Shoplazza Awards 2025 | Ecommerce Brands & Innovation

MERCHANT OF THE YEAR

BABESIDE

By pairing craftsmanship with empathy, Babeside creates a truly distinctive companionship experience

Babeside has earned recognition for its sustained focus and excellence in a highly specialized category. Built as a direct-to-consumer brand with its own independent storefront, Babeside takes a long-term approach to product and operations. Through its close collaboration with Shoplazza, the brand has built a stable and scalable business foundation, demonstrating the long-term growth potential of focused vertical brands in independent commerce.

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GMKTEC

Small in size, intelligent by design, GMKtech showcases China’s smart manufacturing on a global scale

Since its founding in 2019, GMKtech has delivered professional-grade computing solutions to users in more than 70 countries and regions, building strong recognition in the Mini PC and AI computing space. With its online store as the core of its global business and in close collaboration with Shoplazza, GMKtech has achieved scalable growth through efficient multi-site operations, localized experiences, and a flexible commerce foundation. The brand exemplifies the long-term potential of technology-driven hardware companies in global e-commerce.

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ICOICE

Redefining colored contacts through fast-fashion thinking, ICOICE earns lasting loyalty from users worldwide

Founded in 2021, ICOICE has built a direct-to-consumer brand in the European and North American contact lens market, transforming contact lenses into a form of everyday style expression. Through its long-term partnership with Shoplazza, the brand has strengthened its independent store experience and operations, driving efficient growth while building lasting consumer trust. ICOICE exemplifies how a new generation of fashion-driven brands can achieve sustainable global expansion through e-commerce.

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KUKIRIN

Built on manufacturing strength, KuKirin is powering e-mobility forward on the global stage

Since its founding in 2019, KuKirin has demonstrated clear strategic focus and leadership in the e-bike category. With a strong emphasis on the European market, KuKirin has built a responsive supply chain and made its online store central to long-term brand growth. Through close collaboration with Shoplazza, the brand has strengthened its direct-to-consumer capabilities across payments, logistics, and customer retention. By combining supply chain resilience with digital infrastructure, KuKirin has achieved sustained growth and sets a benchmark for smart mobility brands expanding globally.

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REAL SILK LIFE

Rooted in natural materials, defines elegance and quality beyond borders

Real Silk Life is recognized as a 2025 Shoplazza Awards Merchant of the Year for its commitment to natural materials and disciplined global growth. Founded in 2019, the brand brings silk, cashmere, and other natural fabrics into modern everyday living, earning strong recognition across Europe and North America. Through its partnership with Shoplazza, REAL SILK LIFE has strengthened its independent commerce foundation and continues to expand its global presence, demonstrating the long-term potential of natural-fabric apparel brands.

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SAFNIX

Redefining portable power through modular design, SAFNIX delivers engineering-driven innovation to markets worldwide

SAFNIX is recognized for its strong product innovation and deep supply chain capabilities in the portable power category. By integrating research, manufacturing, and brand operations, SAFNIX has successfully brought its modular, swappable-battery power solutions to global users, establishing a distinct competitive position. With its independent store on Shoplazza at the center of its brand strategy, SAFNIX has strengthened localization, payments, and customer support, building trust and demonstrating the potential of factory-driven brands through the direct-to-consumer model.

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PARTNER OF THE YEAR

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Cainiao

Leveraging a global logistics network and full-stack capabilities to build a highly reliable and predictable fulfillment infrastructure

As commerce shifts toward brand-led, long-term growth, logistics has become central to customer experience and brand trust. Cainiao delivers reliable and scalable global fulfillment through its global fulfillment network. By integrating origin pickup, international linehaul, eHub operations, and last-mile delivery, the solution turns complex logistics into a predictable and trackable system, reducing delivery uncertainty. As a core logistics partner within the Shoplazza ecosystem, Cainiao strengthens delivery performance and connects brands with consumers worldwide.

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Checkout.com

A high-performance payment engine that continuously unlocks conversion potential for global independent stores

Checkout.com is recognized as a trusted payment partner within the Shoplazza ecosystem for its depth in global payment infrastructure and continued innovation. Designed for multi-market, multi-currency, and high-volume transaction environments, Checkout.com provides independent merchants with a stable and scalable payment foundation. Through high authorization rates and robust risk management, Checkout.com reduces friction at checkout and enables payments to support long-term brand growth, highlighting the critical role of enterprise-grade payment solutions in global commerce.

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MambaSMS

From reach to conversion, redefining user efficiency for DTC stores

MambaSMS is recognized as a high-impact partner within the Shoplazza ecosystem for its deep expertise in marketing automation and customer lifecycle operations. As independent commerce shifts from traffic-driven to customer-driven growth, MambaSMS enables merchants to better understand, engage, and convert users through automated messaging, high deliverability, and data-connected workflows. By improving conversion efficiency, reducing operational costs, and unlocking long-term customer value, MambaSMS strengthens merchant resilience and expands the Shoplazza ecosystem’s capabilities in customer lifecycle management.

