gabbianella
La Gabbianella was established in Lucca, Tuscany, operating for more than fifty years in the gift sector with shops all over the

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 4:41 PM • June 19, 2025
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New Shop Local Promotions for Brand Partners

For Brands and Distributors

Shop Local offers different promotions for brand and distributor partners. By participating in any promotions, a brand or distributor earns a credit that can be applied to monthly subscription fees or additional services (e.g., product imports, image imports, etc.).


Current Promotions:

  • Send an email to your retailers inviting them to join your Syncing service / Earn $500.
  • Add the Shop Local logo to your wholesale site  / Earn $500.
  • Place an
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Aimee Rowe at Bridge 2:58 PM • June 18, 2025
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Brand New Texas Indie Store Avoids $9,739 in Labor Costs

We are pleased to announce that Rutland's of Texarkana has joined Shop Local to grow its online tabletop and bridal registry business.  In the absence of tabletop and giftware stores in their hometown of Texarkana, the founders, Alexandra, Lauren, and Mindy (Mom and her 2 daughters) jumped on this missed opportunity and recently opened their store welcoming friends, neighbors, and loved ones. 

The store instantly received great benefits:

  • Customers and registrants
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 10:11 AM • June 14, 2025
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Over One Million Customers Served 🍟

While traveling recently,  I was drawn to this column’s prominent use of stats.  We learn that this cookbook author has: 88k Instagram followers, 27k TikTok followers, and 23k Substack subscribers. People are drawn to numbers because they suggest facts and can give a quick sense of importance, and easily make comparisons. A factor’s relevance may be hard to gauge and subjective, but social media helps by giving it a numeric value. Want a book deal? Think your

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 12:04 PM • June 11, 2025
Galway Irish Crystal is Ready for Syncing πŸŽ‰ Image for News Post 25309 image
Galway Irish Crystal is Ready for Syncing πŸŽ‰

We are pleased to share that Galway Irish Crystal products are ready for Syncing. 


Galway Irish Crystal joins our network of 112 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,480 retailers.


Visit Galway Irish Crystal's Shop Local Account:
View the 112 Galway Irish Crystal products you can Sync with here:
https://belleekandgalwaycrystal.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Galway_Irish_Crystal 

How to Sync

  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 3:10 PM • June 9, 2025
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Press Release: Shop Local Partners with SMEG

NEW YORK, NY β€” June 9, 2025 – Shop Local, the innovative e-commerce and wedding registry platform empowering indie retailers, announced today the addition of world-renowned brand, SMEG, to its growing platform. This latest addition marks a significant expansion of Shop Local’s premium product offerings into the kitchen and home appliance markets and reaffirms the company’s commitment to supporting local retailers through cutting-edge technology.


Shop Local now works with

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 10:16 AM • June 6, 2025
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Congrats to May 2025's Top Performers πŸ†

Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in May 2025:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
πŸ₯ˆ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
πŸ₯‰ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ The Carriage House in Indianola, MC / + 566%
πŸ₯ˆ Eleganz Plus in Brooklyn, NY / +560%
πŸ₯‰ Lautares Jewelers in Greenville, NC / +231%

By gift registry sales / % change in May 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month

Top-3 Wedding Registry

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:51 PM • June 4, 2025
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SMEG Is Ready for Syncing πŸŽ‰

We are pleased to share that SMEG products are ready for Syncing. 


SMEG joins our network of 111 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,480 retailers.
 

Visit SMEG's Shop Local Account:
View the 186 SMEG products you can Sync with here:
https://smeg.myshoplocal.com/

How to Sync

  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field, please enter "SMEG".
  • On the search results page, where you see the brand's results
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:58 PM • June 2, 2025
Indie Stores Avoid Losing 9% with the Syncing Service Image for News Post 25282 image
Indie Stores Avoid Losing 9% with the Syncing Service

With tariffs on everyone's minds, prices of many products have been increasing. In May, brands raised their prices on 6,945 products, producing an average price increase of 9%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 9%.


Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 6,945 products. They don’t lose 9%β€”and they didn't have to manually update prices for each product. The stores receive the updated

...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 1:00 PM • May 29, 2025
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New Feature: Edit MSRP Pricing for Syncing Brands 🏷️

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now edit MSRP pricing for your Syncing brands.


About this feature:

Your store Syncs with brands that participate in the Syncing service to share products. By default, Syncing brands set the MSRP for these products. If you wish, you may increase a brand's MSRP by a percentage. This will affect all of the Synced products that appear in your account from this brand. Your store will not be able to decrease the pricing.


How to

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Jordyn Prince at Bridge 11:43 AM • May 19, 2025
Switch Your Registry Service πŸ” Get $600 πŸ’° Image for News Post 25244 image
Switch Your Registry Service πŸ” Get $600 πŸ’°

Ready to make the switch from Gift Reggie or MyRegistry to Shop Local? 

Good news: We can help AND you get $600.

  • Easily move your registries from your existing provider to Shop Local.
  • Our Coaches will help you import your registries for free. No charge.
  • Make the switch before June 13th and get a $100 credit each month for 6 months. (Total of $600.)

Insights

  • Sell 18% more: Stores often gain more than $78,000 in wedding registry sales annually with Shop Local's Gift
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 12:48 PM • May 17, 2025
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Tableware Today: Final Issue

While this may be the last issue of Tableware Today, it’s surely not the last of what the magazine has given us. What surrounds me and you has been touched and improved by Amy and Tableware Today in small and big ways. Over the last 19 years, thanks to Tableware Today, I’ve gained friends, grown my business, and enriched my life. In 2006, I was fresh into the tableware website scene and it was hot. I’m not talking limo rides, after-hours parties, and bottle service; I’m

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 12:43 PM • May 17, 2025
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4 Brands Promote Shop Local in Final Issue of Tableware Today

We're sad to share this is the last issue of Tableware Today. We will miss seeing our friends in the issues.

In the issue, Vista Alegre, Casa Alegre, Orrefors , and Kosta Boda promote the Shop Local platform.

