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RI’s Premier Online Marketplace
Shop Local RI
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Visit ShopLocalRI.com and support RI businesses.
Rhode Island’s one-and-only online marketplace
Shop Local RI is your destination for one-of-a-kind products and services – made by local business owners and delivered right to your door!
On Friday, March 13, 2020, we went to the grocery store and got haircuts.
Who knew that those two things would be the activities we would long for as we retreated into our homes for the duration of a full blown global pandemic.
When the State of Rhode Island closed down in March 2020, our team was working hard to make sure that our clients were taken care of, and constantly communicating with their customers. But one day, while sewing masks, Lori realized that most small businesses were really going to struggle without some online way to get to their customers.
We knew businesses weren’t going to be able to sustain a long-term closure if they didn’t have an easy way to communicate immediately.
And in true entrepreneurial style, we dove in to support RI's businesses. The first iteration of the site was launched in the very early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, pulled together - from conception to deployment - in one weekend - and launched on March 16, 2020.
We were to have given every RI business an opportunity to create a digital landing with which to communicate to their customers on a daily basis. Everyone could join and create their own online page.
Fast forward, and those businesses all have the opportunity to gain revenue from selling on those pages. Please join this Rising Tide!!!
Rhode Island's first comprehensive, fully functional, one-stop-shop online marketplace - ShopLocalRI.com.
Rhode Island businesses who had been worried about how they would keep their businesses engaged with customers, now had the reigns to create a free digital option without having to create a new website.
ShopLocalRI.com aims to provide every RI business with a digital presence, and the ability to sell their products and services online. With over 2,000 Rhode Island-based businesses listed, business owners can set up an online storefront and sell products directly to shoppers with plenty of options!
At the same time, consumers have a one-stop-shop shopping experience. Buy from a wide variety of shops and experience one checkout!
Visual Thrive’s experienced marketing team promotes sellers every day!
Check out the Shop Local RI Marketplace.
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