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PayPal

Securing certainty in brand growth at the final mile of conversion

As independent commerce enters a more sophisticated stage, payments have become central to conversion performance, risk management, and customer trust. With its global payment network spanning over 200 markets and long-established security capabilities, PayPal provides brands with a trusted and reliable payment foundation across multiple markets. In 2025, PayPal and Shoplazza worked closely through ecosystem collaboration and joint initiatives to help merchants deliver smoother checkout experiences and build more stable growth paths. In recognition of its long-term industry commitment and continued support for merchant growth, PayPal is honored as the 2025 Shoplazza Awards Partner of the Year.

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ShipSaving

Lower shipping costs. Higher fulfillment efficiency

For growing independent merchants, logistics is both essential and often a source of operational burden. ShipSaving addresses this challenge by turning complex shipping workflows into efficient and repeatable daily operations through automation and cost-effective shipping solutions. As part of the Shoplazza ecosystem, ShipSaving supports merchants with stable system integration and round-the-clock service, making professional-grade fulfillment accessible to small and mid-sized businesses. By prioritizing efficiency and accessibility, ShipSaving helps ensure that logistics becomes a driver of steady growth rather than a barrier.

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TidalFlow

Where content leads, and TikTok traffic becomes retention

In an era where content platforms have become key entry points for brand growth, the real challenge lies in turning influence into sustainable business impact. TidalFlow addresses this challenge by building a clear growth path that connects the TikTok content ecosystem with independent commerce. By integrating content creation, paid media, creator marketing, and store operations, TidalFlow helps brands move from short-term traffic spikes to long-term operating capability. Its work within the Shoplazza ecosystem offers a clear and repeatable model for content-driven brand growth.

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TuopuTech

Turning growth from chance into repeatable results

TuopuTech is recognized as a methodology-driven partner within the Shoplazza ecosystem for its deep expertise in data-led growth and refined independent store operations. As traffic-driven growth becomes less reliable, TuopuTech helps brands build more stable and sustainable momentum by systematically optimizing site experience, user behavior insights, and media strategy. With a results-oriented and structured approach to growth, TuopuTech not only improves near-term performance but also provides a clear and practical framework for long-term independent commerce operations, highlighting the critical role of ecosystem partners in brand growth.

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WINTOPAY

With WINTOPAY, every payment marks the beginning of predictable growth

WINTOPAY is recognized as an essential payment partner within the Shoplazza ecosystem for its long-standing expertise and reliability in payment services. As global operations scale and payment complexity increases, WINTOPAY supports independent merchants with multi-channel acquiring, stable payment infrastructure, and layered risk management. By improving conversion performance while effectively controlling transaction risk, WINTOPAY provides a dependable foundation for sustained business growth. Its strength in stability, compliance, and service responsiveness highlights the critical infrastructure role of professional payment providers in the independent commerce ecosystem.

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YunExpress

Combining controlled capacity with a global network, it anchors reliable cross-border fulfillment for DTC brands

YunExpress is honored as the 2025 Shoplazza Awards Partner of the Year for its global logistics network, reliable capacity, and operational expertise. Working closely with Shoplazza, YunExpress provides independent merchants with efficient, compliant, and scalable fulfillment support through strong system integration and flexible solutions. As market conditions continue to evolve, YunExpress helps brands manage delivery speed, cost, and compliance while strengthening fulfillment as a long-term competitive advantage, demonstrating the essential role of logistics partners within the Shoplazza ecosystem.

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AI INNOVATOR
OF THE YEAR

SANDWICH LAB

Building the AI operating system for global growth

Sandwich Lab is recognized for its forward-looking innovation in AI-powered content generation and intelligent marketing for global markets. As a new-generation AI digital product, Sandwich Lab continues to advance content automation while demonstrating strong execution in commercialization. Its growth stands as a proven example of how AI-driven products can achieve meaningful scale in the global market.

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Stripe

Expanding the boundaries of payment technology as global financial infrastructure

As global payment technology evolves, Stripe remains at the forefront of fintech innovation with its AI-powered, scalable infrastructure. Through high-performance platforms and APIs, Stripe enables businesses of all sizes to deliver reliable global payments, billing, and risk management. In 2025, Stripe and Shoplazza deepened collaboration to accelerate advanced payment capabilities in global eCommerce.

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SUBOTIZ

Subotiz AI-Native Subscription & Revenue Engine. Go Global, Monetize Now

As SaaS and digital businesses increasingly adopt subscription models, Subotiz integrates subscription management, payment processing, and compliance into a unified, AI-powered revenue system built for global scale. Through its Merchant of Record model and intelligent decision capabilities, Subotiz reduces operational complexity while enabling more stable and predictable growth for digital-first businesses. Its progress highlights the real and long-term value of AI in financial and commercial infrastructure.

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