  • A brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo so that retailers reading the magazine know they can easily sell the products shown.
  • When a brand offers our Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
  • The retailer's
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 6:15 PM • May 13, 2025
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Portmeirion Is Helping Its Indie Stores…

We're happy to see that Portmeirion is including a Shop Local flyer in new catalogs sent to its retailers. The flyer invites the store to quickly sell what is in the catalog by instantly sharing products via Shop Local.  

The flyer has a QR code that leads to a page explaining the benefits of connecting with Portmeirion on Shop Local. You're invited to view that page here: 

https://portmeirion.myshoplocal.com/about-shop-local.cfm

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 12:23 PM • May 11, 2025
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Building a Store Retailers Want to Rent

I sometimes think of ourselves as digital landlords. Our clients rent their retail 'property' from us and pay a monthly rent. We are responsible for keeping the building up-to-date, the roof patched, and the sidewalk clean.  This real estate metaphor came to mind again recently when The Wall St. Journal shared how interior designers spruce up rentals and thereby rent them for more.


Article excerpt:
"[The upgraded rental property] Perch came online in December 2023,

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Aimee Rowe at Bridge 2:43 PM • May 7, 2025
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Small Town Texas Indie Store Avoids $7,718 in Labor Costs

We are pleased to announce that Velvet Magnolia has joined Shop Local to grow its online tabletop and bridal registry business after being referred by sales rep Greg Waylock of Cassmeyer Collection. Founded by owner Anne Lofton, Velvet Magnolia offers residential and commercial design services, gifts, bridal registry, large-scale furnishings, and more. 

The store instantly received great benefits:

  • Customers and registrants can shop for 7k+ products online.
  • The
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 2:37 PM • May 7, 2025
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Mother's Day Gift Guide: Top Gifts for Mom 🩷
  1. Juliska Berry & Thread Whitewash Plate
  2. Couzon Stainless Steel Flatware La Perle Five Piece Place Setting
  3. Juliska Berry & Thread Whitewash Cereal/Ice Cream Bowl
  4. VIETRI OPTICAL GOLD Gold Champagne Glass
  5. VIETRI OPTICAL GOLD Gold Wine Glass
  6. Juliska Villa Seville Scalloped Dessert/Salad Plate - Chambray
  7. Costa Nova Brisa Dinner Plate, Sal
  8. Juliska Berry & Thread Whitewash Scalloped Dessert/Salad Plate
  9. VIETRI Rufolo Glass Gold Service Plate/Charger
  10. Juliska Puro Clear and
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Jordyn Prince at Bridge 1:05 PM • May 7, 2025
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Maison3Amis Adds New Syncing Brand: FÜRSTENBERG

We're thrilled to announce that well-known industry distributor Maison3Amis is adding FÜRSTENBERG, a high-quality porcelain brand, to the Syncing service. πŸŽ‰ 

FÜRSTENBERG's products will be available for Syncing at the end of May. We'll keep our members updated on the exact launch date as we complete the brand's boarding onto our platform.

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About FÜRSTENBERG
With more than 275 years of experience in porcelain craftsmanship and a passion for making the seemingly

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Jordyn Prince at Bridge 10:02 AM • May 7, 2025
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Galway Irish Crystal Joins Shop Local's Syncing Service

We're excited to announce that Galway Irish Crystal, a high-quality crystal and giftware brand from Ireland's Belleek Group, is joining the Syncing service. πŸŽ‰ 

Galway Irish Crystal's products will be available for Syncing at the end of May. We'll keep our members updated on the exact launch date as we complete Galway Irish Crystal's boarding onto our platform.

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About Galway Irish Crystal
Galway Irish Crystal provides over 50 years of heritage in creating exquisite

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 3:08 PM • May 5, 2025
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Congrats to April 2025's Top Performers πŸ†

Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in April 2025:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
πŸ₯ˆ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
πŸ₯‰ Table Matters in Birmingham, AL

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ Calico Mushroom in New Albany, MS / +472%
πŸ₯ˆ Stafford's of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, SC / +396%
πŸ₯‰ Queen City Market in Selma, AL / +389%

By gift registry sales / % change in April 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month

Top-3 Wedding

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 3:37 PM • May 2, 2025
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How Costa Nova is helping indie stores...

Costa Nova, the leading Portuguese tableware manufacturer, is helping its retailers sell 18% more product. 
 

Details:

  • The brand places a flyer in a wholesale shipment to a retailer.
  • The flyer explains how the merchant can instantly show what is in the box online and quickly sell it.


How a Store Uses the Flyer in the Box:

  1. The store opens the shipment from the brand.
  2. The store views the flyer and scans the flyer’s QR code.
  3. The store signs up for a free Shop Local Storeβ€”
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 2:08 PM • April 28, 2025
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Can I Get Some Fries with that Inflation? πŸ”πŸŸ

Since I don't drive to work and listen to the radio or watch broadcast TV, I'm in a bit of a bubble when it comes to fast-food marketing. Thankfully, The Wall St. Journal helps me keep a pulse on America.  What caught my eye today was the Journal's article about Chili's, inflation, and its value offering. I was surprised to read that the cost of a fast-food burger meal has risen 62% in the last six years (2019: $7.50 -> 2025: $12).  Chili's is using the

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Aimee Rowe at Bridge 10:24 AM • April 27, 2025
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Press Release: The 2025 Best Wedding Gift Shops and Brands Announced

NEW YORK, NY β€” April 27, 2025 – Shop Local, the leading wedding registry platform for indie retailers, will announce the 2025 Best Wedding Gifts award winners this week.  The honor is presented to the top 100 retailers and top 100 brands in America.  

The top 100 brand finalists included Herend, Juliska, VIETRI, and Beatriz Ball.  The top 100 retail finalists were led by The Ivy House in Dallas, TX; Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN; P.S. the Letter in Fort

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 3:30 PM • April 23, 2025
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New Feature: Award for 2025 Finalists for Best Wedding Gifts πŸ†

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've added a new award for the 2025 Best Wedding Gifts Finalists. πŸ₯³


This finalist designation is awarded by Shop Local to the top 100 retailers and brands. It is based on 2024 online wedding registry sales from 1,450 retailers that use Shop Local's Online Store and Wedding Registry service who collectively sell 3,500 brands.


