Merchants who host their store on Shopify rang up a total $2.4 billion in global sales on Black Friday (November 27, 2020), according to the ecommerce platform. Shopify’s 2020 Black Friday data is based on sales by its more than Read more
Vimeo launched a new app so sellers can create product videos for their Shopify-hosted stores and social networking accounts. Vimeo for Shopify is a new integration with Shopify that lets merchants “automatically create dynamic, professional-quality product videos at scale,” a Read more
Sellers with a store hosted on the Shopify platform can advertise on TikTok thanks to a new integration. TikTok is an “entertainment” platform where users can upload short videos – this 2018 article from Slate provides background for those unfamiliar Read more
Walmart is opening its marketplace to third-party sellers who use Shopify to host their online stores. The new integration will allow approved Shopify sellers to seamlessly list their items on Walmart.com. However, Walmart will be selective about which sellers it Read more
Shopify is blowing people’s minds today after it launched a new mobile shopping app. Many are characterizing it as a “marketplace” that could put pressure on Amazon. Shopify is an ecommerce platform that powers over a million merchants. Its new Read more
Ecommerce platform Shopify sent an email to Etsy sellers telling them, “we have your back,” an apparent reference to Etsy’s decision to force advertising fees on many sellers. Etsy made the good-news/bad-news announcement on Wednesday, telling sellers they were unbundling Read more
The Black Friday online shopping results are in. But first, if you didn’t head to the mall on Black Friday and are wondering what you missed, advertising consultant Chris Matyszczyk’s latest Technically Incorrect column on ZDnet is both informative and Read more
Ecommerce platform Shopify launched a new email marketing tool for sellers. Currently available to select merchants at no charge, Shopify Email will be available to all Shopify stores early next year, with low cost plans available. A spokesperson explained Shopify Read more
Ecommerce platform Shopify is acquiring 6 River Systems, which makes warehouse fulfillment solutions. The move makes sense for Shopify, which launched a network of fulfillment centers earlier this year. Interestingly two of the founders of 6 River Systems had worked Read more
Shopify launched a fulfillment service for online sellers who host their ecommerce sites on its platform. Shopify broke the news during its Investor Day this week where it made a number of other announcements, including new ways for merchants to Read more
