Shopify Entrepreneur Weekly

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In this week's edition:

• Ecom updates and news

• New AppStoreResearch project, Shopify Plus merchants – don’t miss it

• New theme version

• What to read in the socials for inspo

• Sixth finger – close to mass release

Industry news

• Buyers can now choose from multiple shipping options for their first subscription shipment.

• On June 3, 2024, Markets Pro launched UPS Standard + Worldwide Expedited mail services. All existing, active and prospective Markets Pro merchants have access to these labels for purchase.

• Shopify filed a lawsuit against the store owner selling kids' microscopes. They claim the owner of MiniLabsters used fake DMCA notices to get Your Little Scientist, a competitor, banned permanently. Shopify is also taking legal action against the "Takedown Expert" involved.

• Luxury brand AMI Paris is now on Shopify.

• Lulu Cheng Meservey and Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah have joined the Shopify board of directors.

• Google won’t index sites that don’t work on mobile devices after July 5.

New AppStoreResearch project

Seeking Shopify Plus brand owners/operators regularly using preorders/backorders/back in stock notifications

“We are looking for owners or operators of Shopify Plus stores who have preorders, backorders and/or back in stock notifications as part of their regular strategy for sales for feedback regarding: - pain points associated with running preorders/backorders and/or back in stock notifications - app UI/UX - app feature requirements Looking forward to meeting you and thank you in advance for your time!”

If you are Shopify Plus merchants feel free to apply!

• Incentive $250.00

• 60 Minutes

• 5 available slots

Overheard in the socials

Just some weekly inspiration for you! The Shopify president shared his favorite thinker and 101 Additional Advices from him.

Themes updates

⭐️ New version: Vision by Fuel Themes
Version 2.9.0 • June 3, 2024

Update boosts speed, adds new features, and fixes minor issues like sticky scrolling, copy to clipboard option, and improved variant selection.

⭐️ New version: Impact by Maestrooo
Version 5.4.1 • May 23, 2024

Added "Auto-rotate" setting for messages, removed a performance optimization for "Page transition" due to browser issues, and fixed sticky product info problem in "Comparison table" with "Hide on scroll" header.

⭐️ New version: Broadcast by Invisible Themes
Version 5.7.0 • Jun 4, 2024

New features: "Rich text columns", optional accordion style for mobile footers, "Hide" tag for products, sold-out badge, improved "Before and After" layout, clickable timeline dots on mobile, enhanced user experience with "Remove" text in cart.

Optimization tip

The cart page is crucial for conversions. A helpful tip: Display the savings on the total purchase near the main call-to-action. Below it, include a trust icon like "verified by Norton" and comforting text "Shop with confidence".

Boost your cart page conversion rate by implementing this tip.

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Photo of the week

Scientists have developed the sixth finger, called “Third thumb”. You've probably seen it before, but now it's getting closer to mass release. The craziest part - after the tests, every other person felt incomplete without it 👀  Moreover, testers brains also started to treat each finger on their hands more equally.