Shopify

Shopify is an ecommerce platform that supports retailers in creating online stores and sell via social media sites. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Shopify and innovations in the online retail sector.

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News
Perfume and makeup have outranked wine and chocolate as top Valentine’s gifts
14 February 2025By Megan Robinson
New Shopify data has revealed that perfume and makeup are the most popular gifts this Valentine’s Day in the UK.
Analysis
Ranking: The most downloaded retail apps of 2024
22 January 2025By Megan Robinson and George Arnett
Temu was the most downloaded retail app for both the UK and the world in 2024, with Shein in second position
Retail Voice
Five ways retailers can succeed this holiday shopping season
12 November 2024Paid for post by Shopify
With spending around Black Friday forecast to surpass last year’s levels, Shopify’s Deann Evans examines how retailers can capitalise on the potentially positive shopper sentiment this golden quarter

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Innovation of the Week

Shopify teams up with Roblox to sell physical items on gaming platform

15 September 2024

Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.

Opinion

‘The barriers between retail channels are fading and we’re moving into a new era’

13 August 2024By Deann Evans

The first ecommerce transaction took place three decades ago this month and online went on to revolutionise retail. Shopify’s Deann Evans considers what comes next as retailers move beyond an omnichannel model

UK retail sales fell in June driven by the election and wet weather
19 July 2024By Megan Robinson
Shopify launches new platform with bigger and better AI
24 June 2024By Megan Robinson
Why retail is banking on a big Euros to kick off the summer
13 June 2024By Ritika Bhoora
TikTok Shop and Shopify launch new app for UK sellers
6 March 2024By Megan Robinson

Shopify bolsters EMEA leadership team with new appointments
20 February 2024By Megan Robinson
November sales boost reflects ‘tactical’ spending ahead of Christmas
22 December 2023By Chloe Mills
Grey pound: which retailers are best at capturing over-50s spend?
20 December 2023By Ellis Hawthorne
Bang & Olufsen opens global flagship on New Bond Street
14 December 2023By Megan Robinson

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