Shopify is a Canadian e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. It is also the name of its proprietary e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. Shopify offers online retailers a suite of services “including payments, marketing, shipping and customer engagement tools to simplify the process of running an online store for small merchants.
Shopify was founded in 2004 by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake after attempting to open Snowdevil, an online store for snowboarding equipment. Lütke used the open source eCommerce software osCommerce to build Snowdevil’s online store, but was frustrated by the lack of flexibility and support. Weinand and Lake then decided to launch their own eCommerce platform which would be easier to use.
Yes, but there are a few things to be aware of. First, Shopify is a US-based company, so shipping rates from the US to UK can be higher than shipping rates from UK-based companies. Second, Shopify does not currently offer shipping insurance for orders shipped to the UK. This means that if your order is lost or damaged in transit, you will not be able to file a claim with Shopify.
The company launched its platform in 2006 and has since been growing rapidly. In 2010, Shopify launched an iPhone app which allowed users to manage their Shopify stores from their mobile devices. In 2014, Shopify acquired Select Start Studios, a Toronto-based design studio specializing in eCommerce web design and development.
Shopify has been ranked as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies by Canadian Business and Profit Magazine for three years in a row (2012-2014). It has also been ranked as one of North America’s fastest growing companies by Deloitte for two years in a row (2013-2014). As of September 2015, Shopify has over 175,000 active users, with merchants based in 150 countries and selling products in over 175 different languages.
Yes, Shopify shipping is available in the UK.
