Shopify Overtakes eBay as Second Biggest Shopping Site After Amazon

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Post by bgrynol » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC

Shopify Overtakes eBay as Second Biggest Shopping Site After Amazon
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Post by sosuke » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 7:59 PM UTC

But Shopify has no central search platform that I know of. The sites aren't connected to each other.

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Post by nategri » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:00 PM UTC

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

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Post by izzydata » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:03 PM UTC

nategri wrote: post #3

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

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

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Post by primordialsoup » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:03 PM UTC

nategri wrote: post #3

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

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

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Post by 1123581321 » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:04 PM UTC

nategri wrote: post #3

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

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

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Post by excalibur » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:04 PM UTC

nategri wrote: post #3

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

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.

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Post by tempsy » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:05 PM UTC

Shopify's stock has been on an incredible tear. I think it's 3x'd since the beginning of the year? And 10x'd in maybe 2.

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Post by swsieber » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:07 PM UTC

sosuke wrote: post #2

But Shopify has no central search platform that I know of. The sites aren't connected to each other.

That makes it all the more impressive.

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Post by bhouston » Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:08 PM UTC

sosuke wrote: post #2

But Shopify has no central search platform that I know of. The sites aren't connected to each other.

I feel that is likely coming at some point - but who knows... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20411992

Also with the recent postal changes in the US I think that will hurt AliExpress, Banggood and help Shopify and Amazon.