BNPL (or "Buy Now Pay Later") is the hottest thing right now to bring in-house, and I can understand the appeal. That interest revenue on financed purchases looks sexy on balance sheets, and merchants love it because they tend to see an increase in conversions and...
It's been a big week in e-commerce with Q2 earnings reports reigniting excitement from investors alongside big players making big moves (some good, some bad, and others tbd). The lines between e-commerce / social media / and fintech continue to blur as companies look...
Growing up in the emerging world of technology during the 90s and early 2000s, the Internet was spoken about early on as a liberator from big industry. It was supposed to level the playing field and allow information, products, and services to bypass the gatekeepers...
Thanks for being an active reader of my Shopifreaks newsletter. As a reminder, this is a community project and I value your contributions. Whenever you come across share-worthy e-commerce news, you can e-mail it to [email protected] (or simply hit reply to any of...
It's been 7 days since Andy Jassy was inaugurated as CEO of Amazon and the world hasn't fallen apart yet. While tons of analysts have ideas about how well he will succeed in the role and in which areas he will leave his mark on Amazon -- they are all speculations. So...
This week we dive into some exciting technological advancements among big players in e-commerce including Shopify's new Online Store 2.0, PayPal's launch of an integrated POS system, Adobe's cookieless future, BigCommerce's Bitcoin play, and more. With all that...
Did you ever think you'd live in a world where India had better antitrust and consumer protection laws than USA? And that's not meant to be a jab at India! The question is meant more as a disapproving reflection at the current state of U.S.A.'s outdated and ill...
Everywhere I look in the news lately, I see headlines about companies "taking on Amazon". When you look at Shopify's recent acquisitions and investments, Google making big plays to acquire product data, SquareSpace going public, and companies like Wix, GoDaddy, and...
I hope you're enjoying our new and improved newsletter format these past few weeks, exclusively focusing on e-commerce industry highlights. If so, there are a few ways you can really help us grow: 1) Write a testimonial. You can hit reply to this e-mail and let me...
Ever since I started this newsletter in January 2021, I've had my ear to the ground of the e-commerce industry like never before. Consequently a positive result has been that I've made some incredible stock picks! I bought OLO on Mar 22 at $31.35 which is now up...
Welcome to the new streamlined Shopifreaks newsletter. We've shifted our focus towards exclusively headlining the most important e-commerce news of the week so that you never miss any major happenings in the industry. Hit reply to this e-mail and let me know what you...
Changes are coming to the Shopifreaks newsletter. Starting next week, I'm going to be focusing more heavily on e-commerce industry news and less on information specifically for Shopify merchants. (ie: No more Tip of the Week or New Shopify Apps and expanded E-Commerce...
In the past few weeks we've acquired new readers from the exec teams of Shopify, BigCommerce, Prodigy, Automattic, and Amazon, plus some well known digital marketing agencies. Welcome to Shopifreaks! How can I best serve you with these newsletters? What are your...
Did you see the press release I published last week about the launch of Shopifreaks? To all our new subscribers who found us through that press release (or other means), welcome to the community! If you've ever got important e-commerce related news that we should...
I'm launching a referral program for Shopifreaks soon. You'll have your own special link to share our newsletter, and you'll earn points for every new subscriber, which you can redeem for rewards. What would you like those rewards to be? Please hit reply...
Before we dive into this week's Shopifreaks newsletter, I have a question for you. How can I reach more Shopify store owners and e-commerce industry professionals like yourself? Today I'm sending the 14th edition, and while I love writing these newsletters and...
Just curious, who are you? Who's reading this newsletter? If you're a store owner, what's your store? Hit reply to this e-mail and introduce yourself so that I can get a better idea of who's on the other end of this e-mail. And now, onto the 13th edition of...
I appreciate those of you who responded to my e-mail survey last week. If you missed that message, check your Inbox for an e-mail from me with the subject, "Question about this newsletter's future". The single question survey which asks, "Which parts of the...
