For years, AI-powered shopping was something merchants were told to prepare for – as of June 17, 2026, Shopify handles it for them. Released across 10 product areas and 150+ updates, the Shopify Spring 2026 Edition is built so merchants show up wherever commerce goes next, without having to get there on their own. Below are the major updates across all ten areas covered in the edition.
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Agentic: Your products in every AI channel
The Agentic section is the architectural foundation for the whole edition. Two pieces of infrastructure – Shopify Catalog and the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) – handle how merchant products get discovered, understood, and purchased across AI surfaces.
Shopify Catalog: one source of truth for product data
Shopify Catalog is a global, structured dataset that AI agents can search and query in real time. It spans billions of products from Shopify merchants worldwide, automatically standardized and enriched so agents can discover, understand, and recommend them. Every eligible Shopify merchant is included by default – no manual feed, no app required.
Shopify maps products to the Standard Product Taxonomy, infers missing attributes from existing data, and structures each record into consistent fields: title, category, price, variants, material, size, availability, key features, and more. The practical result: AI searches powered by Shopify Catalog convert at 2× the rate of those using scraped data.
UCP: the open standard for agentic transactions
The Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) – co-developed with Google, backed by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, Stripe, Etsy, Target, and Wayfair – is the open standard for how AI agents transact with merchants from discovery through checkout. Shopify merchants are UCP-enabled by default, so their checkout rules, discounts, and customizations carry into any surface built on UCP.
Direct checkout is live in Microsoft Copilot today: buyers can purchase and pay with Shop Pay inside a Copilot conversation. Checkout in Meta ads is coming soon via UCP.
Agentic Storefronts: your command center in the admin
A new Agentic Storefronts section in the admin brings all AI channel management into one place. Toggle which channels are active, control whether product discovery and direct checkout are enabled per channel, and view orders, revenue, and conversion data from ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, and Shop in a single dashboard.
The Search Intelligence panel shows the top AI queries in your product category – which you rank for and which high-volume queries you're absent from. When products surface in AI conversations but aren't converting, Sidekick diagnoses the specific issue: a missing size specification, an incomplete description, or an absent attribute.
If you're looking for additional third-party AI agents to perform specific tasks, learn about the top AI agents for ecommerce stores.
Catalog API: now open to all developers
Access to build on the Catalog API previously required approval. That requirement is gone. Any developer can register an agent profile in the Developer Dashboard and call the public MCP endpoint, building full end-to-end agentic experiences – product search through checkout – without a gated application process.
Catalog API: image search
Agents can now pass an image directly to the Catalog API and receive visually similar products in return. Multi-modal search – combining a text query with a reference image – is also supported.
Catalog API: product lookup
A new lookup endpoint resolves a list of product URLs or IDs into real-time Catalog matches – up to 50 products per request – with current pricing and availability data.
Richer product data in agentic experiences
The Catalog API now returns richer metadata including media, variants, availability, offers from multiple sellers, and enriched attributes like size, color, and delivery estimates. Agents have more context to present products accurately and answer follow-up buyer questions.
Catalog API: Sign in with Shop
Developers can add Sign in with Shop to any Catalog API experience. Shoppers connect their Shop account and bring saved details with them. Personalized search results based on purchase history are listed as coming soon.
Sponsored products with Catalog API (coming soon)
A future revenue model for builders: promoted placements will let developers and partners earn when their Catalog-powered experiences drive sales. A developer preview is listed as coming soon.
Agentic Plan for non-Shopify businesses
A new Agentic Plan lets businesses that don't use Shopify's online store sync their products to Shopify Catalog and sell across AI channels and in the Shop app without migrating their existing storefront.
Sidekick: your AI that's everywhere you work
Shopify reported weekly active shops using Sidekick up 4× year-over-year in Q1 2026. Spring '26 expands both where it runs and what it can connect to – turning it from a chat window into something closer to a business operating layer.
