# Shopify Editions | Fall '26

> Fast-track growth with the platform trusted by shoppers, connected to the newest AI channels, and picked by businesses to get ahead. 150+ updates. Next-level network effects.

Everything new for non-linear growth

- Page: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026
- Language: uk
- Updates: 222
- Highlight: 1B+ products in our catalog can get discovered across AI channels
- Highlight: 400M+ shoppers with Shop Pay accounts*
- Highlight: Shopify Payments prevents 12K+ high-risk payments each minute

## Contents

- Agentic (16 updates)
- Sidekick (12 updates)
- Online (17 updates)
- Merchandising (9 updates)
- Retail (20 updates)
- Payments (30 updates)
- Operations (23 updates)
- Shop (10 updates)
- Marketing (9 updates)
- Fulfillment (19 updates)
- Developer (57 updates)
  - Agentic experiences (12 updates)
  - Platform primitives (18 updates)
  - Tooling (14 updates)
  - Secure ecosystem (8 updates)
  - Storefronts (5 updates)

## Agentic

### Shop skill

**Shop skill for any agent**

Give ChatGPT, Claude, or other agents [shop.md](https://shop.md/) to discover products, get personalized recommendations, and check out with [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay). Anyone can customize the skill to fit their style.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-skill
- Copy prompt: `Get set up as my personal shopper by reading https://shop.com/skill.md`
- Product areas: Shop Pay, Catalog API, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
- Themes: Building with AI, Payment options, Shopping in AI
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility, Conversion

Related updates:

- All the tools we used to create this skill are available at [shop.dev](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-dev-for-builders).
- [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-pay-in-personal) is also available for checkout in Muse, Instinct, and Claude Duet.

### Shop Pay works in agents as a wallet

**Shop Pay as a Wallet for everything**

With [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay), shoppers can buy from [any brand on or off Shopify](https://help.shop.app/en/shop/shopping/personal-agents) through Claude Duet, Grok Bot, and Instinct. Purchases are secure and supported by Mastercard, Visa, and soon Amex.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-pay-works-in-agents-as-a-wallet
- Product areas: Shop Pay
- Themes: Payment options
- Personas: Developers, New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Google AI Mode and Gemini

**Agentic Storefronts expands to Google**

Sell in [Google Search, including AI Mode, and the Gemini app](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/agentic-storefronts/google) with checkout powered by Shopify. Shoppers buy in the chat, and you manage orders in the admin.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#google-ai-mode-and-gemini
- Product areas: Agentic storefronts, Google & YouTube channel app, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Checkout
- Themes: Selling in AI, Channels
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Discoverability, Conversion

### Price markdowns in agentic channels

**Compare-at price in agentic channels**

Give AI shopping agents your [compare-at price](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-catalog/mapping#compare-at-prices) using [Shopify Catalog](https://shopify.com/catalog) to show when products are marked down with no extra setup.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#price-markdowns-in-agentic-channels
- Product areas: Shopify Catalog
- Themes: Building with AI, Shopping in AI
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Store eligibility in Shopify Catalog

**Shopify Catalog eligibility in admin**

See whether your store is [eligible for Shopify Catalog](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-catalog/requirements), and find out what to change in order to qualify.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-eligibility-in-shopify-catalog
- Product areas: Shopify Catalog, Agentic storefronts, Shopify admin
- Themes: Selling in AI, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Discoverability, Time saved

### Shop Pay in personal agents

**Shop Pay in more agents**

Customers can discover products, approve purchases, and check out with [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay) in Muse, Claude Duet, Grok Bot, and Instinct.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-pay-in-personal-agents
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/agentic-storefronts
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/apps/agentic
- Product areas: Shop Pay, Shopify Catalog, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Agentic storefronts
- Themes: Selling in AI, Payment options, Shopping in AI
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Discoverability

Related updates:

- All the tools for adding Shop Pay to any agent are available at [shop.dev](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-dev-for-builders).

### Store preview in agents

Start building a store with [Shopify CLI](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli) before signing up, and keep what you create when you’re ready to sell.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-preview-in-agents
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/store/store-create-preview
- Product areas: Skills, Shopify CLI
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Onboarding
- Personas: New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Discoverability

### Digital products ready to sell with agents

**Digital products in agents**

Give a digital file to Claude, ChatGPT, or your preferred agent to make a product in the admin with fulfillment, pricing, and a shareable link.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#digital-products-ready-to-sell-with-agents
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/selling-digital-products-from-an-ai-tool
- Product areas: Shopify Digital Products app, Admin API, Sidekick
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Digital products
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Productive workflows, Time saved

### Product sourcing in agents

Describe what you want to sell in ChatGPT or Claude, and import products from other sellers into your store using [Shopify Collective](https://www.shopify.com/collective).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#product-sourcing-in-agents
- Read what's new: https://www.shopify.com/blog/product-sourcing-with-agents
- Product areas: Shopify Collective, Skills
- Themes: Managing business with AI, B2B
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Time saved

### Grok AI connector

**Create and manage Shopify stores in Grok**

Create a store or connect one to [Grok](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/shopify-connector-for-grok), and manage it without leaving the chat. Use [Grok Bot](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/shopify-connector-for-grok#grok-bot) to build AI teammates that help you run your business.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#grok-ai-connector
- Product areas: Skills
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Onboarding
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Time saved, Faster setup

### Google Gemini connector

**Shopify connectors on Gemini and Grok**

Connect your store to [Google Gemini](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/shopify-connector-for-gemini), and manage products, orders, and inventory from the AI assistant you already use.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#google-gemini-connector
- Product areas: Skills
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Onboarding
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Time saved, Faster setup

### Store management in Muse

**Meta Muse Connector**

Connect your store to Meta’s personal AI agent [Muse](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/shopify-connector-for-muse), and manage products, inventory, and discounts in the app.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-management-in-muse
- Product areas: Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Productive workflows, Business insights

### Store management in Microsoft Copilot

**Shopify plugin for Copilot Cowork**

Connect your store to [Microsoft Copilot](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/shopify-plugin-for-microsoft-copilot), and manage your business alongside your Microsoft 365 Outlook, Word, and Excel.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-management-in-microsoft-copilot
- Product areas: Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Canvas in agents

Design stores with [Canvas](https://www.shopify.com/news/introducing-canvas) in [AI agents](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools) like ChatGPT, Claude, and more.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#canvas-in-agents
- Product areas: Canvas, Sidekick
- Themes: Building with AI
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Productive workflows

### Shopify extension in ChatGPT

**Shopify plugin extension in ChatGPT**

Pin Shopify to the [ChatGPT sidebar](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/shopify-plugin-for-chatgpt#managing-your-store). Open a home page to see sales, sessions, conversion rate, and add or search products.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-extension-in-chatgpt
- Product areas: Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Creative control

### Business details in agentic storefronts

**Your business details in AI channels**

Review and approve the facts that get shared with agents, including policies and FAQs. Get suggestions for how to improve your content.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#business-details-in-agentic-storefronts
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-sales-channels/agentic-storefronts/knowledge-base
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/apps/agentic/knowledge-base
- Product areas: Agentic storefronts, Metafields & metaobjects, Admin API
- Themes: Selling in AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Trust, Time saved

## Sidekick

### A highly capable Sidekick

**More technical tasks with Sidekick**

Sidekick tackles complex workflows, stages multiple changes at once, computes, codes, and searches the internet. Ask it once; it remembers.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#a-highly-capable-sidekick
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/sidekick
- Try it (signed-in merchants): http://admin.shopify.com/sidekick?sk_m=bfcm-2026-trends-collection-seo
- Highlight: Daily Sidekick sessions have grown 4.2x year over year
- Product areas: Sidekick, Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Business insights

Related updates:

- Sidekick powers the new online store editing experience in [Canvas](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#online-store-canvas).
- [Sidekick](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#sidekick-pulse-includes-apps-and-web-research) has a deeper understanding of your business, including apps in your stack.

### Store improvements from Sidekick

**Recommendations tested by Sidekick**

Review proposed improvements to your store that are identified and tested by Sidekick using [SimGym](https://apps.shopify.com/simgym), then choose which changes to apply.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-improvements-from-sidekick
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/sidekick/pulse#tested-recommendations
- Product areas: SimGym, Sidekick, Online store
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Analytics, Online store design
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Conversion

### Sidekick Pulse includes apps and web research

**Guidance from Sidekick on more of your store**

Get recommendations for growth opportunities that include apps in your stack and context from web research on your industry and market.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#sidekick-pulse-includes-apps-and-web-research
- Read what's new: https://www.shopify.com/blog/sidekick-third-party-app-extensions
- Product areas: Sidekick Pulse, Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Business insights

### Bulk editing with Sidekick

**Sidekick applies changes you approve**

Make a plan, approve once, and watch Sidekick apply [multiple changes](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/sidekick/help-and-guidance#store-changes) at a time like editing descriptions across every product in a collection.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#bulk-editing-with-sidekick
- Product areas: Sidekick, Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Productive workflows, Trust

### Sidekick always in reach

**Sidekick across the redesigned admin**

Chat with Sidekick from a floating prompt surface across the [redesigned admin](https://www.shopify.com/blog/admin-new-look#sidekick-floating-chat), and get help in context of your workflow on every page.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#sidekick-always-in-reach
- Product areas: Sidekick, Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Productive workflows

### Sidekick guidance organized on home

**A clearer Home for Sidekick**

When you open the admin, your [personalized recommendations](https://www.shopify.com/admin/) from Sidekick and next steps are organized for action.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#sidekick-guidance-organized-on-home
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Sidekick Pulse, Sidekick
- Themes: Admin, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Time saved

### Sidekick creates and edits draft orders

Ask Sidekick to create or edit [draft orders](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/sidekick/help-and-guidance#draft-orders), then review highlighted changes before you save or discard the draft.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#sidekick-creates-and-edits-draft-orders
- Product areas: Sidekick, Shopify admin
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Orders
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Print-on-demand products with Sidekick

**Print on demand with Sidekick**

Upload or generate a design with Sidekick, preview it on a product, then publish the final product on your store as [print-on-demand](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/sidekick/generate-content#print-on-demand).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#print-on-demand-products-with-sidekick
- Product areas: Online store
- Themes: Products
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Customer experience

### Pricing tips from Sidekick

**Smart Pricing tips in Sidekick**

Ask Sidekick a [pricing question](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/sidekick/help-and-guidance#smart-pricing-tips), and get product-level recommendations powered by models from [Shopify Smart Pricing](https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-smart-pricing).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#pricing-tips-from-sidekick
- Product areas: Sidekick, Shopify Smart Pricing app
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Pricing & discounts
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Business insights, Time saved

