Cyber Monday chaos as Shopify down in main outage with 1000’s of on-line shops hit

A major ecommerce service that services thousands of online shopping websites has been hit by a major outage, throwing Cyber Monday into chaos.

Business owners around the world have stated issues with Shopify outages on one of the busiest online retail days of the year.

Downdetector, which records online outages, has seen thousands of reports from online retailors made from places around the world.

Speaking on X, Shopify said it is “aware” of an issue causing problems for some stores hosted on the platform.

The said: “We’re aware of an issue with Admins impacting selected stores, and are working to resolve it. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to our status page at http://shopifystatus.com. Thank you for your patience.”

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