Sidekick App Extensions
Third-party apps can now connect directly to Sidekick conversations. Launch partners include Klaviyo, Loop, Smile, and Judge.me – meaning you can ask Sidekick questions like “How did my last abandoned-cart flow perform?” or “Which customers are close to a loyalty tier?” and get answers without leaving the admin.
The connection works both ways: data extensions surface partner app data in Sidekick responses, while action extensions let Sidekick route merchants directly to the right place inside an app and stage changes for confirmation.
Now, you can build a Sidekick extension using Shopify app extension development services. The list of connected apps will expand quickly from the current 15+ launch partners.
Sidekick Pulse and redesigned Admin Home
The Admin Home gets a redesign with Sidekick Pulse at its center. Instead of arriving at a static dashboard, merchants see proactive recommendations generated from their own sales, traffic, and inventory data every session with no prompt required.
Follow-up questions from Sidekick
When Sidekick needs more context to complete a task, it now presents multiple-choice answers rather than prompting you to rephrase. Faster clarification, fewer back-and-forth exchanges.
Sidekick creates customers
Describe a new customer in plain language, and Sidekick fills out the customer creation form automatically – useful for merchants handling inbound trade inquiries or onboarding wholesale accounts.
Automation tests with Sidekick
Sidekick can now generate test events for Shopify Flow automations, verifying that workflow logic works correctly before it goes live.
Improved editing for Sidekick-generated apps
The Sidekick app editor now includes code editing, desktop and mobile preview, and version history, making it easier to iterate on apps Sidekick generates.
Sidekick on every mobile screen
Sidekick runs on every screen in the Shopify mobile app through text or voice, without a full-screen takeover. Merchants can ask it to make changes to their store on the go.
Sidekick on Apple Watch
Business insight queries now work from an Apple Watch. Checking a key metric or asking a simple inventory question no longer requires pulling out a phone.
Multi-task with Sidekick
Sidekick continues running tasks in the background when you switch to a different section, start a new chat, or close the window. Long-running tasks no longer require you to wait.
Learn more about how to use Shopify Sidekick to run your store smarter.
Online: smarter storefronts, more control
The Online section covers the widest range of updates in this edition – from AI-assisted store analysis and A/B testing to B2B access on all plans and a full Shopify
Collective refresh.
AI Sales Associate in Shopify Inbox
An AI assistant now lives on your storefront through Shopify Inbox. It answers product questions, handles order lookups, and suggests products using data already in your admin – catalog, inventory, and policies. For buyers signed in with Shop, it personalizes suggestions based on purchase history. Merchants control the tone and the handoff point to a human agent.
SimGym: AI-powered store analysis
SimGym runs AI-simulated shoppers through your theme and returns specific recommendations for improving the shopping experience. Available on any theme, it gives a structured view of where buyers are likely to get stuck or drop off.
A/B tests and Rollouts for themes and checkout
Rollouts let you publish a new theme, checkout configuration, or customer accounts setup at a scheduled time, or split-test two configurations across a percentage of visitors simultaneously. Localized themes across markets can also be scheduled and A/B tested independently using the same feature.
Visualized markets graph
A new graph view in Shopify Markets shows your full multi-market setup – discounts, products, channel availability, and settings for each market – in one visual layout. This makes Shopify internationalization a more straightforward process with clear data on how each market operates.
Better online store editing on mobile
The Shopify mobile app now includes store editing controls designed for mobile, with a preview that stays on-screen as you edit and Sidekick built directly into the editor.
Better editing experience on laptops
The theme editor and checkout editor now show sections and settings side by side on larger screens.
Variant-level publishing
Control which product variants are published per sales channel and per market – without duplicate product listings or workarounds.
Storefront search delivers more results
Search now handles typos and unconventional phrasing without returning empty results – shoppers get relevant products even when they don't know exactly what to search for.
Stacking multiple product discounts
Two discount types can now apply to the same product in a single order – for example, a percentage discount stacked with a fixed-amount discount.
