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Start your free trial   Proceed to Checkout: The Unexpected Story of How Ecommerce Started From trading cattle with your neighbor, to buying pizza online – it's clear that commerce has changed tremendously over time. But what was the catalyst for it all? How did something like ecommerce become this $279 billion industry? In celebration of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we decided to play detective to find the truth behind the history of ecommerce. We wanted to uncover the first product to ever be sold online. Our findings were pretty surprising. More   Read more   Unsubscribe  |  View this email on the web  |  www.shopify.com Shopify  |  150 Elgin Street, Ottawa ON, K2P 1L4