Insights πŸ“Š

  • Of the top 20 brands, 90% are Syncing Brands.
  • Of the top 100 brands, 58% are Syncing Brands.
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Jordyn Prince at Bridge 10:20 AM • April 14, 2025
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SMEG Joins Shop Local's Syncing Service

We're excited to announce that SMEG, a high-quality kitchen appliance brand from Italy, is joining the Syncing service. πŸŽ‰ 

SMEG's products will be available for Syncing by early May. We'll keep our members updated on the exact launch date as we complete SMEG's boarding onto our platform.

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About SMEG
SMEG has designed innovative household appliances for all everyday environments since 1948. The headquarters are situated in Guastalla, in Emilia Romagna, an outpost

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 6:59 PM • April 13, 2025
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Do You Use Social Media? You Can Make $500. Here's How....

If you comment on a retailer or brand's social media post and they join Shop Local, we'll give you $500.

Details:

  • Feel free to use Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.
  • Retailer should own a brick-and-mortar store and sell two or more of our partner brands.
  • Brand will join the Syncing service.

Benefits to You:

  • If you're a retailer, you'll sell more from the brand and avoid website labor costs.
  • If you're a brand, you can get more retailers to join you on the network. If you invite a
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 6:44 PM • April 11, 2025
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Time is the Greatest Gift πŸŽ‚

As I approach my 50th birthday, time is on my mind. 

One of our platform’s major benefits is helping clients avoid wasting time. For example, a retailer that uses our service on average avoids $36,000 on Labor costs each year.  

My job is to convey these time savings whenever I can. We want to quantify time savings, such as by showing weeks or months saved on labor. (Reference: my napkin calendar sketch.) i have to let retailers, brands, and reps know we can stop

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 4:31 PM • April 10, 2025
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Tableware Today June/July 2025 & Leaderboard

While this may be the last issue of Tableware Today, it’s surely not the last of what the magazine has given us. What surrounds me and you has been touched and improved by Amy and Tableware Today in small and big ways. Over the last 19 years, thanks to Tableware Today, I’ve gained friends, grown my business, and enriched my life. In 2006, I was fresh into the tableware website scene and it was hot. I’m not talking limo rides, after-hours parties, and bottle service; I’m

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:29 PM • April 8, 2025
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New Feature: Quickly Edit a Product with Fewer Clicks

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now quickly edit a product's information directly on its Details page. 

Previously, one would need to click "Edit Product" on the Details page to edit a product's name or price.

With this update, one can now edit this information on the Details page. This takes fewer clicks and saves you time from visiting multiple tabs in the "Edit Product" modal.


Please follow the steps below to access this feature:

  1. Log in to your Shop
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:15 PM • April 7, 2025
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Congrats to March 2025's Top Performers πŸ†

Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in March 2025:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
πŸ₯ˆ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX 
πŸ₯‰ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ Fincher & Ozment Jewelers in Tuscaloosa, AL / +653%
πŸ₯ˆ La Dentelliere in Scarsdale, NY / +525%
πŸ₯‰ Eleganz Plus in Brooklyn, NY / +403%

By gift registry sales / % change in March 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month

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Jordyn Prince at Bridge 10:48 AM • April 7, 2025
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Alva Is Ready for Syncing

We are pleased to share that Alva products are ready for Syncing.

Alva joins our network of 111 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,460 retailers.

Visit Alva's Shop Local Account:
View the 50 products you can Sync from Alva here:
https://allinoxusa.myshoplocal.com/

How to Sync

  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field, please enter "Alva".
  • On the search results page, where you see the brand's results,
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 1:24 PM • March 31, 2025
Get $800: Add a Shop Local Flyer to Shipments to Increase Orders πŸ“„β€”> πŸ“¦ Image for News Post 25106 image
Get $800: Add a Shop Local Flyer to Shipments to Increase Orders πŸ“„β€”> πŸ“¦

FOR BRANDS/DISTRIBUTORS

Salisbury and Costa Nova helped their accounts sell 18% more. You can, too. Plus, We'll pay you $800.

Details:

  • In their wholesale shipments to retailers, the brands included a flyer.
  • The flyer explains how the store can instantly show what is in the box online and sell it.


How a Store Uses the Flyer in the Box

  1. The store opens the shipment from your brand.
  2. The store views the flyer and scans the flyer’s QR code.
  3. The store signs up for a free Shop Local
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 10:32 AM • March 27, 2025
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Alva Joins Shop Local's Syncing Service

We’re excited to announce that Alva, a high-quality cookware brand from Belgium, is joining the Syncing service. πŸŽ‰ 

Alva's products will be available for Syncing by mid-April. We'll keep our members updated on the exact launch date as we complete Alva’s boarding onto our platform.

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About Alva
Founded in post-WWII Belgium, Alva has been a pioneer in creating sustainable cookware since 1949. Established by Albert Vandaele, Alva was built on principles of

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 9:39 AM • March 19, 2025
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3 Brands Promote Shop Local in Tableware Today

We're happy to see Casa Alegre, Orrefors , and Vista Alegre promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's April/May 2025 issue.

  • A brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo so that retailers reading the magazine know they can easily sell the products shown.
  • When a brand offers our Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
  • The retailer's customers can buy the products and add them to gift registries.
  • The retailer doesn
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 9:38 AM • March 19, 2025
Tableware Today April / May 2025 Issue: 'Build Your Robot 🦾' and January 2025 Leaderboard Image for News Post 25077 image
Tableware Today April / May 2025 Issue: 'Build Your Robot 🦾' and January 2025 Leaderboard

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.

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 4:08 PM • March 16, 2025
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Why an Indie Store Sells 10x More Wedding Gifts / 🎁 vs. 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

Indie Store Does Not Use Shop Local Gift Registry Service...

