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B2B on Shopify: What Actually Matters (and How to Get It Right)

B2B on Shopify: What Actually Matters (and How to Get It Right)

 B2B ecommerce has finally caught up. For years, wholesale lagged behind — clunky portals, manual processes and buying experiences stuck in the early 2000s. That gap has closed fast. Today’s buyers...

Shopify Timesavers: Smart ways to run your store more  effectively

Shopify Timesavers: Smart ways to run your store more effectively

Running a Shopify store can quickly become overwhelming - especially as your business grows. Between managing orders, updating products, handling customer queries and analysing performance, it’s ea...

How, Now, Wow: A Simple Framework for Creating Desire in Ecommerce Marketing

How, Now, Wow: A Simple Framework for Creating Desire in Ecommerce Marketing

In ecommerce, the brands that win are rarely the ones shouting the loudest. They’re the ones that create genuine desire. It’s easy to assume that better performance marketing, more ads, or larger b...

Know Your Numbers – Basic Business Finance for Shopify Store Owners

Know Your Numbers – Basic Business Finance for Shopify Store Owners

Running a Shopify store is exciting. You’re building a brand, selling products, and connecting with customers. But behind every successful store is something less glamorous — understanding the numb...

Turning Buyers Into Repeat Customers: Why Lifetime Value Matters More Than One-Off Sales

Turning Buyers Into Repeat Customers: Why Lifetime Value Matters More Than One-Off Sales

Too often, businesses look at sales as a collective number — acquisition targets, monthly revenue goals, conversion percentages. While these metrics matter, focusing only on the totals can cause yo...

How to Improve Conversion Rates on Shopify in 2026 with Smarter Personalisation

How to Improve Conversion Rates on Shopify in 2026 with Smarter Personalisation

Getting traffic to your Shopify store is only half the battle. The real win happens when visitors actually buy. In 2026, one of the biggest differences between stores that convert well and those th...

Shopify Editions - Winter 2026 - The Renaissance Edition

Shopify Editions - Winter 2026 - The Renaissance Edition

Another gigantic one with 150+ updates - Shopify Winter Editions 2026 is called the Renaissance Edition - there's some clever stuff, not to mention the stunning presentation which we urge you to ch...

Legal and compliance considerations to be aware of as an online seller

Legal and compliance considerations to be aware of as an online seller

We thought it would be useful to run through the things that you need to consider for your online store to ensure that you're legally compliant. As a merchant, compliance is your responsbility so w...

As a client, what will I be expected to do during the website build process?

As a client, what will I be expected to do during the website build process?

Blue Horizons have built over 600 websites and ironically, with all of the advances in technology seemingly making life easier, we feel that website builds are more complex and harder to navigate t...