Selz, run by a team of around 50 in Sydney, Australia, bills itself as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to start selling products and services online. Many have seen the acquisition as an attempt to fight back against Shopify’s rampant growth during the coronavirus pandemic. Martin Rushe, the CEO and founder of Selz wrote a blog post announcing the deal. In fact, Here’s the post in its entirety: Selz helps small businesses create online stores, as well as letting them add payment options to existing websites. There’s nothing particularly unique about what Selz does. In fact, ecommerce website builders and platforms have become seriously big business over the last few years. Nothing is changing for our customers at this time, and we’ll be in touch with customers as and when we have further updates. Find out more – Best Ecommerce Website Builders 2021 Selz currently offers three monthly pricing plans which allow you to create your own store using its platform, or attach Selz’ smarts to an existing site. It also offers a $599 per month “Do It For Me” option which will see Selz’ own team of developers build a bespoke site to your specifications. Sustainable shopping, eschewing the fast fashion industry in particular, is a growing movement — particularly with millennials and Gen Z. TikTok, for example, is awash with posts offering sustainable buying advice and how to tell whether brands are genuinely sustainable. Plus, there is plenty of content from young entrepreneurs showcasing their small and more sustainable businesses. What’s more, younger consumers are far more inclined to shop from local and independent businesses. When we sat down with Lightspeed POS CEO Dax Dasilva, he told us that small businesses, despite facing lockdown challenges, are still finding success.
