com Predicts Big Things in the Bedroom This Valentine's Day

CHICAGO, ShopLocal.com data shows that "Plasma" was the most-searched term during
the 2005 Valentine's Day shopping season, February 1 through February 14.com ).

About ShopLocal
ShopLocal, LLC is the leading Web shopping company for consumers and
retailers .

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"It was essential that our corporate giving program reflect that
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"These numbers show pretty clearly that people do think about the bedroom
around Valentine's Day," says ShopLocal.

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This prediction takes into account
recently released 2005 visitor data, consumer trends away from "typical"
Valentine's Day gifts , and the shift to the Web as a tool for locating bedroom
furniture and accessories.com from the two -week period
leading up to last year's Valentine's Day holiday indicates consumers are
taking their relationships to the next level on the second-biggest retail
holiday of the year -- and going beyond traditional Valentine's Day gifts like
chocolates and jewelry.com data shows that consumer interest in the bedroom
grows as the calendar moves closer to Valentine's Day. "You can search for mattresses both
in-store via our online ads and circulars, or buy a mattress immediately and
have it delivered in time for the holiday.

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A look at the top search terms on ShopLocal.

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4imprint is now accepting online requests for product donations at
http://onebyone.4imprint.

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Promotional products leader unveils one by one corporate giving program

OSHKOSH, Wis.
Additional ShopLocal.Unless a new generation comes in to fill the
shoes of their forefathers, the art of mattress-selling is dead. With ShopLocal.

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Both are built on the power of
one -- emphasizing that even small deeds create significant ripple effects. Recipient organizations will be posted at
http://onebyone.
ShopLocal. The number of unique
visits to ShopLocal.

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To that end, many companies narrow their giving focus to achieve specific
goals in a charitable field.

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4imprint Donating $500 in Promotional Products Every Day in 2006

blogspot.com and The ShopLocal Network -- made up of more
than 200 affiliate media, search, and shopping sites -- consumers have access
to the only place on the Web with information on products from local stores
side-by-side with e-commerce options.

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com offers literally hundreds of mattresses, all perfect for
Valentine's Day celebrations," she says.

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"We realize that this is a different way of going about this, but
we're okay with that because we see from our customers the good these products
can do.
"Many of our customers are non-profit organizations or companies working
to raise funds for non-profit organizations," said Kevin Lyons-Tarr,
President.

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based company will award $500 in promotional products every business day in
2006 to a US-based charitable organization or $600 in promotional products to
a Canadian-based charitable organization."
Searches for "Flowers" came in at a disappointing number five.

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ShopLocal .

"When people can just go online and buy a mattress with one click,
why would they drive in heavy traffic to do business with a man in
googly eyeglasses?..

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Through its new one by one corporate giving program, the Oshkosh, Wis. Eligible organizations include
those with IRS-approved 501(c)3 status or Canadian registered charities,
religious organizations and accredited schools.com , the company's new charitable giving Web site."
Through the program , 4imprint will award up to $130,000 in promotional
products during 2006. During the same
period , the number of unique searches for "Mattresses" grew by 40 percent. In
the article, author Malcom Farber cites the Web as one of the factors
contributing to major changes in the mattress and bedding industries. With ShopLocal's SmartCircular and
Smart Catalog services, retailers can distribute sales and promotional content
through The ShopLocal Network as well as their own Web sites.

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com data were Miami,
Minneapolis, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and Fort Worth, which all had
"Mattress" among their top five searches during the lead-up to the Valentine's
Day holiday.

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"In an average market ,
ShopLocal.

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4imprint. For example, the Forum of
Regional Associations of Grantmakers Giving Guide for Small and Mid-sized
Companies suggests focusing corporate giving because it "enables a company to
make a greater impact with its dollars. Like the promotional products it sells, 4imprint
hopes its charitable gifts will plant seeds that help non-profit organizations
grow.com, the leading provider of
both in-store sale information and e-commerce options from the nation's top
retailers, predicts a large increase in the number of mattresses researched
and sold online this Valentine's Day. "But what's interesting is that,
in an industry dominated by holiday sales meant to draw people into the
physical store, more and more people are first researching mattresses on the
Web, or simply buying them online.

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The one by one philosophy is different than many corporate giving
programs, which emphasize focused giving to meet particular needs in a field
such as education, health care or the arts.com .newscom.
"Furniture" was the next most-searched term. But as a sign that perhaps
consumers do begin feeling increasingly amorous around Valentine's Day, the
third-most popular search term during that time period was "Mattress.com's "Bedroom Furniture" category grew by 49 percent
during the two-week period of February 1 through February 14 compared to the
two-week period of January 18 through 31 (all dates 2005).

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, 4imprint, one of the nation's
largest imprinted promotional products distributors, is making charitable
giving a daily event in 2006.
"We worked hard to develop a program that reflects both our corporate
culture and the power of the products we sell .."


Yusa agrees, adding that ShopLocal."
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Respected periodical The Onion predicted this trend in its controversial
piece "Where Are Today's Mattress-Sales Visionaries?" (December 22, 2004).

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That's the philosophy that drives one by one," said Kevin Lyons-Tarr,
President.com Shopping Expert Eva Yusa, also
known as "Eva the Shopping Diva" on her blog
( http://evatheshoppingdiva.com's wide selection of mattresses
makes it easy to find what you need online.

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