A share of these shops advertise now, enough to run a first campaign on advertisers alone.
Hardware · France
Hardware online shops in France
Hardware is the ninth largest category among online shops in France, just outside the top eight that ends with Media.
- Hardware shops in France
- ~4,700
- Rank among categories
- No. 9 of 18
- Most run on
- WooCommerce
September 2026
PrestaShop takes second place behind WooCommerce, with Shopify third and Oxatis in the top five.
Shop categories in France
Where hardware sits among what French online shops sell.
Platforms hardware shops in France run
- 01WooCommerce
- 02PrestaShop
- 03Shopify
- 04Magento
- 05Oxatis
Hardware shops elsewhere in Europe
- 01United Kingdom~17,000
- 02Germany~13,000
- 03Romania~6,700
- 04Spain~6,100
- 05Italy~6,000
- 06Netherlands~5,300
- 07Hungary~4,400
- 08Poland~4,400
- 09Czechia~4,100
- 10Greece~3,500
What this means
What to do with it.
Start a distributor or courier pitch with the advertisers. Few are matched to a real company, so plan on site contacts for the rest. PrestaShop ahead of Shopify shapes which integrations to pitch first.
Target the French hardware shops that advertise now, then work the WooCommerce and PrestaShop base by product line.
Hardware means heavy and bulky parcels; list the shops advertising now and pitch pallet or oversize handling where the range needs it.
Pitch WooCommerce and PrestaShop integrations first in French hardware; Shopify is only third here.
Common questions
- How many online shops in France sell hardware?
- ~4,700 online shops in France sell hardware. It is the number 9 category in the country, behind apparel & accessories, business & industrial, home & garden, health & beauty, food & beverages, arts & entertainment, sporting goods, media.
- Which ecommerce platform do French hardware shops run?
- Most hardware shops in France run WooCommerce, then PrestaShop.
- Which payment provider do online shops in France offer most?
- PayPal leads payment providers in France, ahead of Stripe.
- Can I get the list of hardware shops in France?
- Yes. Tell us the cut you want, for example shops that advertise now, run a given platform or sit above a turnover line, and we return the matched companies with the people to reach.
Keep in mind
- Hardware means tools, building and plumbing supplies, not computer hardware, which sits under Electronics.
- Advertising now means a live campaign, not a spending level.
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