Shopify News & Updates
Last updated October 26, 2026
Andrew Left, the short seller who once called Shopify a “get-rich-quick scheme,” found guilty of stock manipulation
Shopify’s board approves a $3B increase to its share buyback program, bringing the total authorization to $5B
Shopify paid Kenneth Law nearly $149K for sales on his websites before he pleaded guilty to aiding 14 suicides, court records show
Shopify asks governments not to pass AI-specific laws, urging them to update existing rules and recognize voluntary industry standards instead
TikTok expands TikTok Shop to Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland starting June 15
WordPress loses market share for six consecutive months at an accelerated pace while Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace grow
Reddit’s advertising integration with Shopify is now available to all merchants
QVC marks 40th anniversary with eight-hour TikTok Shop “Super Brand Day” live shopping event from NYC on June 17
Reddit opens Shopify integration to all merchants globally with codeless pixel setup, catalog syncing, and streamlined ad campaigns
Klarna partners with Arrive to bring Pay in Full to the EasyPark app for parking payments across 15 European markets
WordPress market share drops for six straight months as Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace gain ground and Astro downloads double
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke calls the one-person billion-dollar company “bullshit” at Toronto Tech Week despite acknowledging it’s now possible
TikTok Shop launches in Netherlands on June 15 with Cloudpillo, Meroda, and Nikkie Plessen’s N BRANDS among first sellers
Shopify opens Universal Commerce Protocol to all developers with full Catalog access
Poster designer sues Shopify in Australia over ghost stores he alleges copied his work 3,929 times
Shopify shareholder proposal pushes for responsible AI policy ahead of June 16 annual meeting, urged to vote against by board
Google launches Universal Cart and brings UCP to ad campaigns with Nike, Sephora, Walmart, Target, and Shopify as early adopters
Shopify ends Dev Degree partnership with Dominican University of California as it scales other engineering internship programs
TikTok Shop says U.S. small business sales grew 66% in 2025 with 215,000+ active small sellers on the platform
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