Shopify acquires the domain name Shop.com

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  "company": {
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    "url": "https://www.thedomains.com/2026/09/29/shopify-acquires-the-domain-name-shop-com/",
    "title": "Shopify acquires the domain name Shop.com - TheDomains.com",
    "assets": "Shop.com",
    "excerpt": "Market America put out a press release announcing that they sold Shop.com to Shopify. The price was not disclosed. They acquired the domain name in 2011. It previously sold in 2003 for $3.5M. Shopify purchased Shop.app for $200,000 at Sedo in 2020. Market America consolidates its brands, products, technology and UnFranchise ® Business at a reimagined MarketAmerica.com, built on Shopify and enhanced with AI-powered shopping GREENSBORO, N.C., Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Market America Worldwide today announced the completion of the sale of the SHOP.COM domain name to Shopify, marking a significant milestone in the company’s digital evolution and the beginning of a new chapter for the 34-year-old global business. The transaction comes as Market America brings its commerce ecosystem back under the name that started it all. On September 22, Market America launched a completely reimagined MarketAmerica.com, built on Shopify and designed to unite the company’s exclusive brands, products, technology, shopping experience and UnFranchise ® Business within one primary global digital destination. The move represents more than a change in web address. It is part of a broader transformation of Market America designed to simplify the customer experience, accelerate innovation and give entrepreneurs more powerful technology for building their businesses in a rapidly changing digital...",
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curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/d8944011-0d18-8663-904f-79cc791b038c \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"shopify.com","limit":20}'