Shopify Inc established a collaboration with Alphabet Inc's YouTube on Tuesday to allow merchants to sell through the video platform, as the Canadian firm seeks to capitalise on the growing number of content creators who are starting their own e-commerce storefronts.
The collaboration, which expands on an existing one with Google, would enable retailers to combine their online storefronts with YouTube, which has over two billion monthly viewers.
In an effort to counteract a post-pandemic slowdown in online buying, Shopify, which creates tools for merchants to set up their online storefronts, unveiled new features in June to assist its clients sell to other businesses and on Twitter.
As people return to stores, the corporation has lost its position as Canada's most valuable company, and its shares have lost more than three-quarters of their value this year.
Amir Kabbara, Shopify's director of product, marketplaces, and creators, stated that the cooperation with YouTube would assist increase conversion rate and, as a result, gross merchandise volume, a crucial success indicator for the company.
Merchants can tag and pin products during live streams, display a curated list of products in a product shelf underneath on-demand films, and highlight their products by adding a store tab to their YouTube channel.
Orders placed through such partner integrations quadrupled in the first quarter of the year, according to Shopify, which has also worked with TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
(Source:www.usnews.com)
The collaboration, which expands on an existing one with Google, would enable retailers to combine their online storefronts with YouTube, which has over two billion monthly viewers.
In an effort to counteract a post-pandemic slowdown in online buying, Shopify, which creates tools for merchants to set up their online storefronts, unveiled new features in June to assist its clients sell to other businesses and on Twitter.
As people return to stores, the corporation has lost its position as Canada's most valuable company, and its shares have lost more than three-quarters of their value this year.
Amir Kabbara, Shopify's director of product, marketplaces, and creators, stated that the cooperation with YouTube would assist increase conversion rate and, as a result, gross merchandise volume, a crucial success indicator for the company.
Merchants can tag and pin products during live streams, display a curated list of products in a product shelf underneath on-demand films, and highlight their products by adding a store tab to their YouTube channel.
Orders placed through such partner integrations quadrupled in the first quarter of the year, according to Shopify, which has also worked with TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
(Source:www.usnews.com)
