Welcome to the Retail and eCommerce Group! 🛒🛍

[ElisabethB]

Hello, and welcome to the Retail and eCommerce group in Seller Community! 👋

We launched this group to connect retail sellers and provide a place to share tips, knowledge, ideas, and more. 

If you're new to the group, feel free to reply here and introduce yourself and your business, or start a new thread about anything you want!

If you haven't already joined the group, visit the group home page and click the "Join Group Hub" button.

We're looking forward to getting to know you! 😊

[NEPennants]

Hello. My name is Angel from Connecticut..

Thank you for the invite. I just joined Square but set up my website via Weebly. Not sure how to integrate my site with Square yet,

I sell Blank Felt Pennants via my website and Etsy. I started selling pennants in 2020 just before the pandemic hit. Was slow at first, of course with the shut down, but, I still obtained orders with the anticipation of events starting back up. Business is OK.

Been with Square for over a month. Seems like a very good platform... so far.

If you would like to visit my website and Etsy site, you can view them at the following. Let me know what you think. I welcome critics.

One thing though... Not sure how the site looks on Iphones.

www.northeastpennants.com

www.etsy.com/shop/NortheastPennants 

Again.. Thanks for the invite!!

Angel

[Indicadreamsllc]

Hi Angel,

Nice to connect with you here. How have you found selling on Etsy? We sell through our website but are just getting started on Etsy and Ebay, and traction has been slow so far. Any pointers would be helpful.

Thanks,

[FlorBiz]

Super Excite! FlorBiz here.

[ObscenicAtelier]

Hey 👋 Aaron from Sarasota here. I'm a jeweler and artist. I sell in online and in local galleries here on the Suncoast.

Aaron Willoughby Jewelry 

[TOTSC]

Hi Aaron.  Beautiful work!!  I just followed you on IG.  Will definitely be checking out more of your work ASAP!!

@theoldtownsoapcompany

[ObscenicAtelier]

Thank you! Very nice product and site yourself! @oldtownsoapcompany Missing some San Diego Mexican food myself!

[biglizconjure]

Hello! My name is Tracy.

I own a small brick and mortar in Reynoldsburg, OH, but we are moving to Columbus in a few months. I am also an online retailer. I look forward to participating in this group!

[soycandlesbytas]

Hello my name is tasha , I’m the owner of soy candles by tasha . And I have been with square since 2018 

[TOTSC]

Hi Tasha!!  Would love to see some of your work sometime.  Also, where are you located??

@theoldtownsoapcompany 

[Indicadreamsllc]

Hi Tasha, your candles are beautiful. We have a soy cbd candle line in our cbd company. Can you recommend any other great platforms to sell them on besides Ebay, Etsy, and Amazon? I'd love to swap info:)

[MudFire_Dex]

Hi. My name is Deanna and my wife and I own MudFire in Decatur GA - we are an open access pottery studio and date-night event space with a mentorship program for young artists (like an incubator for their businesses). We have been with Square since 2019 and haven't looked back 🙂

[Seven-Bee]

Hi Im Barry,

Im a beekeeper who found the best way to support my Bees was to sell premium honey and quality wax products at a local farmers market that started up before Covid and continued throughout to support the local community. The need to take contactless payment with a mobile device led to an initial purchase of the square and later the square terminal they both work really well for me. 

[WingsForever]

Hi, Barry,

One of my grown sons used to work for a beekeeper until he got stung so many times he became allergic to the bee stings. That's hard work! The fresh, pure honey we got from those hives was SO much better than what can be found in stores. You are doing a wonderful thing. KUDOS to you and your business. (Where are your bees located?) 

[keicollective]

Hi Barry! Where are you located? Would love to support your bees and buys some honey if you're in my area 🙂 

-Andrea 

[prickly]

Hi! I'm Taiya, founder of Crooked Cactus CBD.  We sprouted in 2017 after using CBD to manage my son's multiple special needs.  We've been with Square since the early days of their CBD beta program. For those that don't know, banking is super hard for us in the industry and I'm so thankful for Square. We sell online and at live events but not our own brick-and-mortar.  We manufacture most of our products from oils, tinctures, elixirs, topicals, edibles, and more.  My 11-year-old also has a business with Square called Bubble Bee Bombs, any other kidpreneurs here?

[BethanyReynolds]

Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! For the past seven years I have had a business designing and bleach discharging t-shirts that celebrate the Hawaiian Islands. My business is about 90% in person, at farmers markets. I do have a Square website where I can take custom orders. For about a year, I also made custom masks, and that business was 90% online- so I have a bit of experience with both types of retail. 

[lisap1970]

Hi my name is Lisa and I own a children’s boutique in NC. I sell children’s clothes, toys, gifts , and handmade gifts. I’m trying to start a online website and look forward in seeing how other retailers manage their brick and mortar store along with online sales. 

[TOTSC]

Hey everyone.  My name is Ernestine Brown and I am the Founder at The Old Town Soap Company in San Diego, California (Liberty Station).  My company specializes in the responsible sourcing of All-Natural ingredients for incorporation into our beautifully handcrafted Personal Care & Wellness products.  We also specialize in customization, personalization, party favors and workshops.  Please remember to follow us on social media for all the latest happenings.  Take care and looking forward to connecting with you all!!

FB/IG/Linkedin- @theoldtownsoapcompany

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[ChrisAllen]

Hey Everyone! So excited for the new group. I'm Chris, my husband and I own Duly Noted. We are a paper goods, party and gift shop located in the historical Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, DC. We are just coming up on our first anniversary, we opened the shop in March 2021, when I needed a change from my job at a national news outlet.

[keicollective]

A shop with stationary -- that's my weakness!!  What would you say your top selling item is? 

[rollershirts516]

Hi,

I'm Sharon Eisenberg and I own Rollershirts, www.rollershirts.com. I design and sell roller skating related apparel and more, and recently started selling handcrafted items. Additionally, I do heat pressed vinyl names and numbers on shirts, roller derby helmet names & numbers, and small requests for custom shirt creation. I also provide graphic design services, in addition to sourcing images for custom requests. I'm on Instagram at rollershirts1 and Facebook at rollershirts.