ShopLocal Blog

The Leading Retail Circular Websites Showed an Increase of 27 Percent in Shoppers Contributing to a 43 Percent increase in Page Views CHICAGO – Nov 27, 2009 – ShopLocal™, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), and the leader in multi-channel marketing services, is reporting a record breaking 27 percent rise in [...]

November has shown an unusual level of deals compared to the usual relative quiet during the run-up to Black Friday. In fact, retailers have extended an average of 16% more offers during November 1-23: Consumers are responding, with 23% more visits to the online circulars hosted by ShopLocal: Page views on the online circular have [...]

The ShopLocal Retail Index was up 37 percent for the month of October compared to the same period last year. The Index registered at 290 (benchmarked at 100 for January 2006), the second highest reading ever for a non-holiday month. As the run-up to the holidays begins, consumers remain wary, with lower spending plans for [...]

Starting in mid-November, Comcast Digital Cable customers can browse video circulars with the most up-to-date sale items traditionally featured in printed newspaper inserts from several top retailers. Selecting channel 887 on their remote controls takes customers to the On Demand Shopping category, where they can see the latest sale information from those stores 24×7.

ShopLocal.com was mentioned as a great way to compare prices in The Money Times article 8 Ways to Save on Holiday Gifts. In the article author Chandkishore Patro describes how you can “Learn and apply the practical ways of saving money this holiday season.” Thank you to The Money Times for the ShopLocal.com mention.

As more people become comfortable with the concept of social media they begin to venture into the social media waters. At first it may be a little usage of LinkedIn for business connections, then a little dabling with Facebook and before they know it they are full blown social junkies with tweets and re-tweets on [...]

ShopLocal.com was mentioned in a US News and World Report article titled “10 Tips to Save on Holiday Gifts.” Author Rebecca Kern encourages shoppers to use ShopLocal.com when they are out shopping noting that “the website compares the price of the item of the local store you’re visiting with the prices at retail stores nearby. [...]

Here are three (3) easy and practical tips to use within the creative of your rich media display ad campaign, all of which are backed up by real live past campaign metrics. 1. Use human faces: People for whatever reason love to click on other people’s faces. So play to this behavior.  Somehow weave at [...]

Helping real people save money and time is not lip service.  It has been for 10 years now, a core value of ShopLocal.  Our national localized comparison shopping engine called ShopLocal.com is one of many digital channels that delivers on this commitment. The nice folks over at MetroCheapo.com wrote up a nice piece on how [...]

Pat Riley once said that ”excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” At ShopLocal we’re always striving to create something new or utilize technology to improve efficiency, and we always strive to do better. Brendan Flynn, who heads up our Project Management and Client Services, is one of the individuals leading [...]