AI for Shopify
AI tools, agents, chatbots, and automation for Shopify merchants
Shopify Sidekick vs Commerce GPT: Which AI Assistant Should You Use?
Shopify Sidekick is a free AI admin assistant built into every Shopify store. Commerce GPT (now rebranded as Salesforce Agentforce Commerce) is an enterprise AI commerce platform starting at $2 per conversation. They both promise AI-powered ecommerce, but they serve fundamentally different merchants at completely different price points. Online traffic from AI assistants grew 119% […]
What is Human-in-the-Loop AI? (And Why Your Shopify Store Needs It)
Human-in-the-loop AI is a framework where AI systems handle routine ecommerce tasks automatically while escalating complex, sensitive, or ambiguous situations to human team members. For Shopify merchants, it’s the difference between an AI chatbot that traps frustrated customers in a loop and one that seamlessly hands off to your support team when things get complicated. […]
What Data Do AI Agents Need to Sell Your Products? (Shopify Data Readiness Guide)
AI agents need seven categories of product data to discover, evaluate, and sell your products: core product information, structured attributes, product identifiers, Schema.org markup, real-time inventory, shipping data, and conversational commerce fields. Without complete, machine-readable data, AI agents skip your products and recommend competitors instead. That’s the uncomfortable truth for most Shopify merchants right now. […]
Shopify Sidekick: Your AI Store Manager (That Actually Gets Things Done)
You open your Shopify admin to set up a weekend flash sale. Twenty minutes later, you’re still toggling between the discounts page, the collections editor, the email campaign builder, and your analytics dashboard. The sale hasn’t launched, but your coffee is already cold. This is the daily reality for 5.5 million Shopify merchants worldwide. Too […]
Which AI Tools Actually Work on Shopify? (We Tested 30+)
AI tools for Shopify have gone from “nice to have” to “how did I run my store without this?” in under a year. 84% of e-commerce businesses are either actively using AI or planning to integrate it (EComposer, 2025). And with 59% of Americans already using generative AI for shopping tasks (Jungle Scout, 2026), the […]
AI Inventory Management: How It Actually Works in 2026
AI Inventory Management: How It Actually Works in 2026 AI inventory management is transforming how businesses predict demand, optimize stock levels, and automate purchasing decisions. With 97% of retailers planning to increase AI spending in 2026 and the market projected to reach $33 billion by 2030, understanding how this technology works has never been more […]