Case Studies
The Shopify ecosystem is home to thousands of passionate web designers and developers who are focused on building amazing things on our platform. From elegant themes and practical apps to fully-functional ecommerce websites, our partners work tirelessly to push the boundaries of what’s possible with Shopify.
Struggling with a specific problem? Our case studies can show you how our partners hacked a solution to their own development challenges.
From Realtor to Retailer: How Strategic Financing Helped One Entrepreneur Scale Quickly
Growing a Handmade Brand: One Family's Journey from Etsy to Shopify
How I Build and Sell Handmade Products in My Spare Time
How This Canadian Footwear Brand Is Finding Success Focusing on Heritage and Style
The Art of Reinvention: One Couple's Secret to Keeping Their Seasonal Business Thriving
How This Indie Game Made 60% of Its Annual Merch Revenue in 30 Days
What It Actually Takes to Become a Full-Time YouTuber: The “Yes Theory”
Cashing in on Custom: Lessons from a 6-Figure Seasonal Candy Brand
How This Tree-Planting Charity Is Helping Reforestation Efforts Around the World
How a Homegrown West Coast Brand Found an Audience in its Own Backyard
Local Pride is the Active Ingredient in this Body Care Brand’s Global Success
Community is at the Heart of One Small Town's Commercial Success
Gotamago's Story: Building a Life and a Business Under One Roof
Powering the Pout: The (Other) Woman Behind Kylie Cosmetics
The Kylie Effect: The Power of Offline Experiences for Online Brands
Why Working From the Road Is Good for Business (and How to Do It)
Three Stories, One Goal: A Documentary About the Power of Togetherness
How a One-Woman Juice Bar Became an International Brand
196 Countries, 4 Stores, 2 Warehouses: How This Baby Brand is Growing Up Fast
What's Your Plan B? How a Pro Athlete Built a Winter Coat Brand in the Off-Season
How The Wheelhouse Created an Audience for Their Bike Brand One Coffee at a Time
How This Social Entrepreneur Is Building a Better Detroit By Empowering Its Students
This Rancher Found Retirement Happiness in Entrepreneurship (and You Can Too)
How An Ex-Con Turned His Life Around And Built an $80k per Month Ecommerce Business
Meet the Punk Rocker Who Grew His Passion into a Global Empire with the Help of a Shopify Expert
How to Start a Fashion Line: Secrets from a Project Runway Designer
School of Life: How a Self-Taught Wedding Expert Cashed in on Courses for Creatives
How Shopify Capital Helped One Small Business Fund a Plus-Sized Dream
How to Launch a Subscription Box: Lessons from a Successful Korean Beauty Business
Bean to Bar to Business: The Story Behind Soul Chocolate
Paper Isn’t Dead: How Two Merchants Found a Niche in a Waning Industry
Blog to Business: How Black Girls RUN! Began a Community-Powered Movement
How This 17 Year Old Turned a Love of Watches Into a $13,500 a Month Business
Ethical Underwear: How a Lingerie Company Built Its Brand on Social Change
The Unlikely Story of the Activist Who Shook up the Fashion World
Meet the Cult Film Superfans Who Turned Vinyl Soundtracks into an Empire
How Slyde Handboards Landed Shark Tank Investments from Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher
The Story of the Brazen Soap Maker Who Beat the Banks With Bath Bombs
The Art of Streetwear: How the Legends League Turned a Creative Outlet into a Brand
How One Mother Uses Pinterest to Grow Her Online Business (And How You Can Too)
How This Young Family Grew Their Online Business and Made Over $40,000 in One Day
How an Entrepreneur from Alaska Built the Biggest Hip-Hop Drum Sample Business in the World
How One Couple Raised Over 500% of Their Crowdfunding Goal on Kickstarter in 28 Days Without an Audience
How a Craving for Sriracha Sauce Led Two Entrepreneurs to Build a Business That Went Viral Overnight
The Story of Ugmonk: From Side Project to Lifestyle Product Empire
How Two Friends Turned Up The Heat and Sold $170k Worth of Spicy Honey in 10 Months
How One Couple is Making $600,000 Per Year Selling Digital Products
How One Paper Designer Made the Leap from Wholesale to Retail
