“We built Shopify to take the hassle out of running an online store, so retailers could focus on what they do best: running amazing businesses. Today, we support over 60,000 small businesses including thousands of retail stores, all who have created beautiful online stores with the greatest of ease,” explains Brennan Loh, Head of Business Development for Canadian based Shopify.

Retail Minded is excited to welcome Shopify to their elite group of independent retail sponsors, joining SnapRetail.com, ASD Trade Shows and MOO.com. Through Retail Minded’s sponsorship, Retail Minded readers can expect to learn more about e-commerce, creating dynamic online storefronts, working with customers in a virtual world and much more with a monthly editorial feature from Shopify. Additionally, Retail Minded readers and retailers will receive a 10% discount on any services they sign up for with Shopify, which include over 100 templates to choose from, customizing options, SEO and marketing support, mobile commerce and 24/7 support. The best part of Shopify – and why Retail Minded is so excited to work with them – is that they have made creating an e-commerce space easy for retailers to manage and consumers to shop from.

“Retailers are busy, so the last thing they need is more on their to-do-lists that bring them frustration or difficulty. Shopify has eliminated these fears for retailers – finally allowing merchants to bring their storefronts into the 21st century with ease. We can’t help but love their beautiful templates, as well, which can be customized to compliment the unique styles of any store,” Retail Minded Founder and Editorial Director Nicole Leinbach Reyhle explains.

In addition to the 10% discount Shopify will be offering all Retail Minded readers, Shopify will also be supporting Retail Minded’s unique Partner Program – further supporting independent merchants in their constant efforts to best engage their customers.

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