Shopify News & Updates
Last updated October 23, 2026
Aftersell says an attack exposed upsell settings for 22 Shopify stores, denies any checkout hijacking as it seeks to be relisted
Google adds a small business hub to Gemini with connections to Shopify, Wix, Canva, and Xero, plus brand-matched marketing images
Shopify CTO Mikhail Parakhin is leaving the role after two years and will stay on as an advisor, with no successor named yet
Anthropic launches Claude Duet, a proactive agent app that can manage Shopify stores and buy things with Stripe Link and Shop Pay
Whop raises a $200M Series D at a $5.1B valuation co-led by Sequoia and Shopify Ventures, up from a $1.6B valuation in February
Walmart launches Agent Gateway so AI agents can shop for customers, while Amazon keeps blocking agents from buying on its site
HulkApps, Selleasy and Swym confirm attackers changed their Shopify app settings to send shoppers to fake checkout pages
TikTok Shop starts its Black Friday campaign on November 11, its first holiday season with Best Buy, Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Shopify now lets any AI agent shop its catalog and check out with Shop Pay
#300 – Universal Cart, Amazon’s listening, & Shopify welcomes all AI agents
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke gains $5 billion since July to become Canada’s third-richest resident as his controversies pile up
AI agents can build checkouts on top Shopify stores but can’t answer basic delivery, cancellation, or return questions
TikTok Shop UK auto-enrolls sellers in an ad program that advertises their unpromoted products and reinvests every sale in ads
Google launches Universal Cart in the US, letting shoppers save items from Walmart, Target, and Shopify stores across Gemini
Marklo, an AI startup from Stella & Dot founder Jessica Herrin that tells Shopify brands what to promote, raises a $5M seed
TikTok Shop expects bigger holiday beauty sales and more brand-hosted livestreams as category growth slows to 39% in Q3
Algolia launches native Shopify B2B support that shows each business buyer only its approved catalog and negotiated prices
Shopify estimates its merchants generated $1.2 trillion in global economic activity and supported 9.6 million jobs last year
Shopify launches shop.md, a skill that lets any AI agent shop its billion-product catalog and check out through Shop Pay
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