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So weird. Literally cannot remember if I've ever bought something from Shopify.

by nategri 7y ago

izzydata 7y ago
This is the first I've heard of it. Is this a thing with people under 21 or something?
- procinct 7y ago
  It’s an e-commerce platform. It’s completely white label so you could buy from a Shopify website without ever knowing it.
- maitredusoi 7y ago
  The platform is only known by rubyist, this mean that you are either a javascript guy or a phpist one ;) ;) ;) Sorry that private joke was to easy not to be made....
primordialsoup 7y ago
But you most likely might have bought something that was powered by Shopify. And Shopify wants to keep it that way.
- steve_adams_86 7y ago
  That's how it is. I worked with Pixel Union, an agency which serves Shopify customers pretty much exclusively. They built British Columbia's online cannabis store on Shopify. They built countless online shoe stores for notable brands. Sunglasses, women's fashion, men's fashion, watches, rental services. None of them look like they have anything to do with Shopify.
1123581321 7y ago
I didn’t become aware I had been shopping on Shopify-hosted sites until I created one.
excalibur 7y ago
I think (?) that's intentional. I think the Shopify platform is generally branded as part of a company's website, and customers are generally unaware that Shopify was involved in the transaction. Which is sort of the polar opposite of the way Amazon works.
- bduerst 7y ago
  Precisely - Shopify is a white-label ecommerce platform, whereas ebay and amazon are walled gardens.
ceejayoz 7y ago
You wouldn’t. If you buy a Tesla online, for example, that’s a Shopify site.
greglindahl 7y ago
Tesla uses Shopify to sell cars -- I'd bet that just a few relatively large companies are the cause of that huge revenue number. Doubly so if eBay only reports their actual cut of sales as revenue instead of the entire sale price.
- blairbeckwith 7y ago
  Tesla doesn't actually use Shopify to sell cars – they sell merch and some parts through Shopify, IIRC. Your point stands that Shopify's largest merchants make up a huge proportion of GMV, but it's not because of big ticket items like cars.
xutopia 7y ago
Almost all the "no-name" sales on Facebook are powered by Shopify. It does a wonderful job at being inconspicuous.

So weird. Literally cannot remember if I've ever bought something from Shopify.

izzydata 7y ago

This is the first I've heard of it. Is this a thing with people under 21 or something?

procinct 7y ago
It’s an e-commerce platform. It’s completely white label so you could buy from a Shopify website without ever knowing it.
maitredusoi 7y ago
The platform is only known by rubyist, this mean that you are either a javascript guy or a phpist one ;) ;) ;) Sorry that private joke was to easy not to be made....

primordialsoup 7y ago

But you most likely might have bought something that was powered by Shopify. And Shopify wants to keep it that way.

steve_adams_86 7y ago
That's how it is. I worked with Pixel Union, an agency which serves Shopify customers pretty much exclusively. They built British Columbia's online cannabis store on Shopify. They built countless online shoe stores for notable brands. Sunglasses, women's fashion, men's fashion, watches, rental services. None of them look like they have anything to do with Shopify.

1123581321 7y ago

I didn’t become aware I had been shopping on Shopify-hosted sites until I created one.

excalibur 7y ago

I think (?) that's intentional. I think the Shopify platform is generally branded as part of a company's website, and customers are generally unaware that Shopify was involved in the transaction. Which is sort of the polar opposite of the way Amazon works.

bduerst 7y ago
Precisely - Shopify is a white-label ecommerce platform, whereas ebay and amazon are walled gardens.

ceejayoz 7y ago

You wouldn’t. If you buy a Tesla online, for example, that’s a Shopify site.

greglindahl 7y ago

Tesla uses Shopify to sell cars -- I'd bet that just a few relatively large companies are the cause of that huge revenue number. Doubly so if eBay only reports their actual cut of sales as revenue instead of the entire sale price.

blairbeckwith 7y ago
Tesla doesn't actually use Shopify to sell cars – they sell merch and some parts through Shopify, IIRC. Your point stands that Shopify's largest merchants make up a huge proportion of GMV, but it's not because of big ticket items like cars.

xutopia 7y ago

Almost all the "no-name" sales on Facebook are powered by Shopify. It does a wonderful job at being inconspicuous.