### Payments and risk guidance from Sidekick

**Sidekick explains payments and risk**

Ask Sidekick why a [payout](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/sidekick/help-and-guidance#payments) came in lower, what’s driving chargebacks, or how to verify your business in [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#payments-and-risk-guidance-from-sidekick
- Product areas: Sidekick, Shopify Payments, Shopify Flow, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Payouts, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Business insights, Time saved, Trust

### Sidekick in checkout editor and Checkout Blocks app

**Sidekick in checkout and accounts**

Build and optimize customizations in the [checkout and accounts editor](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/checkout-settings/customize-checkout-configurations/checkout-editor#sidekick) and [Checkout Blocks](https://apps.shopify.com/checkout-blocks) app with Sidekick.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#sidekick-in-checkout-editor-and-checkout-blocks-app
- Product areas: Sidekick, Checkout, Checkout Blocks
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Checkout experience
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Time saved, Creative control

### Theme markdown files for Sidekick

**Agentic theme files for Sidekick**

[Markdown files](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/agentic-workflows) teach Sidekick how your theme is built and save your design preferences, so they get applied across conversations.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#theme-markdown-files-for-sidekick
- Product areas: Online store, Sidekick
- Themes: Managing business with AI, Online store design, Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Creative control, Time saved

## Online

### Online store canvas

**Your whole store edited in one view**

Design your entire store in [Canvas](https://www.shopify.com/news/introducing-canvas), zoom into any detail, and work with [Sidekick](https://www.shopify.com/sidekick) to turn ideas into a fully custom design.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#online-store-canvas
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/themes/canvas
- Highlight: From no theme to a launched store 20% faster with Canvas
- Product areas: Canvas, Sidekick, Online store
- Themes: Online store design, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Creative control, Time saved

Related updates:

- [Sidekick](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#a-highly-capable-sidekick) can stage multiple changes at once, code, and research across the internet.

### Smarter agent with Shopify Inbox

**A smarter storefront agent**

Shoppers can get personalized recommendations, start checkout from the chat, and easily reach staff with [Shopify Inbox](https://apps.shopify.com/inbox).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#smarter-agent-with-shopify-inbox
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/inbox/chat-settings-and-appearance/settings
- Highlight: Customers signed-in with Shop convert up to 1.5x higher in Shopify Inbox chats
- Product areas: Agentic storefronts, Shopify Inbox, Shop sign-in, Customer accounts
- Themes: Selling in AI, Messaging, Customer sign-in & accounts
- Personas: Shoppers, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience, Trust

### Redesigned online store page

**Guided online store launch**

Manage your themes, update your domain, and launch your store from the redesigned [online store page](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/intro-to-shopify/initial-setup/setup-prepare-for-launch#remove-your-online-store-password).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#redesigned-online-store-page
- Product areas: Online store, Shopify admin
- Themes: Onboarding
- Personas: New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Time saved

### Shop sign-in available off Shopify

**Sign in with Shop on any storefront**

Businesses not on Shopify can add [Shop](https://www.shopify.com/shop) sign-in to [any store](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop/guides/use-cases/external-login-page), so new and returning customers get personalized experiences.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-sign-in-available-off-shopify
- Product areas: Shop sign-in, Shop SDK
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts
- Personas: Developers, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Shop sign-in works with Shopify Forms

**Sign in with Shop on more forms**

Connect [Shop](https://www.shopify.com/shop) sign-in to your [lead capture](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop/guides/use-cases/lead-capture) form using [Shopify Forms](https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-forms) or [Klaviyo](https://apps.shopify.com/klaviyo-email-marketing) to identify verified customers earlier in their journey.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-sign-in-works-with-shopify-forms
- Product areas: Shop sign-in, Shopify Forms
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts, Messaging
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Customer details after first sign-in

**Customer fields after first sign-in**

Coming soon, request additional information from customers after they first sign in by redirecting them to a [custom form](https://help.shopify.com/manual/customers/customer-accounts/customize-customer-accounts/collect-additional-customer-information).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#customer-details-after-first-sign-in
- Product areas: Customer accounts, Shopify Forms
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Compliance, Customer retention, Business insights

### Clearer rollouts setup

Create and schedule launches, events, or experiments that include your theme, checkout configuration, catalogs, and discounts all as one rollout.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#clearer-rollouts-setup
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/markets/rollouts/create-a-rollout
- Product areas: Rollouts
- Themes: Testing, Admin, Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Business insights

### Rollouts across more channels

**Rollouts beyond your online store**

Launch scheduled changes or A/B tests for [elements of your store](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/markets/rollouts/reach-and-external-channels) across headless builds, Shopify POS, Google Shopping, and the Shop app.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#rollouts-across-more-channels
- Product areas: Rollouts, Shopify POS, Hydrogen, Shop
- Themes: Testing, Automation
- Personas: Retail businesses, New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Productive workflows, Trust

### Discounts work with rollouts

**Discounts in Rollouts**

Roll out [discounts](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/markets/rollouts/rollout-types#discount-changes) for launches, events, or A/B tests alongside coordinated changes to your theme and checkout.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#discounts-work-with-rollouts
- Product areas: Rollouts, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Testing, Pricing & discounts, Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Productive workflows, Business insights, Conversion

### Catalogs work with rollouts

**Catalogs in Rollouts**

Schedule changes to prices and product publishing as [catalogs](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/markets/customizations/catalogs#rollouts), roll them out across markets, then roll back automatically when the promotion ends.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#catalogs-work-with-rollouts
- Product areas: Rollouts, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Testing, Automation, Global
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Productive workflows, Business insights, Time saved

### Goals and visual references in SimGym

**Actionable insights with SimGym**

Set a shopping goal for your next [SimGym simulation](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/simgym#installation), and get actionable recommendations with a clear visual of where to apply them on your store.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#goals-and-visual-references-in-simgym
- Product areas: SimGym, Online store
- Themes: Analytics, Online store design
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Conversion

### Stronger predictive search and suggestions

**Predictive search matches intent**

Shoppers [searching](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/storefront-search/predictive-search) on your store get better suggestions while they’re typing. Add-to-carts from search have improved by 8%.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#stronger-predictive-search-and-suggestions
- Product areas: Online store, Shopify Search & Discovery app
- Themes: Search
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion

### Right-to-left languages on online stores

**RTL languages on storefronts**

Launch your online store in Arabic, Hebrew, or Urdu to reach over 600 million people who read these [right-to-left languages](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/international/languages/requirements).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#right-to-left-languages-on-online-stores
- Product areas: Online store, Checkout, Customer accounts, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Global, Online store design
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: International selling, Customer experience

### Synced translations with Shopify Translate & Adapt

**Weekly Auto-sync in Translate & Adapt**

Every edit to your store stays current across [translated](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/international/languages/translate-adapt-app/automatic-translation) versions with [Shopify Translate & Adapt](https://apps.shopify.com/translate-and-adapt).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#synced-translations-with-shopify-translate-adapt
- Product areas: Shopify Translate & Adapt app, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Global, Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: International selling, Time saved, Productive workflows

### Shopify B2B supports Algolia

**Shopify B2B supports Algolia’s search**

Show B2B customers search results with only products from their catalog at the price they’ve negotiated using the [Algolia](https://apps.shopify.com/algolia-search) app.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-b2b-supports-algolia
- Product areas: Shopify B2B
- Themes: B2B, Search
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Conversion, Trust

### Vendor column in catalog CSVs

**Vendor column in catalog CSV**

See vendor details in every row of your [CSV exports](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/b2b/catalogs/creating-catalogs#export-and-import-catalogs) of B2B catalogs, and filter by vendor to update pricing faster.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#vendor-column-in-catalog-csvs
- Product areas: Shopify B2B
- Themes: B2B, Products
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Cart syncing across devices with Shop

**Cross-device cart sync**

Browsers with Shop accounts get their [carts synced](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/shop/customer-experience#shopping-activity-sync-with-shop-accounts) from your store across devices and visits, so they can keep shopping.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#cart-syncing-across-devices-with-shop
- Product areas: Shop sign-in, Online store
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

## Merchandising

### Product data mapping by channel

Customize and map your product data for each sales channel from your admin, automatically keeping every channel current as your catalog changes.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#product-data-mapping-by-channel
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-sales-channels/channel-mapping
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/listings
- Product areas: Shopify Catalog, Metafields & metaobjects
- Themes: Channels, Products, APIs
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Discoverability, Time saved, Productive workflows

### Multi-source product collections

Combine products, apps, or variants into one collection. Create collections using [Sidekick](https://www.shopify.com/sidekick), reuse them, and power operations with them.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#multi-source-product-collections
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/collections
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/collections
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Sidekick, Shopify mobile app, Admin API
- Themes: Products, Managing business with AI, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Productive workflows

### Variants managed from product page

**Variants managed from the product page**

Edit product and variant details on the same page with bulk controls for variants and a clearer layout.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#variants-managed-from-product-page
- Read what's new: https://www.shopify.com/blog/variant-redesign
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Sidekick
- Themes: Products, Admin, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Price tips for products without sales

**New product price tips in Smart Pricing**

Get market-based pricing guidance for newly active products with [Shopify Smart Pricing](https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-smart-pricing).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#price-tips-for-products-without-sales
- Product areas: Shopify Smart Pricing app
- Themes: Pricing & discounts
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Business insights, Time saved

### Multiple barcodes for product variants

**Up to 20 barcodes per variant**

Add up to [20 barcodes for each variant](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/add-update-products#adding-barcodes) with built-in format validation in the admin. Scan them in [Shopify POS](https://shopify.com/pos) to pull up the right product.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#multiple-barcodes-for-product-variants
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Shopify POS
- Themes: Products, In-person operations
- Personas: Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Digital links as products

**URL delivery in Digital Products**

Add a URL to a product, set a price, and sell access to things like [templates and bookings](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/digital-service-product/digital-downloads#considerations).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#digital-links-as-products
- Product areas: Shopify Digital Products app, Checkout
- Themes: Digital products, Checkout experience, Onboarding
- Personas: New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Conversion

### Redesigned Shopify Digital Products app

**Digital Products setup in one place**

Use the improved [Shopify Digital Products](https://apps.shopify.com/digital-downloads) app to start selling digital products or expand your offering.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#redesigned-shopify-digital-products-app
- Product areas: Shopify Digital Products app
- Themes: Digital products, Onboarding, Admin
- Personas: New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Time saved

### Cart preview in markets graph

**Cart preview in Markets graph view**

Coming soon, preview how products, pricing, availability, and checkout settings appear in customer carts in a [specific market](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/markets/getting-started/cart-preview).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#cart-preview-in-markets-graph
- Product areas: Shopify Markets, Checkout
- Themes: Global, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: International selling, Risk prevention, Time saved

### Catalog performance in Shopify Collective

**Shopify Collective connection insights**

See how your [catalog performs](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/shopify-collective/retailers/analytics-insights) across your retailer network, and grow every connection in [Shopify Collective](https://www.shopify.com/collective).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#catalog-performance-in-shopify-collective
- Product areas: Shopify Collective
- Themes: B2B, Analytics
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Business insights, Discoverability

## Retail

### Customer recognition in POS with Shopify Payments

**Expanded in-store customer recognition**

POS identifies even more retail customers through our network of hundreds of millions of people who’ve checked out at any store powered by [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#customer-recognition-in-pos-with-shopify-payments
- Read what's new: https://www.shopify.com/blog/automatically-identify-more-customers-with-pos
- Highlight: A known in-store customer has over 60% higher lifetime value than an unknown one
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts, In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Customer retention, Time saved

Related updates:

- Customers with Shop accounts are recognized whether they’re chatting with your [online agent](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#smarter-agent-with-shopify-inbox) or paying at your counter.
- In-store digital receipts get sent to [Shop](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#new-shop-com-with-detailed-tracking) for easy access later.

