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    Migrate From Magento To Shopify...Easy Or Not?

    Ah yes, that's it.... we wanted custom exchange rates as we offer free shipping to the UK and US so standard exchange rates wouldn't allow us properly reflect this. I appreciate your help though. You clearly know Shopify a lot better than I do!
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    Migrate From Magento To Shopify...Easy Or Not?

    What? Really?? OK, maybe there's another reason we're on Advanced so I will check with my developer. In any case, thank you for commenting and flagging this. I guess this goes back then to my other point: we still need to find someone who can help us get the most out of Shopify. If you happen...
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    Migrate From Magento To Shopify...Easy Or Not?

    We moved from Magento (old version) to Shopify last year and it was tricky but mainly because I insisted we bring all orders and customer data with us and that was the part that held us up. A lot of people tried to tell me that it was normal to just start afresh on a new platform and leave all...
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    Business credit reports

    If you still need this, I have access to both CreditSafe and Experian so if you'd like a report on a company just let me know and I can send you the PDF. Beware though, these rating agencies are trying to make assessments on companies using very little information (mainly the abbreviated...
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    Is FBA better than FBM?

    I would say FBA is better in the sense that this is more likely to get you sales; it's easier for the customer. The downside is it means you have to deal more closely with Amazon and that brings an extra level of complexity and frustration. I guess it all depends on what you sell and what...
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    Amazon FBA

    We use FBA for some multi-channel fulfilment and, much as I'm not a fan of Amazon, I have to say their pricing is competitive. We hold stock in Germany, for example, and if we need to ship to Croatia or Denmark, their rates are pretty good. I suppose the answer you are looking for depends on...
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    cAcessing amazon eu channels

    As I understand the rules, if you STORE STOCK in any EU country then you are obliged to register for VAT in the country. So when you say here that you plan to ship to Amazon.it and Amazon.es, as I understand it, once you start storing stock in these countries, you'll need to register for VAT...
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    Which couriers do you use and do you go direct or use an aggregator?

    Our business does about 30-40 shipments a week under normal trading conditions. For standard deliveries to the UK we use the aggregator Parcel2Go to access Evri but I would not recommend P2G as if something goes wrong, they are very unhelpful. For us it's just a necessary evil. For next day...
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    cAcessing amazon eu channels

    Yes, it is certainly possible and my business lists on all EU markets with Amazon. The paperwork you need to supply will depend on how you want your products listed. If you do FBM then this is easier for you but not for your EU customers as they will have today taxes when you ship the item...
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    Online Advertising Costs - Are they Peaking?

    I think the OP here makes an excellent point. I've recently been looking at our numbers and noting that our turnover is up but our profit isn't due to all the extra costs of driving traffic and then paying fees (e.g. Amazon). Somewhere in my mind a thought was forming that we should probably...
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    Amazon sellers

    Amazon... oh gosh... where to start... @UrbanRetail is right. If you don't have a product, and I'll also say if you don't have good margin, just stop. Amazon will bleed you dry and rip you off. Bleed you dry: - You'll need to pay someone to list the product professionally. No, you will. -...
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    VAT on exports to France

    Yup. As I keep telling people, none of this was on the side of a bus in 2016.
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    Where can I get practical Shopify user guidance?

    Thank you. I am open to that conversation. We are not wedded to Shopify and are platform agnostic. We just want the one that works best. But where does one get advice on this? QED.
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    Where can I get practical Shopify user guidance?

    Thank you but I always prefer to get a third party recommendation hence why I'm trying here first.
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    Where can I get practical Shopify user guidance?

    In my defence, getting good advice on these topics is difficult. There are many who advertise as experts who say they have the solutions but in reality they're somewhat making it up as they go along. I've been caught like that before. And so you end up trusting a market leader and hope there's...
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