Opening soonFor independent makers and small brands
More retailers.More time to make.
Get your products into stores without spending your evenings finding buyers and writing emails.
Shelf Space finds suitable retailers, researches their business and writes an introduction for each one.
Review every email before it goes, or switch on automatic sending and just answer the replies.
Every brand and business shown on this page is invented.
This is what you get
A shortlist of real stores, scored against what you make, with an introduction already written for each one.
- 94/100Hollow Tree GoodsHudson, NY · Gift storeHome goods and giftsOwner-run, carries a small range of American makers
- 89/100Sweetfern Garden CenterVermont · Garden centerPlanters and outdoor livingIndependent center with a home goods room
- 85/100Saltmarsh ProvisionsMaine · Specialty food storeTableware by the registerCoastal store selling local food and crafts
Every score comes with the sources it was based on.
To: buying@hollowtreegoods.example
Hartwell Clay · hand-thrown stoneware
Hello,
I’m reaching out from Hartwell Clay. We make hand-thrown stoneware in small batches in Asheville.
You carry a small range of American makers, so I wondered whether you’re taking on new ones for your home goods and gift range.
Happy to send a line sheet if that would help.
Best,
Rosie
- Public sources onlyOnly details businesses publish themselves. Every claim links to where it came from.
- Your own mailboxEmails come from your Gmail, so replies land with you.
- One person can run itBuilt for makers and small brands, not sales teams.
How it works
Shelf Space does the searching and the writing. You decide what gets sent.
- STEP 1
Tell us about your brand
What you make, who it suits, and where you would like to sell. It takes a few minutes, once.
- STEP 2
We find the buyers
Whichever kinds of business suit what you make, in the places you choose. You set the types, and you can add your own.
- STEP 3
Each one is researched
Public sources only. Every business is scored against your brand, and the sources are shown so you can check the reasoning yourself.
- STEP 4
The introduction goes out
Written from that research, in your own words, and sent from your own mailbox. Read and approve each one, or switch on full automation and let them go by themselves.
of US businesses are small businesses. Most have never heard of you.Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 2026
It does not matter what you make
Shelf Space works from your own products and your own description of a good buyer. Nothing here is fixed to one trade.
Whatever you make
- Ceramics
- Candles
- Skincare
- Jewelry
- Prints & stationery
- Food & drink
- Textiles
- Home goods
- Bags & leather
- Toys
Wherever it belongs
- Gift stores
- Boutiques
- Farm stands
- Specialty food stores
- Bookstores
- Galleries
- Hotels
- Spas
- Garden centers
- Museum stores
- Cafés
- Florists
Not a fixed list. Add your own business types and Shelf Space searches for those instead.
You choose how much it does
- Review it, or leave it to run.
Approve each email before it goes, or set a schedule and let Shelf Space find, research, write and send on its own.
- A reply always reaches you.
Replies land in your own Gmail. One tap in Shelf Space and nothing else goes to that business.
- It is your mailbox.
Introductions go from your own Gmail, so replies come straight back to you.
- Your work is private.
Your brand, your research and your drafts belong to your account alone.
- No means no.
One tap adds anyone who says no to your do-not-contact list, and nothing ever goes to them again.
- Nobody is approached twice.
A business you have already written to is remembered, so it cannot be contacted again by accident in a later search.
Straight answers
Will it send emails without me knowing?
No. By default you read and approve every email. Automatic sending is something you can choose to switch on later, and you can switch it off again at any time.
Where do the stores come from?
Public sources only: the stores’ own websites, maps listings and other published pages. Every score shows the sources it was based on, so you can check the reasoning.
Do you sell or share my data?
Never. Your brand details, research and drafts belong to your account. We use a small number of trusted services to run Shelf Space, and every one of them is listed in our privacy policy.
What does it do with my Gmail?
It sends the introductions you approve, from your own address. That is the only permission it asks Google for: it cannot read your inbox. Replies come straight to you in Gmail, and you can disconnect it at any time.
Can I cancel?
Yes, at any time, from Settings. Your plan runs to the end of the period you have paid for, and there is no notice period.
What if nobody replies?
Wholesale takes time, and not every store will be right. Shelf Space writes one polite follow-up for you to approve. When someone answers or asks not to be contacted, one tap stops everything else to them, and you can see what happened so you can adjust who it looks for.
More detail in our privacy policy, terms and refunds and cancellation pages.
Find your next retailer.
Shelf Space is opening soon. Join the waiting list now and your first month is free.