Shopify Archives - Multichannel Merchant

The Fortia Group Lets Entrepreneurs Invest in Niche Aggregators

March 22, 2022 | Mike O'Brien

Fortia Group is pursing a vacant corner of the brand aggregator market, launching a new financing syndicate that gives entrepreneurs who have exited their ecommerce business an opportunity to invest in aggregators and reap the rewards of their growth.

Shippo Goes Native with Shopify Integration, Investment

March 14, 2022 | Mike O'Brien

Shippo, a provider of shipping software, has created an API integration with major ecommerce platform company Shopify, making its tools natively available to millions of Shopify merchants, a process that is being accelerated by a major investment from Shopify. Much of the initial focus is on expanding in European markets.

Microsoft Reportedly Taking On Shopify With Its Own Ecommerce Site Platform

April 5, 2019 | Daniela Forte

Microsoft is reportedly building its own ecommerce store-building platform that would compete with Shopify, according to ZDNet which reported Microsoft is responding to requests from its customers, particularly larger ones.