Author: Raul

Quick Answer: Shopify shipping rates are the fees charged to customers at checkout for delivering their order. You can choose to offer real-time carrier rates, flat rates, or free shipping—each has its own pros, cons, and impact on your retail margins.

After more than 10 years in retail and managing dozens of Shopify stores, I can confidently say this: most retailers lose money on shipping not because of high rates—but because they don’t understand how Shopify shipping actually works.

I’ve made the same mistakes, and it cost me. But once I figured it out, I turned one of my biggest cost centers into a profitable part of the business.

Let me show you how.

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Quick answer: Korona POS is a powerful point of sale system designed for serious businesses with complex inventory, multiple locations, or ticket-based operations.

It's not beginner-friendly, but if you're running a retail store, event venue, or franchise — it's fast, feature-rich, and built for scale.

Just don’t expect it to be cheap or flashy.

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Quick answer: Shopify POS is better for ecommerce-driven businesses that also want to sell in person. Korona POS is ideal for high-volume, in-person retail—especially businesses in niche verticals like liquor stores, museums, and multi-location franchises.

I’ve been in ecommerce for more than 10 years. I’ve tested nearly every major point-of-sale system you can think of.

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