Shopify weekly

Issue 001 — Unified Analytics, At Last

17 September 2025

Shopify Weekly • Issue 001 • 17 September 2025

It’s been a busy week in the Shopify world: from new AI-driven commerce tools, to long-awaited multi-store reporting for Plus merchants, and slicker on-site shopping features.

Shopify Launches Universal Cart & Checkout Kit - Shopify has introduced Universal Cart, Shopify Catalog, and Checkout Kit - tools aimed at making AI-powered commerce easier to build into chatbots, agents, or external platforms without redoing checkout flows.

Pymnts Multi-Store Reporting Now Available for Plus Merchants - Merchants on Shopify Plus can now access unified analytics across all stores under their account — one dashboard for performance, no more toggling between admins.

Shopify

Instant “Add to Cart” from Search + Expanded Metafield Support - The search experience is getting slicker: shoppers can now add items directly from search results. Also, richer metafield support (including category metafields & metaobject references) unlocks better filtering and merchandising.

Searchanise

📰 Articles & Videos

Ecommerce Checklist: Launch Your Store in 20 Steps (2025) - A practical pre-launch checklist covering SEO, shipping, content, and critical store pages.

Shopify blog

Shopify AI tools evolve, offering merchants new paths to efficiency and growth - How AI is being used for product descriptions, customer support, and content creation inside Shopify stores.

Eesel