  • 500 products offered online β€”>
  • 5 products added by bride/registrant to their wedding registry list β€”>
  • 🎁 1 order β€”>  
  • 😞 Unhappy brides, store owners, brands, and sales reps
     

Indie Store Uses Shop Local Gift Registry Service...

  • 5,000 products offered online β€”>
  • 50 products added by bride/registrant to their wedding registry list β€”>
  • 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁 10 orders β€”>
  • πŸ˜„ Happy brides, store
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 4:56 PM • March 6, 2025
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New Feature: Your 2024 Success Summary πŸ₯³

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now see key statistics for your business in 2024 on the new Success Summary page.


What statistics are shared?
For retailers, the 2024 Success Summary page shares:

  • Online retail sales
  • Retail sales ranking among all online retailers
  • Number of shopping bags created
  • Number of retail orders received
  • Average online retail order amount
  • Number of new customers gained
  • Top online spending customer
  • Day with the most online sales
  • Most popular
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:52 PM • March 5, 2025
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Avoid Losing 7% with the Syncing Service πŸ’΅

In February, brands raised their prices on 4,735 products, producing an average price increase of 7%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 7%.

Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 4,735 products. They don’t lose 7%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Syncing service.

About the Syncing Service
Syncing is a service for retailers that reduces labor costs for website

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:50 PM • March 4, 2025
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Congrats to February 2025's Top Performers πŸ†

Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in February 2025:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX 
πŸ₯ˆ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
πŸ₯‰ Pieces of Eight in Lafayette, LA

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ Glassworks and Feathers and Cheeks in Pittsburgh, PA / +816%
πŸ₯ˆ Galleria Riverside in Columbus, GA / +706%
πŸ₯‰ Fincher's in Greenwood, MS / +573%

By gift registry sales / % change in February 2025 online revenue

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 3:49 PM • March 2, 2025
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$81 trillion mistake caused by human error

We track the benefits of automation, and this human error caught my eye. An employee at Citigroup incorrectly typed in a refund amount, and it nearly cost the bank $81 trillion. The bank spotted this error and stopped it. The bank replied that it's adding more automation to its processes to avoid such mistakes.

While the stakes aren't as high for our indie stores, each day we see our 1,500 indie retailers manually entering product data into their POS and online stores.

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 6:20 PM • February 28, 2025
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Sketch It Out πŸ“

The Wall St. Journal recently shared how Skechers has become a major shoe player by marching to its own drumbeat. 

Started in 1992, Skechers is the third largest seller of shoes in the world. But the company's history goes back even further: the founder's first company, LA Gear, which flamed out, was started in the 1980s.

Skechers grew by focusing on comfy and affordable shoes and didn't sign expensive promotion deals with active athletes. (It does partner with ex-

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Jason Solarek at Bridge 1:23 PM • February 28, 2025
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Tableware Today April / May 2025 Issue: 'Build Your Robot 🦾' and January 2025 Leaderboard

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.

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 2:36 PM • February 27, 2025
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Mississippi Indie Store Avoids $6,034Β onΒ Labor Costs

We are pleased to announce that J Dabbs Designs has joined Shop Local to grow its online registry business after being referred by sales rep Sonny Melder. Founded by owner Jenny Dabbs, J Dabbs Designs offers interior design services, gifts, bridal registry, large scale furnishings, and more. 

The store instantly received great benefits:

  • Customers and registrants can shop 6k+ products online.
  • The store avoids 9 weeks and $6,034 on 
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 10:02 AM • February 26, 2025
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Problem: An indie store has to juggle four different companies

The problem an indie store faces is it needs to juggle many software services, including these four:

  • The software that runs their online store.
  • The software that runs their online gift registry.
  • The software that gets them product data. (They get the products’ pictures and prices from this service.)
  • The software to placeholder wholesale orders. 
     

The above requires four different companies. Reasons? 

  • No company makes an online store and wedding registry software
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 9:40 AM • February 26, 2025
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In-store shopping is disappointing shoppers, shares The Wall St. Journal

The WSJ shares that customers are disappointed with in-store shopping after being spoiled by the massive selection online. 

One can infer from the article’s chart that for every one item in a store, there are 10 onlineβ€”but indie stores have only one for every three. Therefore, indies often have 70% less selection online.

There’s good news for indie stores: Shop Local’s Syncing service fixes this deficit. The Wall St. Journal would find that our stores may have 20x or

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 10:28 AM • February 6, 2025
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New Feature: A Registrant Can Add Monogram Information to an Item on their Registry

Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: A registrant can now add their monogram or engraving information to an item's listing on their registry. 
 

Previously, registrants could not add monogram details directly to the item's listing on the registry. Instead, they had to leave a comment on the item or add a note at the top of their registry. With this new feature, items eligible for monogramming or engraving will now display a "Monogramming or Engraving: + Add"

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 12:46 PM • February 4, 2025
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Congrats to January 2025's Top Performers πŸ†

Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in January 2025:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA   
πŸ₯ˆ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
πŸ₯‰ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ Little Brown House in Amarillo, TX / +878%
πŸ₯ˆ Glass Bazaar in Knoxville, TN / +560%
πŸ₯‰ The Kitchen Table in Hattiesburg, MS / +451%

By gift registry sales / % change in January 2025 online revenue vs.

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 10:19 AM • January 29, 2025
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Zwilling Joins Shop Local We're pleased to share that renowned cutlery brand Zwilling is joining the Syncing service.

We expect Zwilling products to be ready for Syncing before April.  We'll keep members posted about the actual date as we progress with the brand's boarding to our platform. 

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About Zwilling
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:24 PM • January 21, 2025
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Printers & Stationers Avoids $7,473 and 11 Weeks in Labor with their Shop Local Store We are excited to announce that Printers & Stationers has joined Shop Local to grow its online wedding registry business! πŸŽ‰  Referred by sales rep Bitsy Sherlock at the Atlanta market, the store was able to sign up and launch a new online store with a gift registry service—before even leaving the market.