### Fewer steps for POS checkout

**Faster Shopify POS checkout**

[Reduce time spent at checkout](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/receipt-management/customer-receipt-selection#customer-experience) with fewer taps for cash and split payments, faster receipt flows, and improved card processing.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#fewer-steps-for-pos-checkout
- Product areas: Shopify POS, Checkout
- Themes: Checkout experience, In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved, Customer experience

### POS search filtering

**POS search filters**

Search POS by product, order, customer, collections, or drafts, and [use filters](https://www.shopify.com/blog/shopify-retail-roundup-september-2026-v11-15-11-16#filter-pos-search) to find exactly what you need.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#pos-search-filtering
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: Analytics, In-person operations, Search
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### POS smart grid recommendations

POS smart grid starts with [tiles tailored to how you sell, and suggests new ones](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/getting-started/smart-grid#add-suggested-tiles) as your business grows.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#pos-smart-grid-recommendations
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations, Onboarding
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Faster setup, Time saved, Business insights

### Local delivery option at checkout

**Local delivery in Shopify POS**

Choose [local delivery as a shipping option](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/order-management/local-delivery-orders) at checkout, and manage, fulfill, and track those orders in POS.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#local-delivery-option-at-checkout
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations, Shipping
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Conversion

### Online carts available in POS

**Abandoned checkout items in POS**

Authorized staff can [pull up a known customer’s abandoned online cart](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/order-management/adding-online-cart-items-to-pos-cart) in POS and complete the sale with them in store.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#online-carts-available-in-pos
- Product areas: Shopify POS, Shop Pay, Shopify Payments, Shopify Analytics
- Themes: In-person operations, Customer sign-in & accounts
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Conversion

### Always visible cart on POS mobile devices

**Always-visible mobile POS cart**

The [cart stays on screen](https://www.shopify.com/blog/shopify-retail-roundup-september-2026-v11-15-11-16#mobile-cart) at all times on mobile POS devices, making it easier for staff to browse and add items.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#always-visible-cart-on-pos-mobile-devices
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Full visibility of all POS devices

**POS and payment devices in one view**

Check the status, location, type, and app version of your [POS devices in the admin](https://help.shopify.com/manual/sell-in-person/hardware/manage-pos-devices), and revoke access if one goes missing.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#full-visibility-of-all-pos-devices
- Product areas: Shopify POS, Shopify admin
- Themes: In-person operations, Admin, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Time saved

### Connectivity status on POS home screen

**POS connectivity on the home screen**

Check your internet, Shopify service, or hardware [connectivity status from the POS home screen](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/troubleshooting#connectivity) with clear next steps if anything is offline.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#connectivity-status-on-pos-home-screen
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Time saved

### Scheduled stock counts in POS

Set up counts in the admin by item, location, and timeframe. See who counted what, and review changes before adjusting inventory.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#scheduled-stock-counts-in-pos
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/changing-inventory-quantities-pos#perform-a-stock-count
- Product areas: Shopify POS, Shopify admin
- Themes: Inventory, In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Business insights, Risk prevention

### Recent carts saved in POS

**Recent carts saved across POS devices**

Start a cart, and any associate can pick up the sale. Serve multiple customers at once, and details remain intact through shift changes.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#recent-carts-saved-in-pos
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/order-management/manage-recent-carts
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### POS receipt template with localized taxes

**All printed receipts in one template**

Keep printed receipts on brand and compliant with a [customizable template](https://help.shopify.com/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/customize-pos/printed-receipts) that auto-adds tax summaries for the EU, UK, and Canada.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#pos-receipt-template-with-localized-taxes
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Compliance, Risk prevention

### Multiple barcodes per variant

**Multiple barcodes in Shopify POS**

[Scan or search any barcode](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/searching-for-products#barcode-scanner), including GTINs, supplier codes, and custom identifiers, and POS will find the right product variant instantly.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#multiple-barcodes-per-variant
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations, Products, Search
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Automatic staff attribution in POS

**Automatic POS staff attribution**

[Track every sale to the associate](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/order-management/add-staff-to-sale) who made it, review individual performance, and coach your team with real data.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#automatic-staff-attribution-in-pos
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: Analytics, In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Business insights, Time saved

### Unified staff management in admin

**Unified POS and admin staff management**

[Manage POS and admin users together in the admin](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/manage-users) with seasonal staff controls, and multi-role support. Organization-level roles exclusive to Shopify Plus.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#unified-staff-management-in-admin
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations, Admin
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved

### POS activity log

**POS activity log with staff names**

Use the [POS activity log](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/staff-management/pos-activity-log) to review refunds, returns, manual discounts, drawer opens, and more by staff name.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#pos-activity-log
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: In-person operations, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Business insights

### Staff accounts updated in one upload

**Bulk staff account changes by CSV**

Create, suspend, or reactivate staff accounts in bulk by [uploading a CSV](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/import-users) in your admin.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#staff-accounts-updated-in-one-upload
- Product areas: Shopify POS, Shopify admin
- Themes: In-person operations
- Personas: Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved, Productive workflows, Risk prevention

### More local payment methods in POS

**5 new local payment methods supported on Shopify Payments for POS**

Let customers pay with [Alipay, WeChat Pay, Satispay, Scalapay, and GrabPay](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/payment-management/accepting-local-payments#activate-local-payment-methods-for-shopify-pos) in store with [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#more-local-payment-methods-in-pos
- Product areas: Shopify POS, Shopify Payments
- Themes: Payment options
- Personas: Retail businesses, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Cartes Bancaires support in POS

**Cartes Bancaires support for Shopify Payments on POS in France**

Debit-only [Cartes Bancaires payments](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/payment-management/card-payments#card-brands) can be accepted and processed on WisePad 3 and POS Terminal devices in France.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#cartes-bancaires-support-in-pos
- Product areas: Shopify POS, Shopify Payments
- Themes: Payment options
- Personas: Retail businesses, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Store location lookup in agents

**AI agents can discover your retail locations**

AI agents can [discover your retail locations](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/inventory-and-locations/locations/setup#create-and-modify-locations) and direct shoppers to the store that’s nearest to them.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-location-lookup-in-agents
- Product areas: Shopify POS
- Themes: Selling in AI
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Customer experience

## Payments

### Fraud prevention with Shopify Protect

**Stopping fraud across stores with Shopify Protect**

Block fraud before it becomes an order, win more disputes with AI, and set custom fraud rules with the [Shopify Protect](https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-protect) app. Features rolling out soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#fraud-prevention-with-shopify-protect
- Read what's new: https://www.shopify.com/blog/introducing-shopify-protect
- Highlight: 60% more “product not received” disputes won with Shopify Protect
- Product areas: Shopify Protect, Shopify Payments, Checkout
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Analytics
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Business insights, Trust

Related updates:

- Shopify gathers the evidence banks need for disputes, pulls delivery photos with [Shopify Shipping](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shipping-in-markets), and writes the response.

### High-risk orders blocked before payment

**Block high-risk orders**

Shopify automatically [blocks high-risk orders](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/protecting-orders/fraud-analysis#blocked-high-risk-checkout-attempts) before payment is authorized at checkout.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#high-risk-orders-blocked-before-payment
- Product areas: Shopify Protect
- Themes: Checkout experience, Risk & compliance
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention

### Clearer risk assessment on orders

**Clearer risk signals on every order**

Understand which factors [increased the risk level of an order](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/protecting-orders/fraud-analysis) on the orders page, so you can make confident fulfillment decisions.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#clearer-risk-assessment-on-orders
- Product areas: Shopify Payments
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Trust

### Risk metrics in analytics

**Risk outcomes in analytics**

[Build custom reports](https://www.shopify.com/blog/introducing-shopify-protect#every-decision-explained) to find out how [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments) protects your business from payment risk and disputes.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#risk-metrics-in-analytics
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shopify Protect
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Analytics
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Trust

### Shopify Protect extends chargeback coverage

**Chargeback coverage beyond Shop Pay**

Extend [chargeback protection](https://www.shopify.com/blog/introducing-shopify-protect#skip-the-charge-back-fight-entirely) to orders not on [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay), and get reimbursed on fraud chargebacks while Shopify helps you win disputes. Coming soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-protect-extends-chargeback-coverage
- Product areas: Shopify Protect
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention

### Automatic evidence for unauthorized chargebacks

**Proof the buyer made the purchase**

On [unauthorized chargebacks](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/chargebacks/chargeback-process), Shopify provides the card, receipt, and authentication data that proves the customer made the purchase.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#automatic-evidence-for-unauthorized-chargebacks
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Trust

### Automatic proof of order delivery

**Automatic proof of delivery**

Shopify automatically attaches the [carrier proof of delivery to your disputes](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/chargebacks/chargeback-process#automatic-evidence) when a customer says their order didn’t arrive.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#automatic-proof-of-order-delivery
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Trust

### Dispute responses generated for each bank

**Dispute responses written for the bank**

Get [AI-generated responses for every chargeback](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/chargebacks/chargebacks-in-admin#add-submit-chargeback-evidence) that are specific to the customer’s bank, use your store’s context, and reflect the reason code it was filed under.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#dispute-responses-generated-for-each-bank
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Trust

### Custom fraud rules

**Build your own fraud rules**

Write [rules on the risk signals](https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-protect) you choose, backtest them against past orders, and get alerted when performance drifts.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#custom-fraud-rules
- Product areas: Shopify Protect
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Trust