Discounts by market
Promotional discounts can be scoped to specific markets, retail locations, or B2B setups independently, so a summer sale in Germany doesn't affect pricing in other markets.
Sales channel control in markets
Customize product availability, pricing, and currency for each sales channel connection per market – more granular control over where specific products appear and at what price.
Product compliance disclosure
Add mandatory product warnings that display on the storefront, in AI channels, and in the Shop app. Relevant for regulated product categories – supplements, electronics, age-restricted goods.
Refreshed customer accounts
Customer account pages have new navigation, branded sign-in, first-time shopper recommendations, and year-long session persistence. Customer data can also sync from identity providers including Auth0, Ping Identity, and Azure ID.
Shopify Smart Pricing app
A new app surfaces product-level pricing recommendations based on your store's sales data, inventory levels, cost inputs, and seasonal patterns.
B2B features on all plans
Company profiles, up to three custom B2B catalogs with tailored pricing, volume discounts, quantity rules, vaulted credit cards, and payment terms – previously gated to Shopify Plus – are now available on Basic, Grow, and Advanced plans at no extra cost. This way, you can start with Shopify B2B development on any plan, and scale to higher tiers as you grow.
QuickBooks and Mailchimp natively support B2B
B2B orders, purchase order numbers, and company details now sync directly to QuickBooks. Mailchimp can create B2B customer segments for targeted email campaigns. Both work natively from the admin.
Automated vaulted payments via Shopify Flow
B2B vaulted credit cards can now be charged automatically using a Shopify Flow action triggered by fulfillment, due dates, or invoicing – removing the manual payment-chasing step after an order ships.
Shopify Collective updates
Shopify Collective gets five updates:
- Retailers can now see sourcing insights (empty searches, audience trends) to guide which brands to add
- B2B taxes calculate automatically on tax-inclusive prices
- Product discovery gets better filters
- Suppliers gain shipping performance tracking and a Verified Tracking badge
- The platform is now available in Australia.
Retail: the fastest POS yet, and new hardware
For merchants with physical locations, this is the section with the most direct day-to-day impact.
POS v11: rebuilt checkout flow
The checkout flow has been rebuilt from scratch. The cart stays persistent on screen throughout the entire transaction – discounts, customer lookups, and edits open in a side panel without interrupting the flow. According to Shopify, POS v11 saves retail staff over a minute on complex cart builds.
Verifone Victa Mobile
New hardware alongside the software update: the Verifone Victa Mobile scans barcodes, accepts card payments, and runs Shopify POS as a handheld device. When docked to a tablet, it operates as a countertop terminal. Pre-orders are open for US and Canada.
Faster search in Shopify POS
Product, customer, and order search now returns inline suggestions with reduced latency across every POS screen.
Scannable discounts
Generate QR codes for discount campaigns in the admin, share them with customers digitally or in print, then scan at POS checkout to apply the discount instantly.
Returns and exchanges in one cart
Returns, exchanges, and new sale items can be processed within a single cart using smart grid actions and modular workflows.
In-person pickup orders (POS Pro)
Staff can create pickup orders for any retail location directly from Shopify POS, notify the customer, and mark the order as fulfilled from the same screen. Exclusive to POS Pro.
Editor works with smart grid
Swap assigned products and update tile input fields in Shopify POS. Access lock screen and customer display settings in a refreshed layout.
Manually enable offline checkout by device
Staff with the right permissions can enable offline checkout from Shopify POS on a per-device basis.
Gift card cashout
Low-balance gift cards can be cashed out directly from Shopify POS to meet local gift card redemption laws.
Cash management controls (POS Pro)
A full cash management layer for POS Pro is on: set cash rules and reason codes, track all drawer activity across registers, require mid-session cash counts, and reconcile with a complete audit trail.
Multi-entity retail (Shopify Plus)
Operate multiple retail locations within a single country from different legal entities, all managed from one Shopify store. Shopify Payments merchants on Plus can activate Tap to Pay for all retail locations. Offline payments also work across multi-entity setups for Shopify Payments.
