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Store Transfer from Cafe24 to Shopify: Part 2

Merchants moving from Cafe24 to Shopify have to minimize the differences between the two platforms to make the migration process for customers as easy as possible. Shopify is a powerful platform for e-commerce stores and it is growing to become comfortable for users all around the world. However, it still needs some customization before servicing …

Store Transfer from Cafe24 to Shopify: Part 1, Data Transfer

Some South Korean e-commerce stores are moving from Cafe24 to the Shopify platform to grow their business. One of the reasons for such a pattern is that Shopify provides more customization and freedom for the sellers, who are now capable of creating unique stores for the Korean market. If you are wondering what are the …

Kakao login, new Shopify app developed by Punch Digital Marketing

Punch Digital Marketing, an official partner of Shopify, announced that it has developed the KakaoTalk social login app for Shopify merchants to smoothen the cumbersome login and registration process. With this app, online store owners can enable shoppers to use the ubiquitous KakaoTalk to easily login or register to their shop. The Kakao login app …

Korean companies using Shopify

There are already many (big and small) Korean companies on Shopify, for example Amore Pacific, MBX (Memebox), Line Friends and T1. MBX is a unicorn startup that graduated from Y Combinator. But which stores have the most (estimated) revenue and (estimated) traffic? And what are some other featured Shopify stores, who is their owner, what …

Korean payment gateways that can be linked with Shopify

In a previous blog post we said that from the beginning of this year, it became possible to pay yourself in Korean Won by linking one of the Korean payment gateways (PGs) KG Inicis to Shopify. The contents of this blog post are: What is a payment gateway (PG)? How to choose which payment gateway …

Shopify vs Cafe24 (ecommerce platforms comparison)

If you are thinking about opening an online store, you may have heard of Shopify (from Canada) and Cafe24 (from Korea). Both brands offer online store building services for both local and global companies. Cafe24 has the greatest market share in Korea, but Shopify just entered the Korean market and is one of the global …

Shopify launches in Korea

Shopify, the ecommerce platform from Canada, has started offering its services in Korea. Shopify Korea launched its new Korean website recently: https://www.shopify.co.kr/. The interface is now available in Korean. There is also news about a payment gateway, fulfillment and customer service. The Korean payment gateway KG Inicis and Shopify announced in March this year that …