### Shopify Tax managed mode

**Shopify Tax managed for you**

For businesses new to the platform, Shopify calculates the right tax at checkout, collects it, and remits it to each state across the US.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-tax-managed-mode
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/taxes/us/managed-sales-tax
- Product areas: Shopify Tax, Checkout, Shopify Payments
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Compliance, Time saved, Risk prevention

### Holistic pricing and flat-rate shipping with Shopify Managed Markets

**All-in prices and flat-rate shipping**

Offer international pricing that includes guaranteed duties and taxes with flat shipping rates at checkout using [Shopify Managed Markets](https://www.shopify.com/international/managed).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#holistic-pricing-and-flat-rate-shipping-with-shopify-managed-markets
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/international/managed-markets/shipping/set-up-shipping
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/markets/managed/biggest?adaptiveShippingOnboarding=true
- Highlight: Brands saw +50% higher international conversion with Shopify Managed Markets
- Product areas: Shopify Managed Markets
- Themes: Global, Shipping, Checkout experience
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: International selling, Conversion, Efficient shipping

### Taxes on US orders based on fulfillment origin

**US tax based on fulfillment origin**

Taxes on US orders are [calculated based on the location](https://changelog.shopify.com/posts/shopify-tax-is-now-compatible-with-order-routing) each order ships from in [Shopify Tax](https://www.shopify.com/tax). Rates stay accurate when you fulfill from more than one location.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#taxes-on-us-orders-based-on-fulfillment-origin
- Product areas: Shopify Tax
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Orders
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Compliance, Business insights

### Authorization rate optimized for more payments

**Smart routing for more US payments**

[Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments) uses machine learning to get [more online payments in the US approved](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/payment-authorization) on the first try.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#authorization-rate-optimized-for-more-payments
- Product areas: Shopify Payments
- Themes: Payment options, Payouts
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Cash flow

### Payment providers for legal entities

**Payment providers and methods by market**

Use [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments) across your business, and connect other [payment providers to each legal entity](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/onboarding/selling-with-multiple-entities).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#payment-providers-for-legal-entities
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Payment options, Global
- Personas: Enterprise, Partners
- Outcomes: International selling, Conversion, Time saved

### High-value goods reviewed faster for Shopify Payments

**Faster high-value goods reviews**

Complete compliance requirements in the admin to [sell high-value goods](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/payouts/account-holds#high-value-goods-review) and process transactions with [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#high-value-goods-reviewed-faster-for-shopify-payments
- Product areas: Shopify Payments
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Compliance, Time saved

### Shopify Payments activity report

Review sales, refunds, fees, and adjustments itemized for any date range or currency with the [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments) [activity report](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/payouts/payouts-activity-report).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-payments-activity-report
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shopify admin
- Themes: Analytics, Payouts
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Time saved

### More payout currencies with Shopify Payments

**More Shopify Payments payout currencies**

Get paid out in [more currencies](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/store-currency/payouts-in-multiple-currencies#requirements-for-multi-currency-payouts) with [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments) in Australia, France, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Exclusive to Advanced and Shopify Plus plans.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#more-payout-currencies-with-shopify-payments
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Payouts, Global
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Cash flow, International selling

### Shopify Payments alongside third-party providers

**Shopify Payments alongside an existing provider**

Add [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay) and local payment methods to your store with [Shopify Payments](https://www.shopify.com/payments) alongside your [existing provider](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/using-shopify-payments-with-a-third-party-provider) in the same store.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-payments-alongside-third-party-providers
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shop Pay
- Themes: Payment options
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### More local payment methods in Shopify Payments

Let customers pay using Alipay, WeChat Pay, Satispay, Scalapay, and GrabPay. MB WAY and OXXO available for online payments.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#more-local-payment-methods-in-shopify-payments
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/local-payment-methods
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/settings/payments/shopify-payments/advanced-settings
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Checkout, Shopify POS, Shop Pay
- Themes: Payment options, Global
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Conversion, International selling

### Payouts made more scannable

See what was paid, what’s pending, and when money arrives in a date-based payouts view with expandable details for every amount.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#payouts-made-more-scannable
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shopify-payments/payouts/view-details
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/payments/payouts
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shopify admin
- Themes: Payouts, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Cash flow, Time saved

### HSA and FSA payments in Shop Pay

**HSA/FSA payments in Shop Pay**

Accept pre-tax [HSA and FSA funds](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shop-pay/hsa-fsa-payments) from customers online in [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay). Truemed handles eligibility, documentation, and compliance. Coming soon to the US only.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#hsa-and-fsa-payments-in-shop-pay
- Product areas: Shop Pay
- Themes: Payment options
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Compliance, Customer experience

### Shop Pay Installments available in Australia

**Shop Pay Installments in Australia**

Businesses in [Australia can offer customers Shop Pay Installments](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shop-pay-installments) with flexible terms to pay over time. Early access.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-pay-installments-available-in-australia
- Product areas: Shop Pay Installments, Shop Pay, Shop, Shopify Payments
- Themes: Payment options, Global
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, International selling, Customer experience

### Shop Pay for multi-entity businesses not on Shopify

**Multi-entity Shop Pay off Shopify**

[Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay) is available for [multi-entity businesses not on Shopify](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shop-pay/shop-pay-on-any-platform) and managed from one store.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-pay-for-multi-entity-businesses-not-on-shopify
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shop Pay
- Themes: Payment options, Payouts
- Personas: Enterprise
- Outcomes: Cash flow, Conversion

### Shop Pay Installments for multi-entity businesses

**Multi-entity Shop Pay Installments**

[Multi-entity businesses can offer Shop Pay Installments](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/shop-pay-installments/eligibility) to every eligible entity from one store in the admin.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-pay-installments-for-multi-entity-businesses
- Product areas: Shop Pay Installments, Shopify Payments
- Themes: Payment options
- Personas: Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, International selling

### Custom fields in checkout and accounts editor

Add text inputs, date pickers, check boxes, and choice lists to collect delivery instructions, gift messages, and other info at checkout. Rolling out soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#custom-fields-in-checkout-and-accounts-editor
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/checkout-settings/customize-checkout-configurations/custom-fields
- Product areas: Checkout, Shop Pay, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Metafields & metaobjects
- Themes: Checkout experience, Selling in AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Creative control, Customer experience, Time saved

### Redesigned payment methods in checkout

**Simpler layout for payment methods in checkout**

A modern tiled design replaces the radio buttons, giving customers a more compact, visually clear set of payment options at checkout. Rolling out soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#redesigned-payment-methods-in-checkout
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/checkout-settings
- Product areas: Checkout
- Themes: Checkout experience, Payment options
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Celebration on the thank you page

An animated transition from payment to order confirmation ends every purchase with a moment of gratitude. Rolling out soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#celebration-on-the-thank-you-page
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/checkout-settings
- Product areas: Checkout
- Themes: Checkout experience
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Trust, Customer experience

### Additional fees configured in checkout settings

**Legally required fees at checkout**

Set up [fees for products and collections per market](https://help.shopify.com/manual/taxes/additional-fees), and collect them automatically at checkout with full financial reporting built in. Early access.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#additional-fees-configured-in-checkout-settings
- Product areas: Checkout, Shopify admin, Admin API, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
- Themes: Checkout experience, Risk & compliance, Global
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Compliance, Time saved, Business insights

### Apple Pay in any browser

Coming soon, customers can pay with [Apple Pay](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/accelerated-checkouts/apple-pay) in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and other browsers by scanning a QR code with their iPhone.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#apple-pay-in-any-browser
- Product areas: Checkout, Shopify Payments
- Themes: Payment options, Checkout experience
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Stacked form fields in checkout

**Stacked checkout fields**

A tighter, [stacked form layout](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/checkout-settings) reduces scrolling and makes field errors easier to see and fix in checkout. Coming soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#stacked-form-fields-in-checkout
- Product areas: Checkout
- Themes: Checkout experience
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

## Operations

### Redesigned admin

**Your admin gets a complete refresh**

Sign in to a cleaner, more focused admin with updated navigation, fresh layouts, and easier access to [Sidekick](https://www.shopify.com/sidekick). Rolling out soon to all pages.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#redesigned-admin
- Read what's new: https://www.shopify.com/blog/admin-new-look
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Polaris, Sidekick
- Themes: Admin, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Store audit log

**One searchable audit log**

Coming soon, review changes across your store in one [filterable log](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-admin/activity-logs) with actions attributed to the staff member, app, or service behind it.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-audit-log
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Sidekick
- Themes: In-person operations, Admin, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Risk prevention, Trust

### Passkey creation in more places

**Passkey setup beyond login**

Set up a [passkey](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/logging-in/passkeys) when you sign in, or get one automatically if your account is eligible, so you can log in faster and more securely.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#passkey-creation-in-more-places
- Product areas: Shopify Flow, Shopify admin
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Time saved

### Stronger search across admin

**Admin and Sidekick in one search**

[Search](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-admin/admin-search) sections, pages, and installed apps from one faster surface in the admin.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#stronger-search-across-admin
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Sidekick
- Themes: Admin, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved

### File folders in admin

**File directories in the admin**

Create [folders](https://help.shopify.com/manual/shopify-admin/productivity-tools/file-uploads#folders) to organize your files in the admin, so you can find what you need without scrolling through every file.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#file-folders-in-admin
- Product areas: Shopify admin
- Themes: Admin, Products
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved

### Automated policies for online stores

**Automated policies**

Get return, contact, shipping, and terms of service [policies automatically generated](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/checkout-settings/refund-privacy-tos#automated-store-policies) for your online store that stay in sync with edits.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#automated-policies-for-online-stores
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Onboarding, Global
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Faster setup, International selling, Time saved

### Quick edits for metafields

**Quick Edit for metafields**

Click into a metafield, and [edit it quickly](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/custom-data/metafields/editing-metafields) in context on any page in the admin.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#quick-edits-for-metafields
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Metafields & metaobjects, Polaris
- Themes: Admin, APIs
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Developers
- Outcomes: Time saved, Extensibility

### Shopify Credit in QuickBooks

**Shopify Credit connects to QuickBooks**

Connect [Shopify Credit](https://www.shopify.com/credit) to [QuickBooks](https://help.shopify.com/manual/finance/shopify-credit/quickbooks) to sync card transactions, statements, and account data, so there’s less manual bookkeeping.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-credit-in-quickbooks
- Product areas: Shopify Credit
- Themes: Financial services
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved

### International money transfers with Shopify Balance

Send domestic wires, track payments, and pay [international](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/finance/shopify-balance/managing-account/send-money/internationally) suppliers in their local currency faster and for less with [Shopify Balance](https://www.shopify.com/balance).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#international-money-transfers-with-shopify-balance
- Themes: Financial services
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: Cash flow, Time saved

### Geospatial clustering in analytics

**Geospatial clustering and interactive maps**

Zoom in or pan across bubble maps in analytics to see where sales concentrate and better understand regional demand.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#geospatial-clustering-in-analytics
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/reports-and-analytics/shopify-reports/report-types/custom-reports/selecting-visualizations#bubble-map
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics
- Themes: Analytics
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights

### Analytics includes app events

**Data from apps in analytics**

Bring [app events](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/reports-and-analytics/shopify-reports/report-types/shopifyql-editor/shopifyql-syntax#app-events), like loyalty points redeemed or marketing emails sent, into analytics to build custom reports for your business.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#analytics-includes-app-events
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics
- Themes: APIs, Analytics
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Business insights, Extensibility

### Category metafields and metaobjects in analytics

**Metafields and metaobjects in analytics**

Group and filter analytics by [category metafields](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/reports-and-analytics/shopify-reports/report-types/custom-reports/filter-and-edit#metafields) like color, material, and pattern and [metaobjects](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/reports-and-analytics/shopify-reports/report-types/custom-reports/filter-and-edit#metaobjects) like loyalty status, designer, and warranty.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#category-metafields-and-metaobjects-in-analytics
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics, Metafields & metaobjects
- Themes: Analytics, Products, APIs
- Personas: Developers, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights

### Custom annotations in analytics

Add your own [annotations](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/reports-and-analytics/shopify-reports/report-types/custom-reports/annotations#manual-annotations) to analytics reports, so you can connect changes in your numbers to the campaigns or events behind them.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#custom-annotations-in-analytics
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics
- Themes: Analytics
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights

### Accurate session measurement

**More accurate session analytics**

[Sessions](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/reports-and-analytics/discrepancies/session-measurement-update) in analytics more accurately reflect human visitors with smart bot filtering, unified user journeys across the site, and consent-aware visit counting.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#accurate-session-measurement
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics, Hydrogen, Shop, Shop Pay
- Themes: Analytics
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Trust, Compliance

### Purchase order reports

**Purchase order reports in analytics**

View, filter, and export [purchase order data](https://help.shopify.com/manual/reports-and-analytics/shopify-reports/report-types/custom-reports/purchase-orders) in analytics, including supplier, cost, and transfer details.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#purchase-order-reports
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics, Shopify admin
- Themes: Analytics, Inventory
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Business insights

### Update triggers for Shopify Flow

**Product update trigger in Shopify Flow**

Run automated workflows in [Shopify Flow](https://apps.shopify.com/flow) whenever a product’s price, tag, metafield, or [another field changes](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/triggers).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#update-triggers-for-shopify-flow
- Product areas: Shopify Flow
- Themes: Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Productive workflows, Time saved

### Granular permissions for Shopify Flow

**Granular Shopify Flow permissions**

Use existing [roles and permissions](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/getting-started/staff-permissions) in the admin to control who can view, edit, and activate automations in [Shopify Flow](https://apps.shopify.com/flow).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#granular-permissions-for-shopify-flow
- Product areas: Shopify Flow, Shopify admin
- Themes: In-person operations, Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Extensibility

### AI Toolkit for Shopify Flow automations

**Admin API for Shopify Flow**

Build and manage [Shopify Flow](https://apps.shopify.com/flow) automations with your preferred agent using the [AI Toolkit](https://shopify.dev/changelog/posts/shopify-flow-manage-automations-through-admin-api).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#ai-toolkit-for-shopify-flow-automations
- Product areas: Shopify Flow, Admin API, Sidekick, Shopify CLI
- Themes: Automation, APIs, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Productive workflows, Extensibility

### Workflow versioning in Shopify Flow

**Workflow version rollback**

Preview, compare, and [restore any previous version of a workflow](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/manage/version-history) as a new draft you can review before activating in [Shopify Flow](https://apps.shopify.com/flow).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#workflow-versioning-in-shopify-flow
- Product areas: Shopify Flow
- Themes: Automation
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Productive workflows

### Shopify supports more languages

**Shopify supports 13 additional languages**

Shopify supports [13 additional languages](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/international/languages/requirements#available-translations): Basque, Bengali, Catalan, Estonian, Galician, Georgian, Gujarati, Latvian, Marathi, Serbian, Tamil, Telugu, and Ukrainian.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-supports-more-languages
- Themes: Global, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses
- Outcomes: International selling, Conversion

### Health status in app settings

**App health status in settings**

Coming soon, monitor the [status of each app extension](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/apps/extensions-and-functions) in app settings to spot issues early and contact the developer directly.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#health-status-in-app-settings
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Dev Dashboard, Checkout, Customer accounts
- Themes: Admin, Dev tooling
- Personas: Partners, Developers, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Risk prevention, Trust

### Store health status

**Your store’s status on Shopify**

See your store’s status in one place with a checklist of exactly what to do to remain in good standing.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#store-health-status
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/manual/compliance/seller-health
- Product areas: Shopify admin
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Admin
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Compliance, Risk prevention, Trust

### Native Shopify mobile app

A faster Shopify app improves performance on [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/shopify-sell-run-a-business/id371294472) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shopify.mobile) devices with smoother navigation and a fresh design.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#native-shopify-mobile-app
- Get app: https://www.shopify.com/mobile
- Product areas: Shopify mobile app, Sidekick, Shopify admin
- Themes: Admin, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Productive workflows

## Shop

### Universal checkout on Shop

Shoppers can add products from multiple brands to one cart, then check out in one tap.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#universal-checkout-on-shop
- Read help doc: https://help.shop.app/en/shop/shopping/make-purchases-in-shop
- Highlight: Exponential Socks
- Product areas: Shop Pay, Shop, Checkout
- Themes: Checkout experience, Payment options
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### New shop.com with detailed tracking

**Immersive shopping on the new shop.com**

Shoppers can browse curated content and track orders with more detail on the Shop website, driving discovery for your products.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#new-shop-com-with-detailed-tracking
- Visit shop.com: https://shop.com/
- Product areas: Shop
- Themes: Shopping in AI
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Trust, Discoverability, Conversion

### Shop home feed browsable by interests

**Interest-based discovery in Shop**

Browse content in Shop by personalized recommendations and [interest feeds](https://open.shop.app/E2jp6/57189/fs6p).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-home-feed-browsable-by-interests
- Product areas: Shop
- Themes: Shopping in AI
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Discoverability, Customer experience

### Revamped filters in Shop

**Shop search filters and sorting**

[Filter your searches](https://open.shop.app/E2jp6/dqi0c/fcia) on Shop by size, price, color, and brand with suggestions for related subcategories to refine results.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#revamped-filters-in-shop
- Product areas: Shop
- Themes: Search
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Conversion

### Improved search results in Shop

**Personalized Shop search**

Signed-in shoppers see [search results ranked](https://open.shop.app/E2jp6/gyby/9rw2) around their browsing and purchase history in Shop, so the most relevant products appear first.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#improved-search-results-in-shop
- Product areas: Shop, Shop sign-in
- Themes: Search, Customer sign-in & accounts
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Chat in Shop available in more countries

**Ask Shop expands worldwide**

The agent in Shop is available where the app and website are, so [shoppers in more markets](https://open.shop.app/E2jp6/h484a/2yvs) get product recommendations, order help, and support.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#chat-in-shop-available-in-more-countries
- Product areas: Shop
- Themes: Shopping in AI, Global
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: International selling, Customer experience

### Instagram content syncs to posts in Shop

**Instagram sync for Posts in Shop**

[Connect your Instagram](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/shop/marketing/posts) to Shop and automatically sync reels, images, and carousels into rich, shoppable content in the app.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#instagram-content-syncs-to-posts-in-shop
- Product areas: Shop
- Themes: Channels
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Discoverability, Time saved

### More discounts accessible in Shop

**More discount codes in Shop**

Shoppers can find their unused [discount codes](https://help.shopify.com/manual/discounts/sales-channel-discounts) from lead capture forms or email in their Shop account, incentivizing purchases in the app.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#more-discounts-accessible-in-shop
- Product areas: Shop
- Themes: Pricing & discounts
- Personas: Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer retention

### Branding syncs from online store to Shop

**Your online branding syncs to Shop**

The branding and merchandising on your online store automatically syncs to your landing page in Shop, no rebuilding required. Early access.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#branding-syncs-from-online-store-to-shop
- Read what's new: https://www.shopify.com/blog/shop-store-sync
- Product areas: Shop, Online store
- Themes: Online store design
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Time saved, Trust

### Carts in Shop sync to online store

Customers’ carts follow them from Shop to your online store, so they can pick up shopping where they left off.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#carts-in-shop-sync-to-online-store
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-sales-channels/shop/customer-experience#shopping-activity-sync-with-shop-accounts
- Product areas: Shop, Online store, Shop sign-in
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion

## Marketing

### Campaign Autopilot across more channels with SEO

**More of your marketing automated**

Run AI-powered campaigns across new channels like Microsoft Advertising, Snapchat, and soon X Ads. Manage it all, including SEO, with Campaign Autopilot.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#campaign-autopilot-across-more-channels-with-seo
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/manual/promoting-marketing/autopilot
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/growth/autopilot
- Product areas: Campaign Autopilot, Shop Campaigns, Shopify Messaging app, Sidekick
- Themes: Advertising, Channels, Automation, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Discoverability, Productive workflows, Time saved

### Unified marketing reports in analytics

**Unified marketing reports**

See exactly which marketing channels drive sales with separate traffic sources and fewer misattributions.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#unified-marketing-reports-in-analytics
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/reports-and-analytics/shopify-reports/report-types/default-reports/marketing-reports
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/growth/reports/channels?attributionModel=last_click_non_direct&since=startOfDay%28-30d%29&until=today
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
- Themes: Advertising, Selling in AI, Analytics
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Trust

### Shop Campaigns expands to new markets

**Over 35 new markets for Shop Campaigns**

Run one campaign across markets like the UK, Australia, EU, and more. Sell locally or across borders, and only pay when an ad drives a sale.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-campaigns-expands-to-new-markets
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-sales-channels/shop/shop-campaigns/eligibility#supported
- View in admin (signed-in merchants): https://admin.shopify.com/apps/shop-72/merchant/advertising
- Highlight: Shop Campaigns has led to over 18M sales for businesses
- Product areas: Shop Campaigns, Shop, Shop Pay, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Advertising, Global
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Discoverability, International selling