The store instantly received great benefits:
  • Customers and registrants can shop 7.4k+ products online.
  • The store avoids 11 weeks 
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 10:47 AM • January 20, 2025
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Vista Alegre and Orrefors Promote Their Shop Local Service

We're happy to see Vista Alegre and Orrefors promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's February/March 2025 issue.

  • A brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo so that retailers reading the magazine know they can easily sell the products shown.
  • When a brand offers our Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
  • The retailer's customers can buy the products and add them to gift registries.
  • The retailer doesn't need
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 9:12 AM • January 20, 2025
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Automation Is the Future of Retail Today’s The Wall St. Journal shares that Walmart seeks to automate much of its business. Automation reduces costs and often makes customers happier because it lowers prices and speeds up processes.

Try to Automate Everything
Indie stores need to follow in Walmart’s footsteps ASAP and automate as much as they can, including:
  • Product information, pricing, pictures, and more (including website listings). (Inventory.)
  • Stock.
  • Marketing offers.
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 7:16 PM • January 12, 2025
6 Ways Brands Can Help Their Stores and Get a Bonus
6 Ways Brands Can Help Their Stores and Get a Bonus We're excited to offer these bonuses to Syncing Brands.
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 7:12 PM • January 12, 2025
Help a Friend and Get a $500 Finder's Fee
Help a Friend and Get a $500 Finder's Fee Get a $500 Finder’s Fee When You Sign Up a Retailer for a Shop Local Online Store ~ Plus Your Retailer Receives $500.

Please send your referral to Shop Local.

Terms:
  • Merchant must be new to Shop Local.
  • Merchant must have a brick-and-mortar store location.
  • Merchant must Sync with two Syncing Brands.
  • Merchant must have the Online Store and Registry active. 
  • Merchant must log in to their account.
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 11:52 AM • January 12, 2025
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3 Brands Promote the Shop Local Service in Their Price Lists Thanks to premium French tableware brands Deshoulieres, Capdeco, and Royal Limoges for presenting information about Shop Local in their price lists.  The last pages of their price lists display the Shop Local logo and this text:

“Wish to quickly and easily sell the products in this catalog? You can. Join us for free on the Shop Local e-commerce platform. Please learn more and join at: biacordonbleu.myshoplocal.com. Product Syncing via Shop Local is only ...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 11:00 AM • January 2, 2025
Congrats to December 2024's Top Performers πŸ† Image for News Post 24878 image
Congrats to December 2024's Top Performers πŸ† Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in December 2024:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
πŸ₯ˆ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
πŸ₯‰ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ Joanne's Gifts in Midland, TX / +372%
πŸ₯ˆ Tish Gammill Home in Hattiesburg, MS / +277%
πŸ₯‰ Colleen's China in Dublin, GA / +261%

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 4:33 PM • December 18, 2024
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New Feature: A Brand Can Choose to Sync (or Not) a Product FOR BRANDS
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now easily toggle Syncing on or off for a product. This feature is helpful if you do not wish to Sync discontinued, damaged, or defective products.

How this feature works:
  • This feature allows you to control which products appear on retailers' sites.
  • If you want a product to be listed on your Shop Local Store but not appear on retailers' sites, you can turn off Syncing for that product.
  • When a
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 2:20 PM • December 14, 2024
See You in Atlanta for the Show: January 14 - 16 Image for News Post 24832 image
See You in Atlanta for the Show: January 14 - 16 We’ll be at the AmericasMart Tuesday, January 14 - Thursday, January 16, 2025. 

We'd love to meet and hear about your sales goals for 2025.

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: View explanation PDF here
  2. Flyer
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 2:17 PM • December 14, 2024
See You in Dallas for the Show: January 8 & 9 Image for News Post 24831 image
See You in Dallas for the Show: January 8 & 9 We’ll be there Wednesday, January 8th and Thursday, January 9th. 

We'd love to meet and hear about your sales goals for 2025.

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: View explanation PDF here
  2. Flyer explaining the
...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 5:43 PM • December 3, 2024
Congrats to November 2024's Top Performers πŸ₯³ Image for News Post 24793 image
Congrats to November 2024's Top Performers πŸ₯³ Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in November 2024:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ The Ivy House in Dallas, TX
πŸ₯ˆ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
πŸ₯‰ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ Jacksons Home and Garden in Dallas, TX / +437%
πŸ₯ˆ Table Matters in Birmingham, AL / +244%
πŸ₯‰ Little Brown House in Amarillo, TX / +218%

By gift registry sales / % change in November 2024 ...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 11:49 AM • November 17, 2024
2 Brands Promote Shop Local in Tableware Today Image for News Post 24735 image
2 Brands Promote Shop Local in Tableware Today We're happy to see Vista Alegre and KostaBoda promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's December/January 2025 issue.
  • A brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo so that retailers reading the magazine know they can easily sell the products shown.
  • When a brand offers our Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
  • The retailer's customers can buy the products and add them to gift registries. 
  • The
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 6:16 PM • November 12, 2024
New Feature: Share Your Store's Stock Image for News Post 24723 image
New Feature: Share Your Store's Stock Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now update and manage your store's stock for Syncing brand products.
 
Previously, stock displayed on your Shop Local Store was automatically synced with the stock from the Syncing brand. This only reflected the overall stock available from the brand, not your store's individual inventory.
 
With this new update, you can now share your store's stock levels for Syncing brand products. This ensures that what&...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 4:04 PM • November 11, 2024
Are Price Increases Costing Your Store 7%? πŸ’Έ Image for News Post 24721 image
Are Price Increases Costing Your Store 7%? πŸ’Έ In October, brands raised their prices on 206 products, producing an average price increase of 7%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 7%.

Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 206 products. They don’t lose 7%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Syncing service.

