Magento Go has gone
Magento Go will close it’s doors on Feb. 1, 2015.
Magento, the e-commerce platform of eBay Inc.’s e-commerce division eBay Enterprise, will discontinue two of its products geared toward small and mid-sized e-retailers, Magento announced today. The Magento Go and ProStores platforms, which count as clients 10,000 merchants, will have the plug pulled on Feb. 1, 2015.
Magento will continue to offer the Enterprise and Community editions of its e-commerce platform, which are geared toward larger e-retailers. Craig Peasley, Magento’s senior director of marketing, says e-retailers that are growing fast and looking for more customization in the platform could consider either of those options. Help is at hand for existing Magento Go customers as Simple Servers will carry out migrations from Go to Community.
In an interview, Magento marketing head Craig Peasley said the company is making these cuts to focus on the two Magento e-commerce software products: Magento Enterprise and Community Edition offerings. Magento previously cut dozens of employees as it realigned its focus. Peasley said the company does not expect further layoffs related to the shutdown of the business.