Shopify Entrepreneur Weekly

Hey there! 👋

Welcome to HeyCarson's weekly newsletter. I've rounded up all the main industry news for you, so grab a cup of coffee and let's dive in!

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Lidia from HeyCarson

📰 Shopify news

• Merchants will be responsible for carrier-imposed undeliverable charges incurred on Markets Pro labels.

• Collective Retailers can set up to 30 "Imported products" to "active" right within their Collective connection.

• Checkout validation for POS checkout – Require or recommend that a customer is added and/or staff is attributed to a POS order before checkout can be completed.

• Remotely close cash tracking sessions and export POS register summaries from the POS channel.

• With Planet app, merchants can let their customers shop more sustainably by offering carbon-neutral shipping on every order.

• Selena Williams joined Shopify with her WYN BEAUTY brand.

• Exciting update for Shopify devs: GraphQL Product APIs now support 2,000 variants! Announced at Winter Editions, available in stable release.

• Shopify introduced the 10,000 Order Milestone Award to honor hardworking entrepreneurs and their successful businesses.

• Shopify has poached at least two dozen employees from Salesforce as it pushes into enterprise e-commerce.

💡 The reason to get Shop Pay Installments Banners now: 

Buyers are more likely to abandon carts if they don’t see messaging that their preferred payment method is available. These banners let your customers know that Shop Pay Installments is available on your store before they check out through Shop Pay.

❗️Shopify stores that show the product page banner see an increased average order value and 55% more installments orders compared to stores without it.

To get this feature going, just pop in the Shop Pay Installments banners.

We'll add the product page and cart banners to your theme for free.

⚡️ AppStoreResearch project

Get paid and meet great app teams that value your time and insights, not the one’s spamming your inbox.

$100 for an 60-minute interview with a researcher.

They would like your feedback on a product they are building that would greatly simplify Shopify app development. They would like to demo the product to you, and ask you a set of questions around whether you would use it, and what use-cases you would consider.

If you are an owner, e-commerce manager, or developer, you are welcome to register as a participant and submit an application for this project.

The project name is “Looking for developers at big brands, agencies, or freelancers”.

👀 Overheard on X / LinkedIn

🚨 New themes alert

Zora by NOVL – A content-first theme made for content creators. Enhance user experience with content-optimized posts. Provide exclusive content through memberships, and boost revenue with various monetization options.

^{Price: USD $300}

Essence by Alloy Themes – A clean, feature rich theme for visual stores. Create a standout storefront with 26 customizable sections, boost sales with conversion tools, and ensure fast browsing speed with Essence.

^{Price: USD $250}

Monk by Slash Themes – SEO optimized and responsive Shopify theme. Create an inclusive e-commerce platform with our multi-vendor feature, elevate customer engagement with shoppable videos, and offer a user-friendly navigation experience with our attractive mega menu.

^{Price: USD $200}

👁 Photo of the week

Duolingo's marketing featuring the green owl who tracks you down if you miss your daily goal is already a meme. They took it up a notch by launching toilet paper to help you learn a new language because "nature is the best push notification." It's a shame it was just an April Fools' joke - not a bad idea, though.🤣