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Marketing tips, Shopify strategy, and product updates from the Propeller team.

Shopify Opens Its Catalog to AI Shopping Agents
Shopify Strategy2 min read

Shopify Opens Its Catalog to AI Shopping Agents

Shopify’s AI-agent shopping capability reaches more than one billion listings, creating a potential new discovery and sales channel for merchants.

Propeller TeamOctober 20, 2026
Shopify’s AI Push: What Merchants Should Know
Shopify Strategy2 min read

Shopify’s AI Push: What Merchants Should Know

Shopify’s Canvas and expanded Shop app AI-agent access signal a wider role for AI in store design and shopping, with implications for merchant tools.

Propeller TeamOctober 20, 2026
Shopify Canvas Brings AI Chat to Store Building
Shopify Strategy

Shopify Canvas Brings AI Chat to Store Building

Shopify Canvas lets merchants customize online stores through conversations with AI agent Sidekick, while the existing store editor remains in place.

Propeller TeamOctober 5, 2026
Shopify Extends Checkout to Browser-Based AI Agents
Shopify Strategy2 min read

Shopify Extends Checkout to Browser-Based AI Agents

Shopify's WebMCP checkout support lets authorized browser-based AI agents update checkout details and complete purchases, signaling a possible new sales channel.

Propeller TeamOctober 5, 2026
Shopify’s October 2026 Updates Bring New Ways to Read Trends and Use AI
Shopify Strategy2 min read

Shopify’s October 2026 Updates Bring New Ways to Read Trends and Use AI

Shopify’s October 2026 updates add heatmap analytics, a Weekly Sales Patterns report, AI image background editing, and reusable Sidekick skills.

Propeller TeamOctober 1, 2026
Shopify’s Default Meta AI Channel: What Merchants Should Review
Shopify Strategy2 min read

Shopify’s Default Meta AI Channel: What Merchants Should Review

Shopify now shares merchant product catalogs with Meta by default through Agentic Storefronts. Learn what this change means for catalog accuracy and visibility.

Propeller TeamSeptember 30, 2026
How AI Video Is Changing Ecommerce Content in 2026
Shopify Strategy2 min read

How AI Video Is Changing Ecommerce Content in 2026

AI video for ecommerce is reshaping product content in 2026, cutting production costs by up to 90% and opening social video to smaller brands.

Propeller TeamSeptember 27, 2026
Best AI Tools for Shopify in 2026
Shopify Strategy2 min read

Best AI Tools for Shopify in 2026

AI tools for Shopify are reshaping content, support, SEO, and marketing in 2026. See what merchants are using most and why.

Propeller TeamSeptember 26, 2026
How Shopify AI Search Is Changing Product Discovery
Shopify Strategy2 min read

How Shopify AI Search Is Changing Product Discovery

Shopify AI search is driving higher-quality traffic and direct product-page visits, making optimized catalog content more important for merchants.

Propeller TeamSeptember 25, 2026