Shopify lets merchants build store pages by chatting with AI
A quiet stretch for owners, with one new AI store builder from Shopify, on a computer only for now.
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Shopify lets merchants build their store by chatting with its assistant
Shopify debuted Canvas on October 1, where merchants build their online store by chatting with Sidekick, its AI agent, and see the changes right away. It works only on a computer for now, and some features, like translations and outside themes, are not in it yet.
Why it matters: If you sell anything through a Shopify store, you could change your pages by describing what you want, though the article does not say which plans get it or what it costs.
Source: TechCrunch ·
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