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Yelp will help cover installation costs for the first 30 people who purchase the wallpaper

SAN FRANCISCO – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Today, Yelp announced a new collaboration with home decor brand Chasing Paper to present a series of three wallpaper prints featuring beloved small businesses across the countries, the proceeds of which will be donated to non-profit organizations that support local entrepreneurs and business communities. The collection features unique prints composed of sketches of iconic and popular small businesses in three cities: New York, San Francisco and Austin. Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas, Liholiho Yacht Club in San Francisco and Books are Magic in Brooklyn, NY, are among the 36 companies featured. All of Yelp’s contributions to the collaboration and a portion of the proceeds from Chasing Paper will go to support local businesses. Yelp x Chasing Paper Small Business wallpaper was designed by graphic designer and illustrator Amanda Giuffre of Noun New York, and produced by Chasing Paper. It’s available for purchase starting today at www.ChasingPaper.com with prices starting at $ 90 for traditional wallpaper.

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Yelp is offering to help cover the costs of installing wallpaper for the first 30 people who purchase limited edition traditional wallpaper printing panels and use Yelp’s Request Quote feature to hire a service professional. As the primary destination for connecting with local businesses, millions of users come to Yelp every month to find home service professionals including wallpaper installers, DIY enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, etc.

Proceeds from the sale of the Yelp x Chasing Paper Small Business wallpaper will be donated to nonprofits that are committed to helping local entrepreneurs and small businesses through services such as training and joint facilities, including: La Cocina in San Francisco, Hot Bread Kitchen in New York, and BiGAUSTIN in Austin. ** Each city-themed wallpaper design features a variety of beloved local businesses – hidden gems such as NY Dosas, a vegan Indian food cart in New York City, at the famous LGBTQ bar and nightclub in San Francisco Oasis, and Austin’s the Barbecue, an LGBTQ and women-owned restaurant that redefines bar-b-que in the heart of Texas, which has 4.5 stars and over 2,500 reviews.

“At Yelp, we’re committed to spotlighting small businesses across America, and as we’ve seen a 359% increase in interest in installing wallpaper over the past year, we wanted to provide a fun way for people to participate in this trend while celebrating local favorites in their city, ”said Tara Lewis, Yelp Trend Expert. “We’re excited to collaborate with Chasing Paper on this unique wallpaper featuring iconic restaurants, bookstores and other independent businesses, and we’re excited to see how people will bring their wallpaper dreams to life with the help of trusted local professionals they connect with. with on Yelp.

“As a small business ourselves, partnering with Yelp – a champion for small businesses across the country – to create limited edition wallpaper that also gives back to other entrepreneurs and small businesses was very exciting for us.” said Elizabeth Rees, founder of Hunting Paper. “Combining our wallpaper design expertise with Yelp’s data and platform allows us to showcase a range of small businesses on wallpaper, making it a great accent for any living room. , kitchen, bathroom or bar.

To design the wallpaper, Yelp brought in New York graphic designer and illustrator Amanda Giuffre of Noun New York. Inspired by the city around her, Giuffre began jotting down her favorite places in New York City at the start of the pandemic as she, and many others, began to miss the places that made her city feel like at home. After seeing Giuffre’s illustrations of her favorite spots in New York City, Yelp took her to create exclusive designs that would celebrate local favorites and inspire people around the world to buy small.

Each design is available in three colors: black and white, red and white, and gray and blue. Local businesses were selected by Yelp based on a variety of factors *** and the full listings of local businesses featured in each wallpaper design are as follows:

New York City:

1. that of Amy Ruth

2. Bobo

3. Books are magic

4. Dead rabbit

5. Pizza Di Fara

6. Freeman’s

7. Jim’s shoe repair

8. Los Tacos No 1

9. NY Dosas

10. Nan Xiang Xia Long Bao

11. Ruby

12. The meatball shop

San Francisco:

1. Comstock sedan

2. Green Apple Books

3. Rib of beef house

4. Liholiho Nautical Club

5. Ramen Marufuku

6. Oasis

7. Shizen

8. Souvla

9. Suppenkuche

10. The Beehive

11. Zazie

12. Zuni

Austin:

1. Bird Biscuit Bird

2. Grandma’s Tacos

3. Sliced ​​homemade pizza

4. the barbecue

5. lick ice cream

6. that of Mozart

7. Supreme theater

8. Peter Pan Mini Golf

9. Spider House Ballroom

10. The picnic

11. Waterloo Archives

12. Wheatsville Food Co-operative

* The first 30 people who purchase traditional small business wallpaper panels will receive a $ 500 gift card to help cover installation costs. Must be booked using Yelp’s Request Quote feature. Recipients will be required to provide proof of one or more Yelp Quote Requests submitted (screenshot or other image). Not applicable to purchases of samples of the limited edition print.

** Ten percent of proceeds from each wallpaper panel will be donated to the non-profit organization affiliated with the city represented. Both Hot Bread Kitchen and La Cocina are long-time partners and beneficiaries of the Yelp Foundation.

*** All featured companies had four or more stars and have agreed to be featured in the design and participate in the campaign.

About Yelp

Yelp Inc. (www.yelp.com) connects people with great local businesses. With unparalleled local business information, photos and review content, Yelp provides a unique local platform for consumers to discover, connect and deal with local businesses of all sizes by making it easy to request quotes, registering for a waiting list and making reservations. , appointment or purchase. Yelp was founded in San Francisco in July 2004. Since then, Yelp has established itself in major metropolises in more than 30 countries.

About the paper hunt

Founded in 2013, Chasing Paper (https://chasingpaper.com) is a pioneer and leader in the interior design industry, innovating beautiful smart solutions for the modern home. Best known for its peel and stick fabric wallpaper, the brand creates collections of well-designed and avant-garde wallpaper, wall stickers, art prints and flooring. Chasing Paper offers customers an accessible and fun way to transform spaces of all sizes.

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