About the Syncing Service
Syncing is a service for retailers that reduces labor costs...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 3:12 PM • November 8, 2024
12 New Registry Features Added in 2024 🎁✨ Image for News Post 24715 image
12 New Registry Features Added in 2024 🎁✨ Here are 12 new, notable wedding registry features you received this year:
  1. Your Registry Overview page
    • This page shows you an easy, top-level overview of all your registrants.
    • Details: https://www.shoplocal.org/news.cfm/23123/New-Feature-Registry-Overview-Page
  2. Top-10 Wedding Gifts page 
    • Your Store now shows a top 10 wedding gifts page for each Syncing Brand.
    • Details: https://www.shoplocal.org/news.cfm/24165/New-Feature-See-the
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 1:34 PM • November 7, 2024
New Feature: Add Internal SKUs to Products Image for News Post 24704 image
New Feature: Add Internal SKUs to Products Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now add internal SKUs to Syncing Brand products via your Shop Local Store.

The internal SKU appears on a product's Details page and on gift lists in the product modal. This feature helps your staff more easily locate Shop Local products in your inventory.

Please follow these steps to view this feature: 
  1. Log in to your Shop Local.
  2. Search for a browse to a product on your Store.
  3. Click the product to
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 1:42 PM • November 1, 2024
Congrats to October 2024's Top Performers πŸ₯³ Image for News Post 24699 image
Congrats to October 2024's Top Performers πŸ₯³ Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in October 2024:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ The Ivy House in Dallas, TX
πŸ₯ˆ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
πŸ₯‰ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ Fincher's in Greenwood, MS / +532%
πŸ₯ˆ Reed's in Tupelo, MS / +471%
πŸ₯‰ Eleganz Plus in Brooklyn, NY / +349%

By gift registry sales / % change in October 2024 online revenue vs. prev. month

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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 12:21 PM • October 31, 2024
Fall Success Checklist for Retailers πŸ‚ Image for News Post 24694 image
Fall Success Checklist for Retailers πŸ‚ 8 tips for retailers to increase sales this fall:
  1. Review your top 20 selling non-Syncing products. Can you add more pictures & dimensions?
  2. Review your link on your official website leading to your Shop Local Store. Does this link open in the right window? Lead to the right page?
  3. Promote your online & registry services via social media and in-store.
  4. Review the Leaderboard. Sync with top-selling brands.
  5. Add your top 40 selling in-store items to your
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 1:03 PM • October 30, 2024
Millie Tucker Saves $22,527 and 33 Weeks Per Year in Labor by Using the Shop Local Service Image for News Post 24690 image
Millie Tucker Saves $22,527 and 33 Weeks Per Year in Labor by Using the Shop Local Service We are thrilled to announce that Millie Tucker has joined Shop Local to grow its online business! πŸŽ‰ Offering thoughtful, personalized gifts for family, friends, and home, Millie Tucker has chosen Shop Local as its gift registry provider to help meet the needs of growing gift and registry demand in the Edmond, Oklahoma area. The store is working to establish a new registry program and will soon be opening their new storefront.

By joining Shop Local, the store ...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 2:46 PM • October 18, 2024
Small Stores Need Robots, Too ... And We Have One For Them πŸ€–
Small Stores Need Robots, Too ... And We Have One For Them πŸ€– Robots help the physical world by automating it, thereby reducing labor costs and speeding up the process at hand. At Shop Local, we do this for indie merchants online. Our Syncing service is like a robot that stocks the merchant’s online shelf. We automate the process, reduce labor costs, and do it more quickly than a human. We may very well consider the Syncing service a robot.

Learn about our Syncing service aka our robot helper:
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 2:07 PM • October 8, 2024
Table Matters Saves $30,983 and 45 Weeks Per Year in Labor Due to their Shop Local Store Image for News Post 24619 image
Table Matters Saves $30,983 and 45 Weeks Per Year in Labor Due to their Shop Local Store We are pleased to announce that Table Matters has joined Shop Local to grow its online business. Nestled in the heart of the Mountain Brook Village, Table Matters offers gifts, home goods, tableware, bridal registry, and more.

By using their Shop Local Store, Table Matters saved $30,983 and 45 weeks in labor on website product maintenance. Through the Syncing service, the store will expand its online collection of fine gifts and home accessories. ...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 9:11 AM • October 3, 2024
Congrats to September 2024's Top Performers πŸ₯³ Image for News Post 24601 image
Congrats to September 2024's Top Performers πŸ₯³ Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in September 2024:

Top-3 Retailers
πŸ₯‡ The Ivy House in Dallas, TX
πŸ₯ˆ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
πŸ₯‰ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN

Top-3 Retail Movers
πŸ₯‡ MAGPIE in Tulsa, OK / +1,063%
πŸ₯ˆ Little Brown House in Amarillo, TX / +798%
πŸ₯‰ Black Tie Beach Luxury Decor and Gifts / +768%

By gift registry sales / % change in September 2024 online revenue vs. ...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 4:04 PM • September 24, 2024
2 Brands Promote Shop Local in Tableware Today Image for News Post 24578 image
2 Brands Promote Shop Local in Tableware Today We're happy to see Bordallo Pinheiro and Vista Alegre promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's October/November 2024 issue.
  • A brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo so that retailers reading the magazine know they can easily sell the products shown.
  • When a brand offers our Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
  • The retailer's customers can buy the products and add them to gift registries. 
...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 8:41 PM • September 23, 2024
Shop Local Leaderboard Trophy? πŸ† Image for News Post 24573 image
Shop Local Leaderboard Trophy? πŸ† Citi Bike, a bike-sharing service in New York City, has a competition for those who help redistribute the network’s bikes.  It displays the top helpers, called Bike Angels, on an online leaderboard. Citi Bike gives points, which can be redeemed for monetary credit, for participating. I found this system and their leaderboard inspiring because we, too, offer a leaderboard.  

Our leaderboard (named Leaderboard) that tracks the best-performing wedding ...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 10:32 AM • September 17, 2024
7 New Shop Local Registry Features: Overview πŸ“’ Image for News Post 24542 image
7 New Shop Local Registry Features: Overview πŸ“’ Shop Local has been busy adding new registry features to help your indie store sell more. We have stores doing $1,000,000+ in registry sales a year. This can be you πŸ˜‰

We're excited to share 7 new registry features with you:
  1. Your Registry Overview Page
    • One page to get a bird’s eye view of 10 key metrics.  
    • See new registry activity and updates as they occur in real time.
    • How to view: Log in → Hover over "Gift
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Josephine Dillon at Bridge 6:35 PM • September 5, 2024
Casanoi by Porcel Joins Shop Local's Syncing Service Image for News Post 24483 image
Casanoi by Porcel Joins Shop Local's Syncing Service We are pleased to share that Casanoi products are ready for Syncing.  

