"Coming later in March: ChatGPT in Agentic Storefronts. Buyers can find your products and complete purchases inside ChatGPT. This agentic storefront channel will launch by default for your store, and you will be able to modify settings in your Admin."
"Under the updated approach, Shopify merchants' products will still appear inside ChatGPT conversations, but buyers will typically complete purchases on the merchant's own online storefront. That may happen either through an in-app browser inside the ChatGPT mobile app or through a separate browser tab on desktop."
"The subtle shift also reflects how OpenAI, Shopify and other technology companies are still experimenting with what role commerce should play inside AI assistants. While more consumers are using tools like ChatGPT to research products and compare options, it remains unclear how many shoppers are comfortable completing transactions directly inside chat interfaces rather than on traditional retail."
Shopify announced that merchants' products will soon be discoverable and purchasable within ChatGPT through a new agentic storefronts feature launching in March. Unlike the earlier pilot that enabled direct purchases inside ChatGPT using Instant Checkout, the updated approach surfaces products in ChatGPT conversations but directs buyers to complete purchases on merchants' own online storefronts through an in-app browser or separate tab. Transactions continue processing through Shopify's checkout and payments infrastructure, with orders appearing in the Shopify admin dashboard. This shift reflects ongoing experimentation by OpenAI, Shopify, and other technology companies regarding commerce integration within AI assistants, as consumer comfort with completing transactions directly in chat interfaces remains uncertain.
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