Shopify: Primary Target Audience

Arbitration Result

Status
completed
Resolved Value
Merchants
Positive Spin
Ideal for merchants and growing online stores.
Reasoning
Both sources consistently frame the target audience around people selling online: terms like 'Merchants' appear directly and are reinforced by references to Shopify merchants, sellers of physical products, and e-commerce operations. While other terms like 'e-commerce businesses' or 'online stores' are broader, 'Merchants' best captures the core, recurring audience across the sources and aligns with Shopify's common terminology.
Completed At
12/15/2025, 2:39:19 PM
ClaimSuggested ValueConfidence
Shopify Advanced plan: is recommended for large-scale businesseslarge-scale businesses95.0%
Shopify: is suitable for established storesestablished stores80.0%
Shopify: enables merchants to engage with international marketsMerchants90.0%
Shopify: remains the top choice for online storesonline store owners60.0%
Shopify: asks an additional question about where you are currently selling, with examples including Wix or AmazonSellers currently selling on other platforms (e.g., Wix, Amazon)75.0%
Shopify: onboarding asks users to select their business type to indicate whether the business is new or establishednew or established businesses (identified during onboarding by selecting business type)70.0%
Shopify: is recommended for growing or large businessesgrowing or large businesses90.0%
Shopify: is trusted by celebritiescelebrities80.0%
Shopify: is the best option for e-commerce sitese-commerce businesses60.0%
Shopify: is less suitable for very small businesses that only sell a few productsvery small businesses that only sell a few products; not ideal60.0%
Shopify's builder: is better suited for growing or complex inventoriesstores with growing or complex inventories75.0%
Shopify premium templates: are considered a relatively low cost by many e-commerce storese-commerce stores40.0%
Shopify: recommends Wix for sites not primarily focused on salessales-focused websites70.0%
Shopify checkout page: is customizable from Shopify settings to suit business and customer needsbusiness and customers80.0%
Shopify: is equipped to handle the changing needs of large online storesLarge online stores90.0%
Shopify Basic plan: is recommended for smaller businessessmaller businesses90.0%
Shopify: provides shipping discounts that are advantageous for merchants shipping many physical productsMerchants shipping many physical products70.0%
Shopify: is a great choice for sellers of physical productsSellers of physical products80.0%
Shopify Basic plan: is recommended for online stores that are still finding their feetbeginners / new online stores75.0%
Shopify: is recommended for businesses that want to easily scale their store as they growGrowth-oriented businesses / businesses planning to scale65.0%
Shopify Starter: is a good starting point for new sellersnew_sellers80.0%
Shopify Magic: supports businesses with content creationbusinesses with content creation needs80.0%
Shopify: helps businesses reach new customersBusinesses90.0%
Shopify Protect: is provided to Shopify Payments usersShopify Payments users90.0%
Shopify: is suitable for expanding businessesexpanding businesses90.0%
Shopify Grow plan: is recommended for established businesses.established businesses95.0%
Hostinger: is recommended for non-sales sitesnon-sales sites30.0%
Shopify: is the best ecommerce website builder for businesses looking to get onlineBusinesses looking to get online90.0%
Shopify: makes it easy to build an e-commerce store even if you've never built a website beforebeginners60.0%
Shopify: is not for very new businessesnot for very new businesses90.0%
Shopify: includes the US, Canada, and the UK among those countriesUS, Canada, UK90.0%
Shopify Plus: is designed for enterprise businessesenterprise95.0%
Shopify: makes it easy to manage an e-commerce store even if you've never built a website beforebeginners70.0%
Shopify Grow plan: is required only if you have a team of staff or need advanced analytics and additional inventory locationsTeam-based businesses with staff; Grow plan required only for teams with staff or when advanced analytics and additional inventory locations are needed70.0%
Shopify Sidekick: is now available for merchants to useShopify merchants90.0%
Shopify: increases site traffic for businessesbusinesses90.0%
Shopify: isn't worthwhile for sites not focused on selling productsProduct-selling businesses80.0%
Shopify premium templates: are specialized for high fashionhigh fashion80.0%
Shopify premium templates: are specialized for techtech80.0%