--- title: "Shopify: An E-Commerce Success Story [Infographic]" description: Growing from a need for a personalized online shopping experience, Shopify has opened the door to e-commerce greatness for business owners and merchants. image: https://blog.staylisted.com/hubfs/Shopify%20An%20ECommerce%20Success%20Story.png --- [![](https://blog.staylisted.com/hubfs/Blog%20Photos/staylisted-logo.png)](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com) - [Our Services](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/our-services/) - [Portfolio](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/portfolio/) - [About StayListed](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/about/) - [Pricing](https://staylisted.com/pricing/) - [Resources](https://blog.staylisted.com/) - [Contact](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/contact/) [(855) 730-6683](tel:(855)%20730-6683) [![](https://blog.staylisted.com/hubfs/Blog%20Photos/staylisted-logo.png)](https://blog.staylisted.com/) - [Our Services](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/our-services/) - [Portfolio](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/portfolio/) - [About StayListed](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/about/) - [Resources](https://blog.staylisted.com/) - [Contact](https://staylisteddev.wpengine.com/contact/) [(855) 730-6683](tel:(855)%20730-6683) - - ![Blog-Header](https://blog.staylisted.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Photos/Blog-Header.jpg?width=1140&name=Blog-Header.jpg "Blog-Header") # A digital marketing agency for small business owners #### Subscribe to Our Newsletter ### Subscribe to Email Updates - [Small Business Marketing (49)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/small-business-marketing) - [Local SEO (27)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/local-seo) - [Google My Business (19)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/google-my-business) - [Websites (18)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/websites) - [Marketing for Beginners (10)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/marketing-for-beginners) - [Adwords (PPC) (7)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/adwords-ppc) - [Infographics (4)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/infographics) - [Social Media Marketing (4)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/social-media-marketing) - [Citation Building (3)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/citation-building) - [Reviews (3)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/reviews) - [Yelp Ads (2)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/yelp-ads) - [Scholarship (1)](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/scholarship) See All [Small Business Marketing](https://blog.staylisted.com/topic/small-business-marketing) # Shopify: An E-Commerce Success Story \[Infographic\] By [Sarah Nelson](https://blog.staylisted.com/author/sarah-nelson)10, Apr 2018 Around 2008, a group of young snowboarders was looking for a way they could sell snowboarding equipment to other snowboarding enthusiasts. 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