Marketing: from manual to autopilot
Marketing is the challenge merchants cite most consistently year after year. Spring '26 addresses it with an AI-run campaign tool, expanded channel reach, and native messaging integrations.
Campaign Autopilot
Campaign Autopilot (early access) runs AI-powered marketing campaigns automatically across Facebook, Instagram, Shop, and email. You set a monthly budget, a target ROAS, and guardrails for regions and customer segments – the AI handles bid optimization, creative rotation, and channel allocation over time. Microsoft Advertising, ChatGPT Ads, and Snapchat are being added as channels during rollout.
Shop Campaigns on more channels
Shop Campaigns – which runs promotions across multiple channels with a pay-on-conversion model – now includes ChatGPT, Pinterest, and programmatic web advertising via Microsoft Monetize. Custom bids by customer segment are supported within a single campaign setup: different bids for new versus lapsed buyers across all active channels simultaneously.
WhatsApp as a native marketing channel
WhatsApp is now a native channel inside Shopify Messaging, with consent management alongside email and SMS. SMS automations are also included. For merchants selling to markets where WhatsApp is the primary buyer communication channel, this removes the third-party app dependency that previously made WhatsApp marketing operationally heavy.
Operations: analytics, fulfillment, and Flow
These updates generate fewer headlines than agentic commerce or new hardware. They're also where the sustained efficiency gains accumulate.
Daily insights in analytics
The Analytics overview now surfaces AI-generated insights each morning without you needing to run a report. The system identifies the most significant trend in your data and flags it at the top of the dashboard.
Chart annotations
Visual markers now appear on analytics charts to explain why a metric changed at a specific point in time – a promotion launched, a fulfillment delay hit, a traffic spike arrived. No more cross-referencing your calendar to explain a chart movement.
Metric targets
Set specific targets for key metrics – revenue, conversion rate, average order value – and track progress against them visually over time.
New data visualizations
Four new chart types are available in custom reports: scatter plots, radar charts, bubble charts, and sunburst charts. Useful for spotting patterns that standard line and bar charts don't surface clearly.
Batch fulfillment workflow
Orders can be grouped into batches and run through a structured pick-pack-scan-ship workflow. Primarily useful for merchants with volume fulfillment currently managing batches manually.
Sidekick-generated purchase orders
Describe a reorder need to Sidekick, and it generates a draft purchase order. Approved POs automatically create inventory transfers.
Shipment-level barcode receiving
Scan GS1-128 barcodes on incoming shipments to receive inventory transfers faster. Significant time-saver for merchants receiving large or frequent shipments with multiple SKUs per delivery.
Faster inventory sync during high-traffic events
Back-in-stock updates reach the online store faster during flash sales, reducing oversell situations during the specific moments they're most likely to happen.
Order cancellation self-service
Customers can request to cancel their order before fulfillment directly from the order status page. Post-fulfillment, they can initiate a return from the same page, reducing the support volume that follows any order change.
Apply discounts on the refund page
Discounts can now be applied directly on the refund page while maintaining accurate sales and tax financials. Pricing on returns and upsells uses the same checkout logic, so there are no discrepancies between the original and returned order.
Unified return reasons
Whether customers return items online or in-store, return reasons now match the specific product they bought, not a generic list. This gives merchants cleaner data on exactly why a product comes back.
Shopify Flow improvements
There are three Flow updates in this edition:
- Code editor with syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and formatting for Liquid variables
- New rule type that automatically buys shipping labels when specific triggers occur
- Workflow change tracking that shows who updated a workflow and when.
Staff permissions for payments and disputes
Delegate management of payments, payouts, and disputes to staff with granular permission levels, without giving full admin access.
Draft order line item pricing
Override line item prices and apply custom discounts directly on draft orders – useful for custom quotes and B2B negotiated pricing.
