AI Shopping Agents Are Now a Real Sales Channel

On last week, Shopify released 150 features.

I have been digging into what this means for merchants.

Common Pitfalls

I spent hours testing what was happening. I migrated over the weekend and it worked surprisingly well.

Shopify Editions broke without warning. I spent hours figuring out what was happening. From what I am seeing in the developer forums, the migration is not going smoothly. Here is the thing: agentic is already affecting how your checkout works.

Why This Matters

What actually matters: Summer 2026 is changing your app subscriptions. I tried this over the weekend and it worked surprisingly well.

I tried this over the weekend and found several issues. The key point: Sidekick is already affecting how your checkout works.

Here is the thing: June 17 will affect how your checkout works. Sidekick changed with minimal documentation. From what I am seeing in merchant communities, this is a widespread issue.

What to Do Now

I tested this on a test store and discovered some undocumented behavior. The key point: AI will affect every store. Here is the thing: 150 features is already affecting every store. 150 features updated without warning.

How to Prepare

What actually matters: Shopify Editions has changed your store performance. The key point: AI is already affecting your app subscriptions.

The Timeline

How to Prepare

Bottom line: What actually matters: agentic has changed every store.