Where do we stand on AI shopping today? Where will we be in 6 months? What can brands with foresight do to help themselves stay ahead of the game? We’re taking a stab at answering these questions within.

Squarespace is beautiful. It’s simple. It’s a dream to use and you’re off the ground quickly.

Squarespace is a perfect launchpad. You get stunning templates, a plug-and-play interface, and the joy of not needing to touch a single line of code.

But then the sales roll in. SKUs multiply. Shipping zones expand.

Let’s take a look at what Squarespace does well, why it starts to struggle, and how Shopify can help your business scale, streamline, and sell smarter.

The cost of staying on WooCommerce? More hours managing chaos, more dollars wasted on backend ops, and missed sales that should’ve been automatic.

Here’s a look at why migrating to Shopify now is a smart operational and growth move, with real-world examples and AI-powered advantages you can’t afford to ignore.

The Cold Hard Math That's Reshaping DTC Strategy

Let's cut straight to the numbers that are keeping DTC founders up at night: acquiring a new customer now costs 5-7 times more than retaining an existing one. In 2025's hyper-competitive landscape, that's not just a statistic, it's a business survival metric.

At elev8DTC, we know the DTC ecommerce battlefield: every second a potential customer isn't on your site is a chance lost. You're likely mastering email and SMS in your Klaviyo flows, and rightly so, they're foundational. But what if we told you there's an often-overlooked, incredibly potent channel waiting to supercharge your re-engagement strategy? Enter browser push notifications.

At elev8DTC, we understand that a truly impactful marketing strategy goes beyond what's currently in your portfolio. It involves a strategic and intelligent approach to developing new assets, ensuring they are designed for maximum deployability and impact across various campaign stages and within your Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.

The Shopify Horizon update isn’t just a performance enhancement, it’s a signal that the future of eCommerce is intelligent, adaptive, and deeply personalized. By embedding AI into both backend architecture and front-end experiences, Shopify has built a more responsive, scalable platform designed for modern merchants, and the agencies that support them.

This time we’re taking a look at Shopify versus Magneto which is pretty much an enterprise level endeavor and Wix, a sort of champion of small business.  How does Shopify fit within this platform gap?  Let’s take a look…

In an era where acquiring new customers is increasingly costly and complex, retention marketing is no longer a luxury for DTC brands, it is the fundamental engine of sustainable profitability and growth.

Sometimes it’s kind of a pain to get the information you’re looking for in a handier format.  At elev8DTC, we’ve lately been running into some inquiries revolving around the uncertain future and turmoil within the open source Wordpress world and how it relates to potential site and homebase migration considerations for a digital brand ,or business.

Shopify, while traditionally a powerhouse for Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) brands, has executed significant strategic moves to become a dominant force in the wholesale and Business-to-Business (B2B) markets.

Migrating your e-commerce website to Shopify from another platform is a significant undertaking, but with careful planning, it can lead to a more robust, scalable, and user-friendly online store. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of what elev8DTC feels most relevant to consider.

Let’s dig into why Shopify is uniquely positioned to prepare eCommerce and consumer goods companies for long-term success and see if we can’t provide some real scenario examples to illustrate for conviction.