### WhatsApp marketing consent at checkout

**Collect WhatsApp marketing consent at checkout**

Collect [marketing consent for WhatsApp](https://help.shopify.com/manual/promoting-marketing/create-marketing/customer-contact-information#collect-customer-phone-numbers-from-the-checkout) from customers at checkout.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#whatsapp-marketing-consent-at-checkout
- Product areas: Checkout
- Themes: Channels, Messaging
- Personas: New to Shopify, Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Retail businesses, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Customer retention

### WhatsApp marketing automations in Shopify Messaging

**WhatsApp marketing automations**

Send [automated WhatsApp marketing messages](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/promoting-marketing/create-marketing/shopify-messaging/whatsapp) from [Shopify Messaging](https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-messaging) to recover lost sales from product browse, cart, and checkout abandonment.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#whatsapp-marketing-automations-in-shopify-messaging
- Product areas: Shopify Messaging app, Shopify Flow
- Themes: Automation, Messaging
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, Productive workflows

### BFCM campaign from Shopify Messaging

**Shopify Messaging BFCM email series**

Preview, customize, approve, and schedule a [pre-built email campaign for Black Friday](https://help.shopify.com/manual/promoting-marketing/create-marketing/shopify-messaging/email/create-email/recommended-series) from [Shopify Messaging](https://apps.shopify.com/shopify-messaging).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#bfcm-campaign-from-shopify-messaging
- Product areas: Shopify Messaging app
- Themes: Messaging
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, New to Shopify, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Customer experience

### Shop Campaigns metrics with ShopifyQL

**Shop Campaigns in marketing analytics**

Access your [Shop Campaigns](https://www.shopify.com/shop-campaigns) metrics, including ad spend, sales, ROAS, and average customer acquisition cost, with [ShopifyQL](https://help.shopify.com/manual/online-sales-channels/shop/shop-campaigns/manage#shopifyql).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-campaigns-metrics-with-shopifyql
- Product areas: Shop Campaigns, Shopify Analytics
- Themes: Advertising, Analytics
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Business insights

### TikTok ads channel

**Direct checkout in TikTok ads**

Select businesses can sell in TikTok with Buy Direct ads. Shoppers buy products on TikTok with checkout powered by Shopify.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#tiktok-ads-channel
- Product areas: Agentic storefronts, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Checkout
- Themes: Advertising, Channels, Selling in AI, Checkout experience
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, Discoverability

### ChatGPT Ads app

**ChatGPT Ads App**

Advertise in chats, boost visibility with sponsored placements, and track performance in your admin with the [ChatGPT Ads](https://apps.shopify.com/chatgptads) app.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#chatgpt-ads-app
- Product areas: Shopify Catalog
- Themes: Advertising, Channels
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Discoverability

## Fulfillment

### Shop Promise for reliable delivery and returns

**Shop Promise badge drives conversion**

Give shoppers confidence with a badge highlighting trusted delivery and returns. Products with the badge rank higher for search in the [Shop](https://www.shopify.com/shop) app and [Shopify Catalog](https://shopify.com/catalog).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-promise-for-reliable-delivery-and-returns
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/shop-promise
- Highlight: Eligibility for Shop Promise grew 20x
- Highlight: 27.1B products shipped over 5.8T miles in 2025
- Product areas: Shop Promise
- Themes: Shipping, Managing business with AI
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Business insights, Efficient shipping, Conversion

### DHL Express in more markets

Businesses in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain can buy DHL Express labels in the admin.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#dhl-express-in-more-markets
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/fulfilling-orders/shipping-labels/shipping-carriers/dhl/dhl-eu
- Product areas: Shopify Shipping
- Themes: Global, Shipping
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Efficient shipping, International selling

### Shipping in markets

Set up and manage the right shipping options for each region or company location in markets.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shipping-in-markets
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/shipping-options
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Shopify Markets, Shopify Managed Markets, Shop Promise
- Themes: Shipping, Global, Checkout experience
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Shoppers, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Conversion, Efficient shipping, International selling

### Default packaging by variant

**Single-box packing for carrier rates**

Set up [package dimensions for each variant](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/setup/packaging/setting-up-packages#packed-product-size), and select the default packaging you want the item packed into.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#default-packaging-by-variant
- Product areas: Shopify Shipping, Checkout
- Themes: Shipping, Checkout experience
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Conversion, Efficient shipping

### Royal Mail pickup points in UK

Businesses in the UK can ship orders to a convenient [pickup location](https://help.shopify.com/manual/fulfillment/setup/delivery-methods/pickup-points) with Royal Mail, so customers never miss a delivery.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#royal-mail-pickup-points-in-uk
- Product areas: Shopify Shipping, Checkout
- Themes: Shipping, Global
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Efficient shipping, Conversion, Customer experience

### Shipping labels for the Netherlands and Poland

**Dutch and Polish shipping labels**

Businesses in the Netherlands and Poland can buy shipping labels from [DHL eCommerce](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/fulfilling-orders/shipping-labels/shipping-carriers/dhl) in the admin.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shipping-labels-for-the-netherlands-and-poland
- Product areas: Shopify Shipping
- Themes: Global, Shipping
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Efficient shipping, International selling

### Cross-border labels in admin

**Cross-border labels from 8 carriers**

Businesses in Canada can buy [UPS labels for international orders](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/fulfilling-orders/shipping-labels/shipping-carriers/ups/canada#international-shipping), including the US, in the admin. Customs documents are created for you.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#cross-border-labels-in-admin
- Product areas: Shopify Shipping, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Shipping, Global
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: International selling, Efficient shipping, Compliance

### Canada Post return labels

**Royal Mail and Canada Post return labels**

Businesses in Canada can create, send, and track Canada Post [return labels](https://help.shopify.com/manual/fulfillment/fulfilling-orders/shipping-labels/buying-labels/return-labels) in the admin. You’re only billed when a label is scanned.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#canada-post-return-labels
- Product areas: Shopify Shipping, Returns
- Themes: Shipping, Orders
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Efficient shipping, Time saved

### FedEx delivery photos

**Delivery photos for chargebacks**

[Delivery photos](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/fulfilling-orders/single-fulfillment#proof-of-delivery-photos) from FedEx show up on the order, so you have evidence for chargeback disputes and “it never arrived” claims.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#fedex-delivery-photos
- Product areas: Shopify Payments, Shopify Shipping
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Shipping
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Risk prevention

### Return shipping fees in the US include taxes

**Automatic tax on US return shipping fees**

Shipping fees for returns in the US automatically [include jurisdiction-specific taxes](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/returns/return-rules#tax-on-return-fees), so refund summaries stay accurate.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#return-shipping-fees-in-the-us-include-taxes
- Product areas: Shopify Tax, Returns
- Themes: Orders, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Compliance

### Native stock counts

Schedule counts by store, scan barcodes or input by hand, and keep detailed inventory logs in the admin or POS.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#native-stock-counts
- Read help doc: https://help.shopify.com/manual/products/inventory/inventory-counts
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Shopify POS
- Themes: Inventory, In-person operations
- Personas: Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Time saved, Business insights, Risk prevention

Related updates:

- Counts scheduled in the admin show up for staff [in POS](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#scheduled-stock-counts-in-pos).

### Barcode scanning works from any admin page

**Barcode scanning across the admin**

[Scan a barcode from any page in the admin](https://help.shopify.com/manual/shopify-admin/scanning-barcodes), and get routed to the right product, order, or batch. Add new products or assign unrecognized barcodes.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#barcode-scanning-works-from-any-admin-page
- Product areas: Shopify admin
- Themes: Admin, Inventory, In-person operations, Search
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Extensibility

### Metafields on inventory transfers

**Transfer metafields**

Define and edit [metafields on inventory transfers](https://help.shopify.com/manual/products/inventory/inventory-transfers/creating-and-processing-transfers#add-metafields) in the admin, so every transfer carries the context your team needs.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#metafields-on-inventory-transfers
- Product areas: Shopify admin, Metafields & metaobjects
- Themes: Orders, Shipping
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Productive workflows

### Self-serve returns by market

**Self-serve returns per market**

Control whether customers can initiate [return and cancellation requests by market](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/returns/return-rules#per-market-rules) using the checkout editor.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#self-serve-returns-by-market
- Product areas: Returns, Customer accounts, Checkout, Shopify Markets
- Themes: Orders, Global, Checkout experience
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Compliance, Customer experience, Time saved

### Return rules by market

**Return window overrides**

Set up return and cancellation rules by market, including [return window overrides](https://help.shopify.com/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/returns/return-rules#return-window-overrides) for products and collections.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#return-rules-by-market
- Product areas: Returns, Shopify admin
- Themes: Orders
- Personas: Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Customer experience

### Discount editing on existing orders

**Discount edits on existing orders**

Apply [additional discounts on an existing order](https://help.shopify.com/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/editing-orders/discounts#add-custom-order-discount). Totals and allocations recalculate automatically.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#discount-editing-on-existing-orders
- Product areas: Shopify admin
- Themes: Orders, Pricing & discounts
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Time saved, Customer retention

### Subscriptions in draft orders

[Add subscriptions to draft orders](https://help.shopify.com/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/create-orders/create-draft#add-subscriptions) for customers, and send them an invoice to complete payment at checkout.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#subscriptions-in-draft-orders
- Product areas: Shopify Subscriptions, Shopify admin
- Themes: Subscriptions, Orders
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Customer retention, Time saved

### Order balance write-offs

[Waive order balances](https://help.shopify.com/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/payments/waive-balance) you don’t want to collect with a write-off that keeps your financials and tax records accurate.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#order-balance-write-offs
- Product areas: Shopify Tax
- Themes: Orders
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Compliance

### Taxes automatically match address changes

**Shipping address edits recalculate taxes**

Editing an order’s shipping address automatically [recalculates line item taxes](https://help.shopify.com/manual/fulfillment/managing-orders/editing-orders/customer-details#edit_order_customer) to match the new destination.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#taxes-automatically-match-address-changes
- Product areas: Shopify Tax, Shopify admin
- Themes: Orders, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Compliance, Time saved

## Developer

### Agentic experiences

#### Shop.dev for builders

**One MCP adds shopping to every agent or app**

[Build experiences](https://shop.dev/) that let shoppers sign in to their Shop account, search products across [Shopify Catalog](https://shopify.com/catalog), and check out from brands on or off Shopify with [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-dev-for-builders
- Copy prompt: `npm install -g @shopify/shop-cli`
- Product areas: Shop Pay, Shop sign-in, Shop SDK, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Shopify AI Toolkit
- Themes: Building with AI, Shopping in AI, Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Improved devx

