Netflix Developed and launched the E-commerce store with Shopify.

Devesh
2 min readJun 14, 2021

Streaming giant Netflix has launched its online store called Netflix.shop, the company’s first owned-and-operated retail outlet to sell products directly.

Netflix has been selling its subscription products direct-to-consumer since it was founded more than two decades ago.

Now the streaming giant has launched Netflix.shop — the company’s first owned-and-operated retail outlet to sell products directly. Of course, Netflix already has licensing deals for hundreds of products based on its original programming, sold by Target, Walmart, Amazon, H&M, Sephora and other retailers.

So what’s the point of Netflix having its own ecommerce presence? According Josh Simon, Netflix’s VP of consumer products, the website is “an exciting new destination combining curated products and rich storytelling in a uniquely Netflix shopping experience.”

As per Variety, the online store will sell exclusive, limited editions of “carefully selected, high-quality apparel and lifestyle products” tied to Netflix’s shows and brand on a regular basis.

Products debuting this month on the online store are streetwear and action figures based on anime series ‘’Yasuke’’ and ‘’Eden’’ as well as limited-edition apparel and decorative items inspired by the French thriller series ‘’Lupin’’ in collaboration with the Musee du Louvre.

Coming soon to the Netflix online store will be exclusive merch based on “The Witcher” and “Stranger Things,” two original series with rabid fandoms, as well as new Netflix logo-wear from Japanese fashion house BEAMS, according to Simon.

For the launch of Netflix.shop, the company is introducing a collection of anime-inspired collectibles from three up-and-coming designers: Nathalie Nguyen, Kristopher Kites and Jordan Bentley.

The shopping site is first available in the U.S. before expanding to other countries in the coming months, Simon said. And, by the way, Netflix currently doesn’t have any plans to open brick-and-mortar outlets.

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