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:
We are pleased to share that FΓRSTENBERG products are ready for Syncing.
FΓRSTENBERG joins our network of 112 premium brands that Sync products with over 1,480 retailers.
Visit FΓRSTENBERG Shop Local Account:
View the 151 FΓRSTENBERG products you can Sync with here:
https://www.maison3amis.net/collections.cfm/Furstenberg
How to Sync
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:
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 didnβt 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 donβt lose 12%βand they didn't have to manually update prices for each product. The stores
...Read more of postCongratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in June 2025:
Top-3 Retailers
π₯ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
π₯ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
π₯ Table Matters in Birmingham, AL
Top-3 Retail Movers
π₯ MAGPIE in Tulsa, OK / +247%
π₯ Glassworks and Feather and Cheeks in Pittsburgh, PA. / +210%
π₯ Breed & Co. in Austin, TX / +192%
By gift registry sales / % change in June 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month
Top-3 Wedding Registry Brands
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We're thrilled to announce that well-known industry distributor Maison3Amis is adding La Gabbianella and Capdeco to the Syncing service. π
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
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.).
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:
While traveling recently, I was drawn to this columnβs 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 factorβs relevance may be hard to gauge and subjective, but social media helps by giving it a numeric value. Want a book deal? Think your
...Read more of postWe 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
NEW YORK, NY β June 9, 2025 β 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 Localβs premium product offerings into the kitchen and home appliance markets and reaffirms the companyβs commitment to supporting local retailers through cutting-edge technology.
Shop Local now works with
Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in May 2025:
Top-3 Retailers
π₯ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
π₯ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
π₯ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
Top-3 Retail Movers
π₯ The Carriage House in Indianola, MC / + 566%
π₯ Eleganz Plus in Brooklyn, NY / +560%
π₯ Lautares Jewelers in Greenville, NC / +231%
By gift registry sales / % change in May 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month
Top-3 Wedding Registry
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
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 didnβt 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 donβt lose 9%βand they didn't have to manually update prices for each product. The stores receive the updated
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now edit MSRP pricing for your Syncing brands.
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.
Ready to make the switch from Gift Reggie or MyRegistry to Shop Local?
Good news: We can help AND you get $600.
Insights
While this may be the last issue of Tableware Today, itβs 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, Iβve gained friends, grown my business, and enriched my life. In 2006, I was fresh into the tableware website scene and it was hot. Iβm not talking limo rides, after-hours parties, and bottle service; Iβm
...Read more of postWe'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.
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
Read more of postI 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,
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:
We're thrilled to announce that well-known industry distributor Maison3Amis is adding FΓRSTENBERG, a high-quality porcelain brand, to the Syncing service. π
FΓRSTENBERG'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 FΓRSTENBERG
With more than 275 years of experience in porcelain craftsmanship and a passion for making the seemingly
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. π
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
Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in April 2025:
Top-3 Retailers
π₯ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
π₯ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
π₯ Table Matters in Birmingham, AL
Top-3 Retail Movers
π₯ Calico Mushroom in New Albany, MS / +472%
π₯ Stafford's of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, SC / +396%
π₯ Queen City Market in Selma, AL / +389%
By gift registry sales / % change in April 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month
Top-3 Wedding
Costa Nova, the leading Portuguese tableware manufacturer, is helping its retailers sell 18% more product.
Details:
How a Store Uses the Flyer in the Box:
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
...Read more of postNEW YORK, NY β April 27, 2025 β 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
...Read more of postYour Shop Local Store has a new feature: We've added a new award for the 2025 Best Wedding Gifts Finalists. π₯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.
We're excited to announce that SMEG, a high-quality kitchen appliance brand from Italy, is joining the Syncing service. π
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
If you comment on a retailer or brand's social media post and they join Shop Local, we'll give you $500.
As I approach my 50th birthday, time is on my mind.
One of our platformβs 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
While this may be the last issue of Tableware Today, itβs 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, Iβve gained friends, grown my business, and enriched my life. In 2006, I was fresh into the tableware website scene and it was hot. Iβm not talking limo rides, after-hours parties, and bottle service; Iβm
...Read more of postYour 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:
Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in March 2025:
Top-3 Retailers
π₯ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
π₯ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
π₯ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
Top-3 Retail Movers
π₯ Fincher & Ozment Jewelers in Tuscaloosa, AL / +653%
π₯ La Dentelliere in Scarsdale, NY / +525%
π₯ Eleganz Plus in Brooklyn, NY / +403%
By gift registry sales / % change in March 2025 online revenue vs. prev. month
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
FOR BRANDS/DISTRIBUTORS
Salisbury and Costa Nova helped their accounts sell 18% more. You can, too. Plus, We'll pay you $800.
Details:
How a Store Uses the Flyer in the Box
Weβre excited to announce that Alva, a high-quality cookware brand from Belgium, is joining the Syncing service. π
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 Alvaβs 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
We're happy to see Casa Alegre, Orrefors , and Vista Alegre promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's April/May 2025 issue.
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; itβs 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.
...Read more of postIndie Store Does Not Use Shop Local Gift Registry Service...
Indie Store Uses Shop Local Gift Registry Service...
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:
In February, brands raised their prices on 4,735 products, producing an average price increase of 7%. If a retailer didnβt 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 donβt 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
Congratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in February 2025:
Top-3 Retailers
π₯ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
π₯ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
π₯ Pieces of Eight in Lafayette, LA
Top-3 Retail Movers
π₯ Glassworks and Feathers and Cheeks in Pittsburgh, PA / +816%
π₯ Galleria Riverside in Columbus, GA / +706%
π₯ Fincher's in Greenwood, MS / +573%
By gift registry sales / % change in February 2025 online revenue
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.
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-
...Read more of postEach 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; itβs 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.
...Read more of postWe 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:
The problem an indie store faces is it needs to juggle many software services, including these four:
The above requires four different companies. Reasons?
The WSJ shares that customers are disappointed with in-store shopping after being spoiled by the massive selection online.
One can infer from the articleβs chart that for every one item in a store, there are 10 onlineβbut indie stores have only one for every three. Therefore, indies often have 70% less selection online.
Thereβs good news for indie stores: Shop Localβs Syncing service fixes this deficit. The Wall St. Journal would find that our stores may have 20x or
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"
...Read more of postCongratulations to the following members for being the top gift registry performers in January 2025:
Top-3 Retailers
π₯ Friend & Company in New Orleans, LA
π₯ P.S. The Letter in Fort Worth, TX
π₯ Babcock Gifts in Memphis, TN
Top-3 Retail Movers
π₯ Little Brown House in Amarillo, TX / +878%
π₯ Glass Bazaar in Knoxville, TN / +560%
π₯ The Kitchen Table in Hattiesburg, MS / +451%
By gift registry sales / % change in January 2025 online revenue vs.
We're happy to see Vista Alegre and Orrefors promote the Shop Local platform in Tableware Today's February/March 2025 issue.