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Google shut down the Content API for Shopping on August 18. Shopify merchants on API-based feed tools must migrate to Merchant API before listings expire September 17.
Gartner predicts 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2028. The enterprises winning are building governed, scoped agents — not maximally autonomous ones.
97% of marketing leaders use AI daily, but 49% of consumers say AI has made content worse. Leading brands define strict rules for AI in customer-facing content.
Shopify publishes a comprehensive guide clarifying the difference between agentic AI and AI agents, with practical steps for ecommerce merchants to design multi-agent systems.
Shopify's latest report shows nearly 10% of new shops make their first sale within a single day, and AI tools are accelerating the pace. Here's what it means for entrepreneurs and AI-powered commerce.
Stanley 1913 is rethinking its marketing strategy for AI search engines, building LLM-optimized product content, testing Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol, and treating AI platforms as a new type of influencer.
DTC founders share how they use AI for generative engine optimization, content strategy, and operational efficiency to compete with larger brands — insights from eTail Boston 2026.
Shopify releases a comprehensive guide to distributed commerce, showing how AI recommendations, social commerce, and marketplace integrations help brands sell wherever customers browse.
Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash with major improvements in coding, agentic workflows, and enterprise automation — plus a temporary 50% API price cut that could reshape the economics of AI-powered commerce.
OpenAI expands ChatGPT advertising to the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea, signaling a major shift in how brands reach consumers through AI-powered conversations.
At eTail Boston 2026, DTC founders reveal how AI-driven search optimization (GEO), content strategy, and operational efficiency are replacing traditional customer acquisition channels.
Target unveils Proxima, an in-house digital twin of its inventory positioning system that simulates supply chain decisions before they go live — improving on-shelf availability by 2.5% in initial pilots.