Shopify acquires B2B online platform for wholesale commerce
May 24, 2019
The e-commerce platform Shopify has acquired Handshake, a startup that enables companies to sell wholesale goods to other businesses. U.S. B2B e-commerce sales exceeded $1 trillion for the first time in 2018, according to B2Becnews.
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