Admin unified search
Search, filter, and save views from one search bar across sections in the admin rather than navigating section by section.
Shipping updates
- US merchants can now ship FedEx at a flat rate based on box size rather than weight
- UPS return labels are available to buy in the admin and you only pay when a customer actually uses one
- Managed Markets, which handles import duties, tax compliance, and local pricing automatically, is now open to merchants based in the UK and Canada.
Shop app: one buyer profile, everywhere they go
The Shop app receives enough updates this edition that Shopify addresses it as a distinct section in the merchant newsroom. The throughline is continuity: a buyer's profile and preferences should follow them across every surface.
AI-powered conversational search
Shop Search has been rebuilt around conversation. Shoppers can search the way they'd ask a friend – “I need a waterproof jacket for a weekend hiking trip” – and get relevant product results rather than keyword matches. Results are tailored to the individual buyer's shopping history for signed-in Shop users.
Sign in with Shop
A buyer's profile, order history, payment details, and saved preferences now follow them across any surface built with Sign in with Shop – the Shop app, your storefront, agentic experiences built on Catalog API, and any third-party app that integrates the feature. For merchants, this means fewer login-friction drop-offs for returning buyers.
Demand signals on product pages
Product pages in the Shop app now surface demand signals – flagging when an item is trending or stock is low. These signals give buyers additional context to act faster on purchasing decisions.
Online to in-person
Retail locations now surface in the Shop app, product pages show local inventory for in-store pickup, and returns started in Shop complete at the counter when the customer scans a QR code. Digital browsing turns into foot traffic; a return becomes a reason to come back in.
Payments: Shop Pay goes universal
The most structurally significant payment update in Spring '26 happens outside the Shopify ecosystem.
Shop Pay on any platform
Any brand on any platform can now offer Shop Pay at checkout – no Shopify online store required. This gives access to 250 million+ Shop Pay users and one-click purchasing with simplified onboarding. For existing Shopify merchants, this expands the pool of buyers already enrolled in Shop Pay.
Managed Payment Methods
Shopify Payments now dynamically reorders payment options in each checkout based on which method is most likely to convert for that specific buyer. No merchant configuration required.
Ship and pick up in one checkout
Customers can now choose shipping for some items and in-store pickup for others within a single checkout transaction.
USDC payments with cashback
Buyers who pay with USDC (USD coin) on Base at checkout automatically receive cashback in their crypto wallet. Funds from USDC payments on other chains bridge automatically to the merchant's payout.
New local payment methods
MobilePay (Scandinavia), TWINT (Switzerland), BLIK and Przelewy24 (Poland), and Meses Sin Intereses installment plans (Mexico) are now available through Shopify Payments.
Shopify Payments in the UAE
Merchants based in the UAE (Shopify Plus) can now accept online payments through Shopify Payments directly.
Multi-currency payouts
Businesses in the US, Hong Kong, and Singapore can now settle in multiple currencies, reducing conversion fees on international sales. France is listed as coming soon.
Multi-entity Shopify Payments (Shopify Plus)
Operate multiple legal entities within the same country from one Shopify store, each with a separate Shopify Payments account.
Redesigned checkout
The checkout UI has been tightened:
- delivery options are easier to scan
- the pay button is more prominent
- mobile scroll depth is reduced.
Checkout branding
Set your logo, colors, and typography once, and they apply consistently across checkout, customer accounts, and sign-in pages.
VAT ID collection at checkout
Collect and validate buyer VAT IDs at checkout using Shopify Tax in the EU and UK.
Address autocomplete improvements
Customers in the US, Canada, Australia, France, and the Netherlands get more precise address autocomplete and validation in checkout.
Checkout Blocks: address restrictions and order limits
Enforce address restrictions across online and agentic checkouts using rules in Checkout Blocks. Set minimum and maximum order value limits to prevent checkout when an order falls outside acceptable thresholds.
Enhanced fraud prevention
Improved machine learning models detect and block card-testing attacks by scoring transactions for both decline risk and fraud risk simultaneously.
