TLDR Shopify is the VBulletin of Ecommerce. It’s Simply outdated and a bad experience for customers. Marketplaces, namely Amazon, will continue to capture larger and larger market share. Standalone eCommerce stores are already losing market share to marketplaces. Other countries with a higher % of retail sales as ecomm are dominated by market places.
Shopify is Doomed - Standalone eCommerce stores are dead. Long live marketplaces.
Shopify is Doomed - Standalone eCommerce…
TLDR Shopify is the VBulletin of Ecommerce. It’s Simply outdated and a bad experience for customers. Marketplaces, namely Amazon, will continue to capture larger and larger market share. Standalone eCommerce stores are already losing market share to marketplaces. Other countries with a higher % of retail sales as ecomm are dominated by market places.