Shopify News & Updates
Last updated October 6, 2026
QVC marks 40th anniversary with eight-hour TikTok Shop “Super Brand Day” live shopping event from NYC on June 17
Reddit opens Shopify integration to all merchants globally with codeless pixel setup, catalog syncing, and streamlined ad campaigns
Klarna partners with Arrive to bring Pay in Full to the EasyPark app for parking payments across 15 European markets
WordPress market share drops for six straight months as Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace gain ground and Astro downloads double
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke calls the one-person billion-dollar company “bullshit” at Toronto Tech Week despite acknowledging it’s now possible
TikTok Shop launches in Netherlands on June 15 with Cloudpillo, Meroda, and Nikkie Plessen’s N BRANDS among first sellers
Shopify opens Universal Commerce Protocol to all developers with full Catalog access
Poster designer sues Shopify in Australia over ghost stores he alleges copied his work 3,929 times
Shopify shareholder proposal pushes for responsible AI policy ahead of June 16 annual meeting, urged to vote against by board
Google launches Universal Cart and brings UCP to ad campaigns with Nike, Sephora, Walmart, Target, and Shopify as early adopters
Shopify ends Dev Degree partnership with Dominican University of California as it scales other engineering internship programs
TikTok Shop says U.S. small business sales grew 66% in 2025 with 215,000+ active small sellers on the platform
Shopify opens Universal Commerce Protocol with Catalog access to every developer for building agentic commerce experiences
Thrive Capital buys $100M in Shopify shares as bet on AI e-commerce gains, with shares down nearly 40% YTD after revenue slowdown
TikTok launches TikTok Real program to detect counterfeits on TikTok Shop using insights from 300+ IP experts
Sezzle’s antitrust case against Shopify clears first hurdle as judge advances monopolization claims over BNPL favoritism
Shopify data shows AI-referred shoppers convert nearly 50% higher and spend 14% more than organic search shoppers
63% of Gen Z shoppers say they’ve stopped buying products through TikTok Shop, per Harris Poll data
Shopify launches ChatGPT and Claude connector apps and introduces native llms.txt files
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