Chargeback health monitoring
A new chargeback monitoring dashboard gives merchants visibility into their chargeback rate, proactive alerts when it approaches card network thresholds, and guidance on which transaction types are generating the most disputes.
Mobile selling: payment links and cash
Collect tips, calculate change for cash payments, add shipping, and send payment links from the Shopify app. This also enables starting to sell in any country by sharing payment links or accepting cash.
Finance: tax, capital, and balance updates
The Finance section covers Shopify's suite of financial tools – Balance, Capital, and Tax – with updates focused on expanding tax compliance coverage and giving merchants more flexibility in how they manage cash and capital.
Shopify Tax in Canada
Canadian merchants can now use Shopify Tax to automatically calculate provincial and federal sales tax by product category, with liability threshold tracking built into the admin.
VAT collection in EU and UK
Shopify Tax now covers collecting and validating buyer VAT IDs at checkout for merchants selling in the EU and UK, simplifying B2B tax compliance for cross-border transactions.
Shopify Balance: add cash at retail locations
US merchants can now add cash to their Shopify Balance account at participating retailers using a barcode generated in the Shopify app – useful for merchants handling significant cash transactions in person.
Shopify Balance: domestic wire transfers
US merchants can now send domestic wire transfers to vendors directly from Shopify Balance for $10 per transfer.
Shopify Balance: cashback on ad spend
Shopify Balance now offers cashback on Meta and Google ad spend paid by ACH or wire transfer from a Balance account. US only.
Shopify Capital: repay from Shopify Payments balance
US merchants can now repay Shopify Capital funding from their Shopify Payments balance instead of bank account debits. The borrow-up-to-remaining-capacity feature and adjustable repayment rate are also part of this update.
Shopify Capital in France
Businesses in France can now access Shopify Capital with automatic repayment through daily sales.
Developer: agentic commerce open to every builder
This article is aimed at merchants, but Spring '26 includes substantial developer platform updates that affect what partners and agencies can build – and how quickly. Three updates are worth merchants knowing about when evaluating new apps or integrations.
AI Toolkit now generally available
The Shopify AI Toolkit is now generally available. One plugin gives developer editors – Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, and others – direct access to Shopify's reference guides, live store data, and admin tools. Build and manage storefronts, apps, and themes from AI tools including Hermes and Replit. The toolkit bundles skills and the Shopify CLI together and is described as highly token-efficient, reducing AI coding costs.
Static Apps: no backend required
Shopify developers can now build and deploy fully functional Shopify apps without running a server. Shopify handles hosting; App Bridge and Polaris are auto-injected; authentication is handled through direct API access. For agencies building apps for merchants, this removes hosting costs and simplifies the security model considerably.
Next Gen Events: rebuilt webhooks
The webhook system has been rebuilt from the ground up. Field-level change filtering lets developers subscribe to specific changes – a customer address update, an inventory level change – rather than receiving every update on a resource. Customizable GraphQL payloads let developers define exactly the data they need per event.
App Events API
The App Events API accepts any event from an app that developers want to track – bulk_edit_completed, onboarding_completed, report_generated, and more. Events flow into Dev Dashboard logs automatically, alongside existing data, giving a complete view of app performance in one place.
App Pricing: billing handled by Shopify
App Pricing replaces both Managed Pricing and the legacy Billing API. Shopify meters usage events automatically, calculates charges based on the configured pricing model, and includes them on the merchant's Shopify invoice with clear line items. Developers send billable events to one endpoint; Shopify handles the rest.
Developer Dashboard consolidation
Dev stores, client transfer stores, and collaborator access all now live in the Developer Dashboard. Logs and monitoring include time-series visualization, group-by filtering, and app health gauges. Navigation is simplified with a cleaner structure.
UCP tools for developers
Run queries and bulk operations from agents or your terminal using Shopify CLI with automatic authentication and built-in status tracking. The UCP Skill packages 20 years of Shopify commerce knowledge into something an agent can use directly.