#### WebMCP tools

**WebMCP tools for the full customer journey**

Let agents discover products, create carts, and guide shoppers through checkout using structured tools registered by online stores.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#webmcp-tools
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/web-mcp
- Product areas: WebMCP, Online store, Hydrogen, Checkout
- Themes: Shopping in AI, Selling in AI, Checkout experience
- Personas: Developers, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Conversion, Extensibility

#### Expanded filters in Catalog API

**More filters and product details in Catalog API**

Filter search results to products with 3D models or video, and get sale prices and safety warnings with every product.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#expanded-filters-in-catalog-api
- Learn more: https://shopify.dev/changelog/filter-catalog-search-results-by-media-type
- Product areas: Catalog API, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
- Themes: APIs, Selling in AI
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Conversion, Extensibility

#### Catalog API supports brands not on Shopify

**Catalog API searches products not on Shopify**

Build shopping experiences with a selection of products from businesses on and off Shopify using the Catalog API. In beta.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#catalog-api-supports-brands-not-on-shopify
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/catalog/global-catalog-extension#catalog-sources
- Product areas: Catalog API, Shopify Catalog
- Themes: APIs, Building with AI
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Extensibility

#### Personalized search results with Catalog API

**Buyer personalization in Catalog API**

Return [personalized search results](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/catalog/global-catalog#personalized-search) for shoppers who sign in with Shop using the Catalog API.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#personalized-search-results-with-catalog-api
- Product areas: Catalog API, Shop sign-in, Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
- Themes: APIs, Selling in AI, Customer sign-in & accounts
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

#### Commission on sales with Catalog API

**Catalog API sales commissions**

Earn the [commission businesses set in Shop Campaigns](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/catalog/promoted-placement), plus 0.3% from Shopify, on every sale you drive using the Catalog API. Early access.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#commission-on-sales-with-catalog-api
- Product areas: Catalog API, Shop Campaigns
- Themes: Partner updates, APIs, Selling in AI
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Partner earnings, Discoverability

#### Catalog API supports price markdown

**Compare-at prices in the Catalog API**

Show shoppers searching in agentic experiences when a [product is marked down](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/catalog/global-catalog#prices-and-list-prices), and by how much, using the Catalog API.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#catalog-api-supports-price-markdown
- Product areas: Catalog API
- Themes: Building with AI, Shopping in AI
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

#### Shop Pay beyond online stores

**Add Shop Pay to any shopping experience (new SDK)**

Add [Shop Pay to any app or shopping experience](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/carts-and-checkout/shop-pay) you’re building, and let 400M+ shoppers check out in one tap.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-pay-beyond-online-stores
- Product areas: Shop Pay
- Themes: Payment options, Building with AI
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Customer experience, Conversion

#### Unified checkout with Shop Pay

**Unified checkout in your app**

Build shopping experiences that discover products from [Shopify Catalog,](https://shopify.com/catalog) and offer a unified checkout across brands on [Shop Pay](https://www.shopify.com/shop-pay).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#unified-checkout-with-shop-pay
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/carts-and-checkout/universal-checkout
- Product areas: Checkout Kit, Catalog API, Shop Pay
- Themes: Checkout experience, APIs
- Personas: Partners, Developers, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Extensibility, Customer experience

Related updates:

- [Shop](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#universal-checkout-on-shop) offers universal checkout across brands.

#### Buy endpoint in Universal Commerce Protocol

**UCP /buy permalinks for AI agents**

Create cart and checkout [permalinks](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/carts-and-checkout/permalinks) that include products, customer details, discounts, and order attribution using the [Universal Commerce Protocol](https://www.shopify.com/ucp) /buy endpoint.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#buy-endpoint-in-universal-commerce-protocol
- Product areas: Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Catalog API
- Themes: Selling in AI, APIs
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Conversion, Extensibility

#### Ask endpoint in Universal Commerce Protocol

**Universal Commerce Protocol Ask endpoint**

The [Universal Commerce Protocol](https://www.shopify.com/ucp) /[ask endpoint](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/ask) answers questions about a store, grounded in facts published by the business.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#ask-endpoint-in-universal-commerce-protocol
- Product areas: Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), Metafields & metaobjects, Admin API
- Themes: APIs, Selling in AI
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Trust

#### MCP store location lookup

**MCP tools to look up store locations**

Agents can surface [retail locations](https://shopify.dev/docs/agents/catalog/storefront-catalog#search_locations) for brands on Shopify using the [Universal Commerce Protocol](https://www.shopify.com/ucp).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#mcp-store-location-lookup
- Product areas: Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)
- Themes: Building with AI, Shopping in AI
- Personas: Developers, Retail businesses, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

### Platform primitives

#### App events in analytics

Apps can define and send events to Shopify, so businesses can analyze app activity alongside store data in analytics.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#app-events-in-analytics
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/app-events/analytics
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics
- Themes: APIs, Analytics
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Business insights, Extensibility

#### New Polaris components for apps

**14 more public Polaris APIs for app UI**

Build app UI with [14 new Polaris component APIs](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/app-home/latest/web-components), including typography, number and progress, and empty states, on the Polaris CDN.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#new-polaris-components-for-apps
- Product areas: Polaris
- Themes: Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx

#### Polaris.js versioning

**Polaris CDN semantic versioning**

Follow, pin, or preview a [Polaris version](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/app-home/v2.0-rc/web-components/versioning) on the CDN with semantic versioning, so you can choose when to move for bigger changes.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#polaris-js-versioning
- Product areas: Polaris
- Themes: Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility

#### Built-in UI extension logs

**Built-in UI extension logging**

Log [app events](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/app-events) from UI extensions to see what your app is doing across checkout and customer accounts using a single line of code.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#built-in-ui-extension-logs
- Product areas: Dev Dashboard, Shopify Analytics, Checkout, Customer accounts
- Themes: Dev tooling, Analytics
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Business insights

#### Printing API for POS extensions

**Print API for POS UI Extensions**

Build POS UI extensions that print receipts, labels, slips, and other content using the [Printing API](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/pos-ui-extensions/latest/target-apis/platform-apis/printing-api).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#printing-api-for-pos-extensions
- Product areas: POS UI extensions, Shopify POS
- Themes: Dev tooling, APIs
- Personas: Developers, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Extensibility, Improved devx

#### POS background extensions

**Persistent POS background extensions**

Build persistent [POS background extensions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/pos-ui-extensions/latest/targets/app-background) that respond when transactions complete or cash-tracking sessions start and end.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#pos-background-extensions
- Product areas: POS UI extensions, Shopify POS
- Themes: Dev tooling, Automation
- Personas: Developers, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Extensibility, Improved devx

#### Storage API for POS

**Live POS data across extension targets**

POS UI extension targets can subscribe to shared storage keys for reactive cross-target data within the same extension using the [Storage API](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/pos-ui-extensions/2026-10-rc/target-apis/platform-apis/storage-api).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#storage-api-for-pos
- Product areas: POS UI extensions, Shopify POS
- Themes: Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers, Retail businesses
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility

#### Purchase order data with Admin API

**Public purchase order read APIs**

Query [purchase orders](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/inventoryPurchaseOrders), line items, and statuses through the Admin API, integrating procurement with your ERP and inventory apps.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#purchase-order-data-with-admin-api
- Product areas: Admin API
- Themes: APIs, Inventory
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Extensibility, Improved devx

#### Read-only Admin API for rollouts

**Read-only rollout data in the Admin API**

Query the Admin API to see what resources are part of an [active rollout](https://shopify.dev/changelog/posts/read_rollouts), and subscribe to webhooks for changes.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#read-only-admin-api-for-rollouts
- Product areas: Admin API, Rollouts
- Themes: APIs, Testing
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Extensibility, Risk prevention

#### APIs support shipping fee taxes on returns

**Correct tax on US return shipping fees**

Returns include automatically [calculated taxes on shipping fees](https://shopify.dev/changelog/posts/new-return-shipping-fee-tax-fields) through [Shopify Tax](https://www.shopify.com/tax) and are made visible in the admin with Return APIs.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#apis-support-shipping-fee-taxes-on-returns
- Product areas: Shopify Tax, Returns, Admin API
- Themes: Risk & compliance, Orders, APIs
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Compliance, Time saved, Extensibility

#### Optimized Checkout Kit

**Unified Checkout Kit on ECP**

Embed Shopify’s optimized checkout into web, native mobile, and agentic shopping experiences with the [updated Checkout Kit](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/mobile-next/checkout-kit/upgrade-to-v4).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#optimized-checkout-kit
- Product areas: Checkout Kit, Checkout
- Themes: Dev tooling, Checkout experience
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility

#### Delivery option metafields in Shopify Functions

**Delivery option metafields in Functions**

Delivery customizations built with Shopify Functions can read [metafields attached to delivery options](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/functions/latest/delivery-customization#Input.fields.cart.deliveryGroups.deliveryOptions.metafield).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#delivery-option-metafields-in-shopify-functions
- Product areas: Shopify Functions, Metafields & metaobjects, Checkout
- Themes: Dev tooling, APIs, Shipping
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Extensibility, Improved devx

#### More customer data and consent with Shop sign-in

**Shop Sign In consent controls**

Request more [detailed data](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop/guides/use-cases/lead-capture#request-and-collect-data-with-oauth-and-rar) from shoppers signing in with [Shop](https://www.shopify.com/shop) through granular consent scopes, and let them manage what they’ve shared.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#more-customer-data-and-consent-with-shop-sign-in
- Product areas: Shop sign-in, Shopify Forms
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Developers, Partners, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Trust, Extensibility

#### Shop sign-in for apps

**Sign in with Shop for storefront apps**

Connect wish lists, favorites, reviews, and more to customers with Shop accounts through a [one-tap sign-in for your app](https://www.shopify.com/partners/blog/sign-in-with-shop-storefront-apps) experience.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shop-sign-in-for-apps
- Product areas: Shop sign-in, Shop SDK, Shop
- Themes: Customer sign-in & accounts, APIs
- Personas: Developers, Partners, Shoppers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience, Extensibility

#### Metaobject lookups in Shopify Functions

**Metaobject lookups for Shopify Functions**

Shopify Functions can read the right [metaobjects for each checkout](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/functions/2027-01), so bundle, delivery, and eligibility rules are easy to manage in Shopify. Coming soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#metaobject-lookups-in-shopify-functions
- Product areas: Shopify Functions, Metafields & metaobjects, Product bundles
- Themes: Dev tooling, APIs
- Personas: Developers, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Extensibility, Improved devx

