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Vaccinations have not slowed down online shopping

Vaccinations and easing of restrictions haven’t dented global ecommerce, according to online shopping platform Shopify. The Canadian company, which powers over a million online stores, saw strong financial results in the first quarter ending March 31, 2021. “More entrepreneurs around the world are choosing Shopify to launch and grow their...

Fashion

Shop offsets carbon emissions through new initiative

Shop, the newly launched consumer app from Shopify, has announced a new initiative to offset 100 percent of the carbon emissions from package deliveries. The app was originally created to add ease to the mobile shopping experience, as it aggregates every piece of information the consumers need from discovery to order tracking into one place....

Retail

Shopify highlights Black-owned businesses on ‘Shop’ app

Shopify has announced that it will be making a change to its mobile shopping assistant ‘Shop’ to spotlight Black-owned businesses. “Shopify’s mission has always been to help all people - no matter their race, religion, gender, sexuality or otherwise - achieve independence by making it easier to start, run and grow a business,” Shopify said in a...

BusinessFeatured

As retailers hurry to go digital, Shopify surges

Shopify in the first quarter of 2020 saw a 47 percent jump in revenue to 470 million dollars. While many businesses are fighting to stay operational during the coronavirus crisis, retailers are turning to the Canadian e-commerce platform to build their digital sales channels. “The vast majority of people are employed by small businesses, and...

RetailFeatured

Shopify makes mobile shopping convenient with new consumer app

Shopify is expanding its e-commerce platform with a consumer-facing mobile shopping tool. The company, which hosts over one million businesses through its web platform, has announced a new shopping app to bring local businesses as well as global brands right to the fingertips of consumers everywhere. Called Shop, the new app is free to download...

Retail

Could Shopify be the new Amazon?

Could Shopify be the next Amazon? In terms of market position it certainly has a long way to go, with Amazon boasting 35,9 percent of US retail sales and Shopify 4.7 percent, according to figures from eMarketer, but the company is fast growing its online commerce solutions and is a favourite amongst fashion upstarts. Shopify was founded in 2006...

Business

Shopify to buy 6 River Systems for 450 million dollars

Multi-channel ecommerce platform Shopify Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire 6 River Systems, Inc., provider of collaborative warehouse fulfilment solutions. The company announced through a statement that under the terms of the agreement, Shopify will acquire all of 6 River Systems’ outstanding securities for approximately 450 million...

Retail

Shopify expands ‘shopping on Instagram’ feature to the UK

Shopify, the multi-channel commerce platform, has announced that it is expanding its ‘shopping on Instagram’ feature for merchants in eight additional markets including the UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Brazil. The feature means that Shopify’s sales channel integration with Instagram allows retailers to sell directly...