Shopify Unveils New Innovations to Transform Commerce for Merchants and Consumers Globally
June 19 2019 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Shopify’s product and feature announcements include its
first-ever fulfillment network, an all-new platform for enterprise
brands, and more capabilities for merchants to sell
internationally
Today, Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP) (TSX:SHOP), the leading
multi-channel commerce platform, unveiled the latest in commerce
technology at Shopify Unite, the annual conference that brings
together the company’s global partner and developer community.
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“Shopify’s real power comes from the variety and strength of our
ecosystem,” said Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke. "Unite gives our developer
and partner community access to our product roadmap. Together, and
only together, we can shape the future of commerce and empower
entrepreneurs around the world.”
This year, Shopify is transforming commerce by announcing
platform enhancements and updates focused on giving
direct-to-consumer brands everything they need to build and manage
a business. Shopify’s innovations include a newly updated Shopify
Plus platform for enterprise brands, more global capabilities, and
for the first time, Shopify is expanding its offering with a
fulfillment network that will allow merchants of all sizes to
deliver their products fast and at a low cost.
Introducing Shopify Fulfillment Network
- Shopify
Fulfillment Network, available now for early access,
will provide U.S. merchants with a network of distributed
fulfillment centers, and uses machine learning to ensure timely
deliveries and lower shipping costs, putting their brand and
customer experience front and center.
Announcing Shopify Plus’ all-new platform for enterprise
merchants
- The all-new
Shopify Plus provides a single view of a merchant’s
entire business, tools that facilitate a consistent experience
across stores, and an easier-than-ever way to create new stores,
empowering enterprise merchants to move fast, build with the
customer in mind, and unlock growth potential.
Debuting next-generation point of sale software to supercharge
in-store experiences
- The new
Shopify POS will be faster, more intuitive, and more
scalable point of sale software, providing retailers with a simple
interface, new customer service shortcuts, and access to all of
Shopify’s POS app extensions.
Going Global: New ways for merchants to reach international
shoppers
- Introducing 11
new language capabilities, now available in the Shopify
Admin globally, including Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese,
Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Malay, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean
and Thai.
- Shopify’s Translations API will store translated
buyer-facing content including products, collections, and blog
posts, enabling merchants to provide the same consistent shopping
experience in multiple languages.
- With Shopify Payments, all merchants
can now sell in multiple
currencies and get paid in their local currency.
Bringing an all-new online store design experience
- The new online
store design experience makes it even easier for
merchants to customize the look and feel of their store to meet the
evolving expectations of shoppers, without editing the code.
- Introducing the ability to display products in video and 3D models
right within Shopify, unlocking new possibilities for merchants to
deliver the in-store experience online by bringing products to
life.
- Partners can now integrate subscription payments solutions directly
into Shopify’s checkout.
Go fast, be stable: Providing developers with the best tools to
build powerful apps
- Shopify’s most popular libraries will be available in GraphQL,
allowing developers to leverage its speed and efficiency to build
faster and more stable apps for merchants.
- With the Shopify App CLI (command-line interface),
developers can now wrap all their app building steps into one
command, scaffolding an app within seconds.
- Shopify App
Bridge is a new, consolidated tool that enables
developers to embed their apps directly into Shopify, including
desktop, Shopify Mobile, and Shopify POS, creating a seamless user
experience for merchants.
Introducing new back office shipping features to help merchants
sell more, better manage their order process, and improve customer
experiences
- New shipping
features make it possible for merchants to set specific
shipping rules and pricing for different products, and create
automatic and more accurate visibility throughout the fulfillment
process, including any activity happening in third-party apps and
services.
For more information, please visit
https://news.shopify.com/.
About Shopify
Shopify is the leading multi-channel commerce platform.
Merchants use Shopify to design, set up, and manage their stores
across multiple sales channels, including mobile, web, social
media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops.
The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office
and a single view of their business, from payments to shipping. The
Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making
enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes.
Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify currently powers over
800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by
brands such as Unilever, Kylie Cosmetics, Allbirds, MVMT, and many
more.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking information and
forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable
securities laws (“forward-looking statements“), including
statements with regard to the announcement and launch by Shopify of
new products, services and offerings, the capabilities of those
products and the impact of those products and services on
merchants’ businesses. Words such as “expects”, “will”,
“anticipates” and “intends” or similar expressions are intended to
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