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Shopify News | Sep 27, 2024

Shopify has introduced storefront filters that now support category metafields in the Shopify Search & Discovery app...

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Shopify is a leading global commerce company that provides trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage retail businesses of any size. With a platform engineered for reliability, Shopify enhances the shopping experience for consumers and powers millions of businesses in over 175 countries, including well-known brands like Allbirds, Gymshark, and PepsiCo.

Updates as of Sep 27, 2024

  • Shopify has introduced storefront filters that now support category metafields in the Shopify Search & Discovery app.
  • Shopify updated their featured photo to one by Avelino Calvar Martinez and added new business ideas including selling LED sneakers and socks online.
  • Shopify Flow is now available to businesses in all countries on the Basic, Shopify, Advanced, and Shopify Plus plans.
  • Shopify has reduced the annual percentage yield (APY) on its Balance account from 3.86% to 3.39%.
  • Shopify has updated its Theme Store with new themes including Canopy, Highlight, Combine, Pinnacle, Infinity, and Alchemy, with prices ranging from $100 to $390 USD.
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  • Shopify and Operation HOPE aim to help start, grow, and scale one million Black businesses in the US and Canada by 2030.
  • Shopify announced a new partnership with a DTC tea brand to fight climate change.
  • Shopify merchants in Austria can now use OpenFiskal for seamless retail fiscalization and compliance with RKSV requirements.
  • Shopify launched their new Durable AI Website Builder.
  • GemPages announced an integration with Rapi Bundle Quantity Breaks, a Shopify app that enhances sales through bundles, volume discounts, and BOGO deals.
  • Shopify introduced a new mutation to create an order in their API.
  • Shopify now offers a promotion where users can earn 1% of all sales as subscription credits, up to $10,000.
  • Shopify has updated its Inbox page to emphasize the power of chat in converting browsers into buyers.
  • Fashion Nova is now using Shopify's Hydrogen.
  • Shopify launched a new homepage that highlights its comprehensive platform for businesses of all sizes, announced by Maggie Fost, Director of Design and Marketing Creative.
  • Shopify will host the #Creators4MentalHealth event on October 8 in NYC.
  • Shopify Engineering is celebrating 20 years of Rails history at RailsWorld.
  • Shopify is hosting RailsWorld in Toronto, featuring discussions with Tobi Lütke, Yukihiro Matsumoto, and Duncan Davidson on Ruby and Rails.
  • As of September 25, more women than men (54% vs. 46%) run businesses on Shopify, with women-owned businesses growing 94% faster than male-owned ones between 2019 and 2023.
  • Shopify Markets has a potential bug where URL fields in MetaObject are not localized for different markets.
  • Shopify is hosting its first Partner Meetup in the North of the UK on September 24.

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