Shopify Pushes Agentic Shopping For Merchants

Shopify president Harley Finkelstein said at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles on March 16 that the company is prioritizing agentic AI as personal shoppers to help eCommerce merchants. He highlighted agents' ability to personalize and provide context beyond traditional search and referenced Shopify's merchant assistant Sidekick. The move follows industry partnerships like Walmart–Google Gemini and Target–OpenAI, indicating broader merchant interest.
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