#### Python and PHP app packages

Build apps in the [Python or PHP](https://shopify.dev/changelog/posts/build-shopify-apps-in-php-and-python-with-new-official-packages) framework of your choice with new packages.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#python-and-php-app-packages
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Building with AI, Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility

#### Annotations API

Apps can write [annotations to analytics with the GraphQL Admin API](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/AnalyticsAnnotation), so businesses can see what changed and which app made it happen.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#annotations-api
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics
- Themes: APIs, Analytics
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Business insights

#### Category metafields and metaobjects in ShopifyQL

**Query category metafields and metaobjects in ShopifyQL**

Enable linked [metaobjects](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/analytics#metaobject-fields) for analytics, so the fields become dimensions in ShopifyQL alongside [category metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/analytics#category-metafields) and store data.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#category-metafields-and-metaobjects-in-shopifyql
- Product areas: Shopify Analytics
- Themes: Analytics
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Business insights

### Tooling

#### Refreshed Dev Dashboard

Build, monitor, and manage your apps and stores in the redesigned Dev Dashboard with billing and payouts in the same place.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#refreshed-dev-dashboard
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/dev-dashboard
- View Dev Dashboard (signed-in merchants): https://dev.shopify.com/dashboard
- Product areas: Dev Dashboard
- Themes: Dev tooling, Partner updates
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Business insights, Improved devx, Time saved

#### App distribution from Dev Dashboard

**App distribution in Dev Dashboard**

Submit a listing, set pricing, and run app ads from the Dev Dashboard, so [building and distribution](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/distribution/select-distribution-method) happen in the same place. Coming soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#app-distribution-from-dev-dashboard
- Product areas: Dev Dashboard, Shopify App Store, Built for Shopify
- Themes: Dev tooling, Partner updates
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Time saved, Improved devx

#### Unified store index in Dev Dashboard

**Unified Dev Dashboard store index**

Find any store fast and request collaborator access from the [Dev Dashboard’s store index page](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/stores), which combines every store type into one list.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#unified-store-index-in-dev-dashboard
- Product areas: Dev Dashboard
- Themes: Dev tooling, Partner updates, APIs
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Time saved, Improved devx

#### Shopify CLI supports agents building apps

**Agent-ready Shopify CLI**

Manage apps, themes, and stores from your [preferred agent](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/ai-toolkit), since [Shopify CLI](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli) is optimized for non-interactive input and output.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-cli-supports-agents-building-apps
- Product areas: Shopify CLI
- Themes: Building with AI, Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Productive workflows

#### Shopify CLI store commands

Agents can create, list, and delete [dev stores](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/store) entirely from the [Shopify CLI](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-cli-store-commands
- Product areas: Shopify CLI
- Themes: Building with AI, Dev tooling, Onboarding
- Personas: Developers, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Faster setup, Productive workflows

#### Shopify on Stripe Projects

**Shopify store setup in Stripe Projects**

Create a Shopify store, account, and subscription plan with one command from the [Stripe Projects CLI](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/ai-powered-tools/connecting-ai-tools/stripe-projects).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#shopify-on-stripe-projects
- Product areas: Shopify AI Toolkit, Shopify Collective
- Themes: Building with AI, Dev tooling, Onboarding
- Personas: Developers, New to Shopify
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Faster setup

#### Events API versioning

**Next Gen Events API versioning**

[Events cover 18 topics](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/events/subscribe#versioning) across products, collections, customers, companies, orders, fulfillment, inventory, content, and custom data.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#events-api-versioning
- Product areas: Admin API, Shopify CLI, Shopify Flow
- Themes: APIs, Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility

#### Billing API contract migration

Move app subscriptions from the Billing API to [Shopify App Pricing safely](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/billing/shopify-app-pricing/migrating-to-shopify-app-pricing) with our built-in tool.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#billing-api-contract-migration
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Trust

#### New revenue model for partners

**Partner earnings grow with merchants**

Earn from [subscription revenue and online GMV](https://www.shopify.com/partners/blog/a-new-partner-earning-model) for every business you bring to Shopify, on all plans, for four years.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#new-revenue-model-for-partners
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Partners
- Outcomes: Partner earnings

#### Private plan cap removed for apps

**Private plans beyond 15 per app**

Create as many [private plans](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/billing/shopify-app-pricing/plans#private-plans) as you need in Shopify App Pricing, and add any number of stores to each, so enterprise deals have their own pricing.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#private-plan-cap-removed-for-apps
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Partner earnings, Improved devx

#### Apps included on theme listings

**Theme app add-ons**

Attach an [app add-on](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/store/review-process/listings#app-add-on) to your listing on the [Shopify Theme Store](https://themes.shopify.com/) to offer businesses richer functionality.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#apps-included-on-theme-listings
- Product areas: Shopify Theme Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Partner earnings

#### Local price estimates for Shopify App Pricing

Display [estimated prices localized across markets](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/billing/shopify-app-pricing#plan-selection-page) in [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/) listings, plan picker, and charge approvals.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#local-price-estimates-for-shopify-app-pricing
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Partner earnings, Improved devx

#### Annual app plans with Shopify App Pricing

**Annual app plans with monthly usage billing**

Offer an annual plan with monthly usage charges in one [Shopify App Pricing subscription](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/billing/shopify-app-pricing/subscription-billing/combined-subscription-and-usage) without managing your own billing code. Coming soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#annual-app-plans-with-shopify-app-pricing
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Partner earnings

#### Feature-based plans for Shopify App Store

**Feature-based plan targeting for App Pricing**

Set capability requirements for each [app plan](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/billing/shopify-app-pricing/plans) in the [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/), so businesses only subscribe to what works for their store.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#feature-based-plans-for-shopify-app-store
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Mid-sized businesses, Enterprise, Developers
- Outcomes: Risk prevention

### Secure ecosystem

#### App security checks with AI Toolkit

**App security checks in your workflow**

Find vulnerabilities in your app with a single prompt, then work with your agent to fix them using the AI Toolkit.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#app-security-checks-with-ai-toolkit
- Learn more: https://shopify.dev/changelog/blog/build-more-secure-apps-with-shopify-s-ai-toolkit-security-check
- Product areas: Shopify CLI
- Themes: Dev tooling, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx

#### Business details in Dev Dashboard

**Real-time partner trust checks**

Add your org’s details in the Dev Dashboard to build trust. Your details get shared on [collaborator requests](https://shopify.dev/changelog/posts/partner-details-on-collaborator-requests) to help inform access decisions.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#business-details-in-dev-dashboard
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates, Risk & compliance
- Personas: Partners, Developers
- Outcomes: Risk prevention, Trust

#### App script tag deprecation

**Script tag deprecation**

Apps can no longer create or update script tags and must [migrate to theme app extensions or web pixels](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/online-store/script-tag-deprecation/storefront).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#app-script-tag-deprecation
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Risk prevention

#### App IP address restrictions

**IP address restrictions for apps**

[Restrict which IP addresses](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/dev-dashboard/ip-allowlist) can make API calls for each app, blocking unauthorized access from compromised tokens.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#app-ip-address-restrictions
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates, APIs
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Risk prevention

#### Distinct app names in Shopify App Store

**Unique app names in Shopify App Store**

[App names must be unique](https://community.shopify.dev/t/a-better-clearer-app-store-for-everyone/36048) and recognizable, so businesses can tell apps apart and find what they’re looking for in the [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/).

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#distinct-app-names-in-shopify-app-store
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Partner updates
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Discoverability

#### Fake reviews removal in Shopify App Store

**Higher bar for app reviews**

[Reviews](https://community.shopify.dev/t/strengthening-trust-in-app-store-reviews/35829) in the [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/) are checked against shop trust, identity, and app activity, so ratings reflect businesses using the app.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#fake-reviews-removal-in-shopify-app-store
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Trust, Risk prevention

#### Token expiration and client credentials access

**Expiring tokens for public apps**

Migrate to [use expiring tokens](https://shopify.dev/changelog/migrate-to-expiring-offline-access-tokens-before-january-2027) before January 2027, so your app stays listed on the [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/). Use [client credentials](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/authentication-authorization/application-only-access-tokens) to get access tokens yourself.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#token-expiration-and-client-credentials-access
- Product areas: Shopify App Store
- Themes: Risk & compliance
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Trust, Risk prevention

#### App logs in Shopify CLI

[Query your app’s production logs from Shopify CLI](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli), so you can investigate failures and incidents without leaving your editor. Coming soon.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#app-logs-in-shopify-cli
- Product areas: Shopify CLI
- Themes: Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx

### Storefronts

#### Hydrogen deploys to Vercel and more primitives

**Headless commerce primitives ready for agents**

Build production-ready stores with Hydrogen, including customer accounts, predictive search, built-in agent skills, and one-click deploys to Vercel.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#hydrogen-deploys-to-vercel-and-more-primitives
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/hydrogen
- Product areas: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Skills, Shopify CLI
- Themes: Dev tooling, Building with AI
- Personas: Developers, Enterprise
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility

#### New theme architecture

Compose pages in Liquid with blocks, typed contracts, and partial updates. Guide agents with markdown files, and get Tailwind styling built in.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#new-theme-architecture
- Read dev docs: https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/getting-started/developer-preview
- Product areas: Online store, Skills, WebMCP
- Themes: Dev tooling, Building with AI, Online store design
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Extensibility

Related updates:

- The [new way](https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#online-store-canvas) to edit online stores is built on this theme architecture.

#### Vercel Shop

**Vercel.shop**

[Vercel Shop](https://vercel.shop/) is Vercel’s production-ready Next.js template that's built on the new Hydrogen SDK.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#vercel-shop
- Product areas: Hydrogen
- Themes: Building with AI, Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers, Partners
- Outcomes: Improved devx

#### Mock.shop reference stores

**Open reference stores for AI storefronts**

Give any agent the [mock.shop](https://mock.shop/) agentic reference library (copy: `Build me a storefront from a mock.shop store. Start at https://mock.shop/llms.txt`) to build a store, then publish to Shopify.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#mock-shop-reference-stores
- Product areas: Hydrogen, Online store
- Themes: Building with AI, Dev tooling, APIs
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Improved devx, Faster setup

#### Stylesheet content subsetting

**Less CSS for faster storefronts**

Pages on [online stores load faster](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/best-practices/performance/stylesheet-subsetting) because Shopify delivers only the CSS each page actually uses.

- Link: https://www.shopify.com/uk/editions/fall2026#stylesheet-content-subsetting
- Product areas: Online store
- Themes: Online store design, Dev tooling
- Personas: Developers
- Outcomes: Conversion, Customer experience

## Notes

*Based on the number of Shop Pay accounts as of September 30, 2026.