Casanoi joins our network of 115 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,480 retailers.

Visit Casanoi's Shop Local Account:
View the 178 products you can Sync from Casanoi here:
https://casanoibyporcel.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Casanoi_by_Porcel

How to Sync
  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field,
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 10:24 AM • September 4, 2024
Avoid Losing 14% on Price Increases by Syncing πŸ’° Image for News Post 24510 image
Avoid Losing 14% on Price Increases by Syncing πŸ’° In August, brands raised their prices on 598 products, producing an average price increase of 14%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 14%.

Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 598 products. They don’t lose 14%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Syncing service.

About the Syncing Service
Syncing is a free service for retailers that is paid for ...Read more of post
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Jim Flattum at Bridge 7:54 AM • August 30, 2024
Necessity is the Mother of Reinvention Image for News Post 24489 image
Necessity is the Mother of Reinvention 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 ...Read more of post
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Josephine Dillon at Bridge 3:45 PM • August 23, 2024
Maison3Amis' New Brands Are Ready for Syncing Image for News Post 24459 image
Maison3Amis' New Brands Are Ready for Syncing We are pleased to share that Maison3Amis' three new brands are now ready for Syncing. These popular brands will be a good addition to your 2024 holiday entertaining assortment.

Non Sans Raison, Touch-MeL, and Josephinenhütte join our network of 114 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,475 retailers.

About Non Sans Raison 
Founded in 2008, Non Sans Raison is a French (Limoges) creator of high-quality porcelain tableware and art that is ...Read more of post
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Josephine Dillon at Bridge 12:44 PM • August 23, 2024
Talbot Manor Is Ready for Syncing Image for News Post 24460 image
Talbot Manor Is Ready for Syncing We are pleased to share that Talbot Manor by Salisbury is ready for Syncing.

Talbot Manor joins our network of 114 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,475 retailers.

Visit Talbot Manor's Shop Local Account:
View the 75 products you can Sync from Talbot Manor here:
https://salisbury.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Talbot_Manor

How to Sync
  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field,
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 3:38 PM • August 14, 2024
Caroline & Company Saves $11,585 and 17 Weeks in Labor with their Shop Local Store Image for News Post 24441 image
Caroline & Company Saves $11,585 and 17 Weeks in Labor with their Shop Local Store We are pleased to announce that Caroline & Company has joined Shop Local to grow its online business. Serving the Acadiana area for 27 years, Caroline & Company offers gifts, children’s clothing, home decor, furnishings, and more.

By using their Shop Local Store, Caroline & Company saved $11,585 and 17 weeks in labor on website product maintenance. The store will expand its online collection of gifts and home decor through ...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 4:43 PM • August 13, 2024
Are Price Increases Costing Your Store 12%?πŸ’° Image for News Post 24435 image
Are Price Increases Costing Your Store 12%?πŸ’° In July, brands raised their prices on 895 products, producing an average price increase of 12%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 12%.

Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 895 products. They don’t lose 12%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Syncing service.

About the Syncing Service
Syncing is a free service for retailers that is paid for by...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 4:16 PM • August 7, 2024
Salisbury Adds Shop Local Flyer to Shipments πŸ“„β€”> πŸ“¦ Image for News Post 24413 image
Salisbury Adds Shop Local Flyer to Shipments πŸ“„β€”> πŸ“¦ Salisbury, a leading maker of metal giftware, is including a Shop Local flyer in its wholesale shipments to retailers. The flyer encourages the retailer to join Shop Local and Sync products with the company. This service instantly helps the retailer more easily sell what is in the box they just received.  

The store is able to receive the box  πŸ“¦ —> Sync with the brandπŸ“±—> and quickly sell the product to its customers 🎁. 

How a ...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 7:35 PM • August 5, 2024
Recession and Slow Hiring Will Require Need for Optimization Software Image for News Post 24402 image
Recession and Slow Hiring Will Require Need for Optimization Software The economy is slowing due to myriad factors, including weak hiring. When retailers and brands don’t hire, they’re short-staffed. When they are short-staffed, they’ll need software and technology to fill in the gaps.  

Brands and retailers will benefit from our digital service, the Syncing service, that updates online product pricing and pictures for pennies per product. With e-commerce continuing to grow and labor hamstrung, there won’t ...Read more of post
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Jim Flattum at Bridge 2:29 PM • August 5, 2024
Potter's Wheel Shares Their New Shop Local Registry Service on Facebook Image for News Post 24400 image
Potter's Wheel Shares Their New Shop Local Registry Service on Facebook 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 ...Read more of post
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Josephine Dillon at Bridge 3:32 PM • July 30, 2024
Touch-MeL Joins Our Syncing Service Image for News Post 24344 image
Touch-MeL Joins Our Syncing Service We're pleased to share that Maison3Amis is adding Touch-MeL as a new Syncing brand.

We expect Touch-MeL products to be ready for Syncing by August 30th, 2024. We'll keep members posted about the actual date as we progress with the brand's boarding to our platform. 

About Touch-MeL
Touch-MeL melamine products are an icon on tables throughout Europe and a real point of reference in the global tableware market. Offering the highest quality melamine and a dynamic...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 11:38 AM • July 29, 2024
Tableware Today: Vista Alegre Promotes the Shop Local Platform Image for News Post 24343 image
Tableware Today: Vista Alegre Promotes the Shop Local Platform We're happy to see Vista Alegre promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's August/September 2024 issue.

