Archive | December, 2009
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ShopLocal.com on CBS Evening News

ShopLocal CEO, Vikram Sharma, was recently featured as part of a CBS Chicago segment about retail holiday sales. A story for all of the holiday shopping procrastinators out there. CBS2 reporter, Dorothy Tucker takes a look at 2009′s holiday shopping season and retailer discounts.

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ShopLocal.com Named Best Price Comparison Website

SHOPLOCAL.COM WINS TWO WEBSITE OF THE YEAR AWARDS: BEST AND MOST POPULAR SHOPPING COMPARISON SITE Chicago, IL (December 21, 2009) — ShopLocal™, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and the leader in multi-channel marketing services, has won two Website of the Year awards for its shopping and price comparison website, ShopLocal.com. [...]

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ShopLocal Index through Nov 2009

ShopLocal Index Increased 23% In November 2009 As Consumers Plan Their Shopping More Carefully

The ShopLocal Retail Index was up 23 percent for the month of November compared to the same period last year. The Index registered at 764 (benchmarked at 100 for January 2006), setting an all-time record. Retailers generated this strong growth by launching their holiday promotions earlier in November, offering 16% more deals than last year [...]

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How ShopLocal.com Works Video Explanation

Getting Finances Done says that they use ShopLocal.com to browse through the actual circulars page by page or search by item. “I use ShopLocal very frequently for items that I don’t want to pay shipping on or that I want right away. I will also buy locally vs online when I want the option of returning the item to the store if I have problems or aren’t satisfied,” says the author.

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