Shopify’s reader accepts contactless ‘tap’ payments including Apple Pay and Google Pay, and chip-enabled credit cards. That’s why we’re announcing the new Shopify Tap & Chip Reader, coming fall of 2018 for U.S.-based merchants. And while that opens up many big opportunities for retailers, these sales experiences will also continue to become more personal, curated, and human. We envision a future where commerce happens everywhere.

We’re proud to announce a lineup of new Shopify POS hardware and features, rolling out this summer and fall, to help merchants deliver standout experiences no matter where their customers decide to buy. We’re building a powerful commerce platform to help you sell seamlessly across many channels, including in-person. In the last year, 70,000 merchants used the Shopify platform to sell in-person, and that number continues to grow.īut as you can likely attest, juggling multiple sales channels, both online and in-person, can admittedly create some challenges. Selling in-person is an opportunity for you to connect with customers and grow your business, and more merchants are realizing that.

The National Retail Federation reported that for every retail store that closed in 2017 in the U.S., another 2.7 new stores opened. On the contrary: Data shows retail is thriving. You’ve seen the headlines of major brands shutting their doors, but that doesn’t signal the end of retail stores. The much-hyped “retail apocalypse” is just that-hype.

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