In the advertisement, the brand displays our ShopLocal.org logo.  
  • A brand shows the logo so that retailers know they can easily sell the products shown.
  • When a brand offers our Syncing service, a retailer can instantly display the brand's entire product catalog online.
  • The retailer's customers can buy the products and add them to gift
...Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 12:08 PM • July 24, 2024
Speranza Design Gallery Saves $10,837 and 15 Weeks in Labor with their Shop Local Store Image for News Post 24326 image
Speranza Design Gallery Saves $10,837 and 15 Weeks in Labor with their Shop Local Store We are pleased to announce that Speranza Design Gallery has joined Shop Local to grow its online business. Founded by Alex Lubarsky, Speranza Design Gallery showcases unique, modern designs to serve as a go-to for contemporary gifts, decor, and beyond.

Speranza Design Gallery saved $10,837 and 15 weeks in labor on website product maintenance by using their Shop Local Store. Through the Syncing service, the store will expand its online ...Read more of post
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Josephine Dillon at Bridge 2:10 PM • July 23, 2024
Maison3Amis Adds Two New Syncing Brands: JosephinenhΓΌtte and Non Sans Raison Image for News Post 24310 image
Maison3Amis Adds Two New Syncing Brands: JosephinenhΓΌtte and Non Sans Raison We're pleased to share that well-known industry distributor Maison3Amis is adding two new Syncing brands to their popular assortment of tabletop and gift items:
  • Josephinenhütte - a historical Austrian glass producer.
  • Non Sans Raison - famous producer of Limoges porcelain.

About Josephinenhütte
Josephinenhütte was established in 1842 by Count Leopold von Schaffgotsch and named after his beloved wife, Josephine. The technical sophistication and ...Read more of post
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Jordyn Prince at Bridge 6:18 PM • July 22, 2024
Video: Brand File Center
Video: Brand File Center We at Shop Local are always working hard to create new, free software features and updates that will help grow your online business.

For example, we've recently unveiled the Brand File Center, our newest hub for file sharing. Files from Syncing Brands can be added, accessed, shared, or requested for authorized dealers and sales reps -- all in one place.

Please watch the video here to check out the recent update and see how you can access it through your Shop Local ...Read more of post
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Josephine Dillon at Bridge 2:25 PM • July 22, 2024
NUDE Glass Products Are Ready to Sync Image for News Post 24309 image
NUDE Glass Products Are Ready to Sync We are pleased to share that NUDE Glass products are ready for Syncing.

NUDE Glass joins our network of 113 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,450 retailers.

Visit NUDE Glass' Shop Local Account:
View the 424 products you can Sync from NUDE Glass here:
https://nudeglass.myshoplocal.com/collections.cfm/Nude_Glass

How to Sync
  • ​​​Please log in to your Shop Local account.
  • Please scroll up to the top. In the Top Bar's search field, please enter &
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 12:14 PM • July 17, 2024
Avoid Losing 14% on Price Increases by Syncing πŸ’Έ Image for News Post 24304 image
Avoid Losing 14% on Price Increases by Syncing πŸ’Έ In June, brands raised their prices on 421 products, producing an average price increase of 14%. If a retailer didn’t make these changes, these price increases would cost their store 14%.

Thankfully, indie stores using Shop Local have the updated price for these 421 products. They don’t lose 14%. The stores receive the updated prices instantly via our Syncing service.

About the Syncing Service
Syncing is a free service for retailers that is paid for by...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 12:53 PM • July 4, 2024
Costa Nova Increases Orders by Promoting Shop Local in Shipments to Retailers πŸ“¦ β€”> πŸ“±β€”> 🎁 Image for News Post 24266 image
Costa Nova Increases Orders by Promoting Shop Local in Shipments to Retailers πŸ“¦ β€”> πŸ“±β€”> 🎁 Costa Nova, a leading maker of table and giftware, is including a Shop Local flyer in its orders shipped to retailers this summer. The flyer encourages the retailer to join Shop Local and Sync products with the company’s two brands, Costa Nova and Casafina. This service instantly helps the retailer more easily market and sell what is in the box they just received.  

The store is able to receive the box  πŸ“¦ —> Sync with the brandπŸ“±—> ...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 10:27 AM • July 4, 2024
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Drawing Inspiration from Austin Kleon At breakfast in the East Village this morning, Austin Kleon’s email image struck me. His hand-drawn summer sale sign by a pool was much more heartfelt than the text-based offer. His drawing shows how our minds may become immune to text offers but react and perk up to new and authentic imagery. 

I wondered what I could draw for my business. I often communicate using text and sometimes rely on stock images. Since we help indie stores grow their registry ...Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 5:11 PM • June 29, 2024
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MacKenzie-Childs in The Wall St. Journal The Wall St. Journal profiles light, outdoor planters and gives a green thumbs up to a MacKenzie-Childs’ planter. 

MacKenzie-Childs, a Shop Local brand partner since 2016, uses our Syncing service to display this planter and more than one thousand other products in its authorized dealers’ online stores.

Visit their Shop Local account:
 https://mackenziechilds.myshoplocal.com/Read more of post
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Abby Ramos-Dottin at Bridge 12:07 PM • June 21, 2024
Whittington Gifts & Decor Saves $9,339 and 13 Weeks in Labor with Shop Local Image for News Post 24219 image
Whittington Gifts & Decor Saves $9,339 and 13 Weeks in Labor with Shop Local We are pleased to announce that Whittington Gifts & Decor has joined Shop Local to grow its online business. Located in the heart of Starkville, MS, Whittington Gifts & Decor offers a unique and fun shopping experience with a great selection of products for bridal registries, men, babies, kids, and general gifts.

Whittington Gifts & Decor saved $9,339 and 13 weeks in labor on website product maintenance by using the Shop Local platform....Read more of post
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Jason Solarek at Bridge 3:00 PM • June 18, 2024
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Dallas $100 πŸ’΅ FOR BRANDS AND SALES REPS

The Dallas trade show is this week. I'll see you there ;)

Our brands do a great job with their Syncing service. They do this program to empower your indie stores.

We can help our brands and reps and their stores sell more. How?  We'll help their stores more quickly sell what they buy during the show. This speeds up re-orders.

How Can We Do This?
SOLUTION: 
  • Let's get more stores Syncing with your brand. You already have
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