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Shopify Payment Plans: 4 Ways to Let Customers Pay Over Time
Intro Around 30% of cart abandonment happens because customers can’t afford to pay the full price upfront. Whether you’re launching a new product, restocking bestsellers, or selling high-ticket items, offering flexible payment options can be the difference between a lost sale and a conversion. Shopify payment plans give your customers the flexibility to pay over…
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Demand Planning & Forecasting for E-commerce: A modern approach for 2026
Accross Shopify and Amazon, stockouts have been shown to affect around 50% of products each year, while global estimates suggest over $1 trillion is lost through missed sales. That same set set of data found overstocking can increase storage and holding costs by 20-30%, leading to excess capital being tied up in unsold inventory. Demand…
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Shopify Charge Later: Complete Guide to Deferred Payments for Pre-orders
Prefer to watch a video? Click here to see Oli talk charging later on Shopify. In analyzing $85 million in pre-order sales data, one payment method stands out: 43.8% of successful pre-order listings use charge-later payments. This approach dominates because it solves a critical problem for Shopify merchants running pre-orders with extended lead times. Here’s…
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11 Best Pre-Order Landing Page Examples (+ What Makes Them Convert)
A pre-order landing page is your first impression for an upcoming product. Get it right, and you’ll build a list of eager customers ready to buy. Get it wrong, and you’ll struggle to generate interest, even if your product is great. Prefer to watch a video? Click here to see Oli go through the 20…
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How to Write a Shopify Pre-order Policy (+ Free Templates)
Just want to generate a pre-order policy? Click here. Pre-orders vary dramatically between stores. Some charge upfront and ship within 30 days. Others vault customer cards but don’t charge until fulfillment, sometimes 120+ days later. Some take deposits, others require full payment. Lead times range from weeks to months. Your pre-order policy is how you…