Shopify Merchants Rake in $870,000 per Minute from Black Friday through Cyber Monday

Shopify merchants saw huge earnings on the platform over the Black Friday through Cuber Monday  shopping weekend this year. Over the Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM) shopping weekend Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) was generating peak sales of $870,000 and 10,978 orders per minute. This resulted in Shopify merchants collectively making more than $1.5 billion in sales from November 24 to November 26.Although the vast majority of sales took place in North America, Shopify reported close to one in five or 18.54% of all orders placed on the platform were being shipped internationally.For small businesses who use Shopify as their ecommerce solution, the numbers are positive all around. But in order to take advantage of BFCM, business owners have to get ready earlier to handle the rush