Shopify Connects its Merchants to the Amazon Marketplace
January 5, 2017Integration connects Shopify merchants to millions of potential Amazon customers, while making it convenient to manage inventory, product details and order fulfillment all in one place.
Ottawa, Canada — January 5, 2017 —Shopify Inc. (“Shopify”) (NYSE: SHOP, TSX: SHOP), the leading cloudbased, multichannel commerce platform, announced that Shopify merchants selling in USD are able to add the Amazon sales channel to their Shopify account.
This previously announced integration, which was made generally available in December, is designed to seamlessly connect Shopify store owners to the millions of customers searching for products to buy on Amazon. Now merchants can conveniently manage their product catalog for their ecommerce website, retail store, Amazon store, and other sales channels all in one place.
“This is our first integration with an online marketplace. Our work with Amazon is an important step in strengthening our robust multichannel commerce strategy and the ability of our merchants to sell anywhere their customers buy,” said Brandon Chu, Director of Product at Shopify. “With an estimated 40% of Shopify merchants already selling in online marketplaces, Shopify has further simplified the processes to gain entry into Amazon.”
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About Shopify
Shopify is the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, 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. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 325,000 businesses in approximately 150 countries and is trusted by brands such as Tesla Motors, Red Bull, Nestle, GE, Kylie Jenner, and many more.
