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Benefits of Merge for Merchants
By your community, for your community
Exclusive focus on making it easier for members to buy from and support locally owned and operated merchants
Let your story shine
Merge members care about supporting local businesses. This is a unique place, for unique stories.
Create exclusive incentives and discounts
With the Local Card (beta) you can provide members with exclusive discounts, offers, and loyalty rewards.
Unique insights
Tap into unique insights on your local economy and growth opportunities.
Merge for Merchants
Merge for Merchants - Frequently Asked Questions
How did you get my business information?
Merge Local identifies locally owned and operated businesses by using data from local chambers of commerce, open city data platforms, and local business license information. If your business was identified as a locally owned and operated business in a market that we support, we created a listing to let our members know about you using public information.
Who can I contact to change my listing?
If you would like to claim your listing as a local business, you can send an email to merchants@mergelocal.shop
How do I list my business with Merge Local?
If you are currently in a community that we support, you can send a note to merchants@mergelocal.shop and our team will validate your eligibility and get you setup.
If you are not currently in a community that we support, please fill out the form, and we will add you to our waitlist of interested merchants!
Is a merchant listing on Merge Local free?
Yes, a public listing on Merge Local for locally owned and operated merchants is 100% free!
We list merchants for free to help members buy local more easily.
If you are interested in promoting your business to our members, accepting the Local Card, or promotional & loyalty programs, fill out the form to speak with our team to learn more.
Who is part of the Merge Local membership?
Anyone who lives in a community that we currently support can sign up for a Merge Local membership. It's free for all community members to sign up to more easily buy, sell, and gift locally.
What insights does Merge Local provide on my local economy?
Our mission is to power local economies to keep more money local.
We do this by connecting members and merchants to make it easier to buy, sell, and gift, while creating the commerce, financial services, and infrastructure solutions that drive local commerce.
Merchants can receive insights based on spend patterns in their local community. Members can better track how much they spend locally.
How is Merge Local different from other offerings?
As a local merchant, you might invest in lots of ways to grow your business.
Our community focuses on spending locally and is exclusively focused on supporting locally owned and operated merchants. Members of your community that value local commerce and supporting local merchants join Merge Local to make it easier to buy local.
Everything we build is to help keep spend local, and it's in the ethos of our mission to keep dollars within your community and give locally owned and operated businesses.
Your engagement, support, and investment allow us to continue building to help your local economy thrive. We can do this - together!