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Notes on custom Shopify, retention, and what actually moves a DTC number.

98 articles
49CROSep 2026 6 min read

How to Increase Your Shopify Conversion Rate (2026)

To increase your Shopify conversion rate, remove friction before buying more traffic. Start with offer clarity, mobile UX and performance, stronger product pages, earlier social p…

How to increase your Shopify conversion rate in 2026 by removing funnel friction
50ShopifySep 2026 8 min read

Best Shopify Agencies for Beverage Brands (2026)

Liquid Lemon is the best Shopify agency for beverage brands that want a fully custom, subscription-first storefront on a fixed budget and timeline: $9,500 on Shopify, $12,500 on S…

Ranked guide to the best Shopify agencies for beverage brands in 2026
51ShopifySep 2026 10 min read

How Wholesale CPG Brands Launch and Scale DTC on Shopify

Quick answer: how wholesale CPG brands launch DTC on Shopify. A wholesale-first CPG brand launches DTC on Shopify by treating it as a conversion and retention build, not a second …

How Wholesale CPG Brands Launch and Scale DTC on Shopify
52Black FridaySep 2026 12 min read

Black Friday Marketing Strategies for CPG Brands That Actually Drive Sales (2026)

The best Black Friday strategy for a CPG brand is to treat BFCM as a customer-acquisition and retention event, not a four-day discount campaign. Start building demand before Cyber…

Black Friday marketing strategies for CPG brands to drive profitable sales in 2026
53CBDSep 2026 23 min read

The 2026 Federal Hemp Rules: What Shopify Hemp and CBD Brands Actually Need to Do

Last legally reviewed: August 31, 2026.  Current federal effective date: November 12, 2026.

The 2026 federal hemp rules and what they mean for Shopify hemp and CBD brands
54ShopifyAug 2026 4 min read

Shopify Plus Migration: When to Upgrade (And What Actually Changes)

TL;DR: Moving to Shopify Plus is not a replatform. Your store, theme, apps, and data all stay exactly where they are; you're changing plans and turning on features, and the switch…

Shopify Plus migration explained by Liquid Lemon: what changes, what stays the same, and when upgrading is worth it
55CROAug 2026 3 min read

What's a Good Shopify Conversion Rate? (2026 Benchmarks)

A good Shopify conversion rate is one that outperforms comparable stores at your price point, traffic mix, and customer mix, not a universal percentage. One current Q2 2026 datase…

Shopify conversion rate benchmarks for 2026: median and top-quartile rates by device and average order value
56Black FridayAug 2026 14 min read

The Complete Shopify Black Friday Checklist for 2026

To prepare a Shopify store for Black Friday 2026, start in September: model the offer, forecast inventory, audit the storefront, build landing pages, and validate tracking. Use Oc…

Shopify Black Friday checklist for 2026, covering BFCM store preparation from September through Cyber Monday
57InsightsAug 2026 8 min read

How Much Does a Shopify Migration Cost in 2026?

The first question most brands ask about migrating to Shopify is what it will cost. It is also one of the hardest to answer with a single number, because two stores that are both …

What a Shopify migration costs in 2026: pricing ranges and the factors that drive the price
58InsightsAug 2026 11 min read

How to Find a 3PL for Your Shopify Store (2026)

For most growing DTC brands, fulfillment is the bottleneck nobody plans for. Product and marketing work, orders climb, and then packing, storage, and shipping quietly become the t…

How to find and choose a 3PL for a Shopify store in 2026
59InsightsAug 2026 6 min read

Shopify for CPG Brands: Running DTC and Wholesale in One Store

Quick answer: can CPG brands run DTC and wholesale on Shopify? Yes. Shopify runs DTC and wholesale from one store, and since April 2026 native B2B is included on the Basic, Grow, …

Shopify for CPG brands: scaling DTC alongside wholesale and B2B on one store
60InsightsAug 2026 9 min read

Shopify Migration SEO: How to Protect Your Rankings

The biggest fear many brands have about moving to Shopify is losing the organic traffic they have spent years earning. Some temporary ranking movement can happen during a signific…

How to protect Shopify migration SEO and preserve organic rankings when moving to Shopify