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  • Operations

Shopify will tax return shipping fees from October 23. Check for double tax

From October 23, 2026, Shopify Tax calculates tax on US return shipping fees automatically. If you patched that by hand, you may now count it twice.

October 6, 2026 · 7 min read
  • Agentic commerce

Agents can now place the order on your Shopify store, not just fill the cart

On September 28 Shopify extended WebMCP into checkout. An agent can read the checkout, change its fields and submit the order with buyer confirmation — with no merchant configuration, and no documented way to turn it off.

October 1, 2026 · 8 min read
  • Measurement

Shopify freezes script tags on October 1. Nothing breaks that day, and that is the problem

On October 1 Shopify blocks new script tags on every API version. Existing ones keep running until March 1, 2027 — which is exactly why most stores will not notice their tracking is on a deadline until it is gone.

September 22, 2026 · 8 min read
  • Agentic commerce

Shopify made your storefront agent-callable on August 5. You did not install it

Every Liquid storefront now exposes ten WebMCP tools that let an AI agent search your catalog, change the cart, head to checkout and answer policy questions on your behalf. Nothing to configure, and one of those tools deserves your attention today.

September 15, 2026 · 9 min read
  • Paid media

ChatGPT ads: what a US store should know before spending on them

OpenAI put ads in ChatGPT, and a self-serve manager followed. Here is who actually sees them, what the platform hands an advertiser, and the three reasons this behaves nothing like Meta.

September 7, 2026 · 9 min read
  • Privacy and measurement

Global Privacy Control on Shopify: what US stores actually have to do in 2026

Twelve states now require honoring universal opt-out signals, and Shopify honors GPC automatically — but only in the regions you configured. If you never opened that screen, nothing is being honored.

August 27, 2026 · 9 min read
  • Agentic commerce

Shopify agentic storefronts: your store is already opted in

Agentic storefronts are on by default for eligible Shopify stores, and Shopify manages the channels for you unless you say otherwise. Here is what that means, what silently excludes your products, and the checklist to run this week.

August 24, 2026 · 8 min read
  • AI visibility

Why your brand is invisible to ChatGPT (and what to do about it)

Buyers increasingly ask an assistant before they search. Here is how AI models decide which brands to name, and the concrete work that gets you into that answer.

August 12, 2026 · 7 min read
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