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.”
The company also provides a platform for developers to create applications for merchants on the Shopify platform.
Shopify was founded in 2004 by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake after attempting to open Snowdevil, an online store for snowboarding equipment. Unsatisfied with the available e-commerce products at the time, Lütke decided to build his own.
Shopify launched its platform in 2006. The company reports that it now has more than 800,000 merchants using its platform, with gross merchandise volume exceeding $55 billion.
What Does Shopify Do?
In short, Shopify is an ecommerce platform that helps businesses set up and run their online stores. Shopify offers a suite of services including payments, marketing, shipping and customer engagement tools to simplify the process of running an online store for small merchants.
How Did Shopify Get Started?
Shopify was founded in 2004 by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand and Scott Lake after they attempted to open Snowdevil, an online store for snowboarding equipment. They were unsatisfied with the available e-commerce products at the time so Lütke decided to build his own.
How Many Businesses Use Shopify?
The company reports that it now has more than 800,000 merchants using its platform with gross merchandise volume exceeding $55 billion.