The 10 updates that matter most – and what to do about each
Across 150+ updates, these are the ones with the clearest near-term impact for most merchants.
- Agentic – Shopify Catalog is live by default. Your products are automatically distributed to ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Google AI Mode which makes product data quality now a direct revenue variable.
Where to start: Check your products against Shopify Catalog eligibility requirements in the admin. Then open the Agentic Storefronts Search Intelligence panel and identify the highest-traffic queries in your category where you have zero presence.
- Sidekick – App Extensions connect your tools. If you use Klaviyo, Loop, Smile, or Judge.me, Sidekick can now answer questions about campaign performance, loyalty stats, and return data without leaving the admin. This turns Sidekick from a general assistant into something that actually knows your business.
Where to start: Activate the Sidekick App Extension for any partners you already use directly from the Shopify App Store. Then run one existing Shopify Flow automation through the new Sidekick testing feature to verify it behaves as expected.
- Online – B2B is now on every plan. Company profiles, custom catalogs, volume pricing, vaulted cards, and payment terms are now available on Basic, Grow, and Advanced plans at no extra cost. It lets merchants sell wholesale without upgrading to Plus or paying for a third-party app.
Where to start: If you have any wholesale buyers – even a handful on informal pricing – set up company profiles now.
- Retail – POS v11 is a real workflow change. The rebuilt checkout flow saves over a minute on complex carts – discounts, customer lookups, and edits open in a side panel without losing your place. Multiply that across a busy day and the queue impact is measurable.
Where to start: Update to POS v11 and run a brief staff walkthrough before the next busy period. The interface changes are significant enough that an unannounced update mid-shift creates on-the-floor confusion.
- Marketing – Campaign Autopilot is worth applying for now. Even in early access, Campaign Autopilot runs AI-optimized campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, Shop, and email automatically within the guardrails you set. It lets merchants hand off day-to-day campaign management to AI.
Where to start: Apply for early access through the Shopify admin. If your application is reviewed, the process itself is a useful forcing function to audit your current campaign structure.
- Operations – Analytics finally explains itself. The new daily insights surface the most significant trend in your data each morning, chart annotations explain why metrics moved, and metric targets let you track progress visually over time.
Where to start: Set at least one revenue or conversion target in the new Analytics dashboard this week – even an approximate number is more useful than no target at all.
- Shop app – Conversational search changes discovery. Shop Search is being rebuilt around natural language queries, with results personalized to each buyer's history.
Where to start: Make sure your product titles and descriptions answer the kinds of questions a buyer would ask out loud – that's the data conversational search draws on.
- Payments – Shop Pay opens to any platform. Any brand can now offer Shop Pay at checkout regardless of their ecommerce platform. For existing Shopify merchants, this grows the pool of buyers already enrolled in one-tap checkout.
Where to start: If you sell through any non-Shopify channel – a custom site, a marketplace storefront – check the Shop Pay onboarding page to see if adding it makes sense for that channel.
- Finance – Shopify Tax in Canada removes manual tax work. Canadian merchants can now calculate provincial and federal sales tax automatically by product category, with threshold tracking built in.
Where to start: If you're in Canada and calculating sales tax manually or through a third-party app, activate Shopify Tax in the admin and verify that product categories are correctly assigned.
- Developer – AI Toolkit GA means faster builds from your agency. The Shopify AI Toolkit is now generally available across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and VS Code, significantly reducing development time for Shopify apps, themes, and integrations.
Where to start: If you work with a development partner, ask whether they've adopted the AI Toolkit – the speed improvement on custom builds is material, and it's worth knowing before you scope your next project.
The DigitalSuits Shopify agency is a development partner that keeps an eye on the latest Shopify updates and adopts them once they're available. If you need to add changes to your existing store or set up a Shopify store from scratch with cutting-edge features, drop us a line. We'll get back to you to discuss your project.
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