A Brief Overview of Shopify's New Functionalities

Crasman took part in Shopify's partner days, providing us with a pleasant update on new functionalities. Here is a summary for all those interested in the topic.

Shopify B2B and D2C

The themes of business-to-business commerce and direct-to-consumer sales by manufacturers were strongly featured at the event. With Shopify, it is possible to manage both from the same store. Company information, catalogs, customised payment terms, customer relationships, and billing (B2B checkout) are already familiar Shopify features. New additions include, for instance:

• Customer-specific product publishing

• Checkout branding customization

• Quantity rules

• Quick order lists

• Liquid customization on storefront

• Volume pricing

• Store contextualization

• Payment and shipping customizations

• Metafields for B2B buyers

• Custom themes and templates
  
  Order streamlining has also been enhanced with the following: 

• A company can now have multiple locations

• PO numbers

• B2B discounts by customer segments

• Payment reminders

• Restricted access for sales representatives to view customer information.
  
  

  Shopify Shop Pay

  One key innovation is Shop Pay. It is an accelerated payment option allowing customers to save their email, credit card information, and shipping and billing details. This saves customers time at checkout, especially if they have already used Shop Pay at another Shopify store. If your online store offers local pick-up or delivery, the customer can select it at the payment stage using Shop Pay.
  
  The customer needs to provide an email address at checkout to save their payment details. The customer's shipping and billing information is securely stored on Shopify's PCI-compliant server and shared with the store only if an order is placed. 
  
  

  Shopify POS

  Shopify's point-of-sale system now has a UI Extension feature, enabling app developers to enhance the Shopify POS app. This allows for faster POS operations and integration with multi-channel returns, appointment booking, and loyalty applications.