"The future of commerce—competition is getting fierce, and it’s global now. As a retailer, you need to stand out. You need to move fast, and I think you have to be customer service-focused. You need to try and stand out in the crowd and offer the customer the best experience you can."
"The new possibilities opened up by Shopify's powerful dashboard allowed us to change the way we see online sales as a company. It’s a mindset shift that digital innovations such as Shopify make possible."
"Even at the start, Shopify Plus made it easy to test the water without any huge investment. As we grow and upscale the competition, it allows us to be lean, fast, smart, and innovative."
"With Shopify, we know that every week we can do what we need to do and it’s not going to break."
"Shopify Plus came through as the platform that could accomplish what we wanted and gave us the most control. Being able to accept alternative forms of payment like Bitcoin, having better analytics and data for targeting customers – these were all key in our decision to choose Shopify Plus."
"Had we invested in building something from scratch it would have taken about nine and a half years for it to become financially viable."
"after discovering that Shopify Plus could successfully handle our list of site requirements we were convinced that we needed to be on this platform."
"This business makes us think differently about retirement. We'll always be doing this."
"Although difficult for a clothing company, we are constantly changing the content on our site."
"Don't reinvent the wheel - just find something someone else is doing and do it better."
"The biggest advice I can give to new store owners is the importance of always having a strong vision for your company."
"When I was starting to develop my business plan, it seemed everywhere I turned I was told that great pictures were the key."
"True entrepreneurs will work at what they love from when the sun comes up and go to bed when they can barely keep their eyes open."
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
"Today, you can basically set up an online store for nothing. And then it’s about coming up with something unique or niche."