Introduction
Shopify Edition is Shopify's twice-yearly product release, unveiling dozens of updates across its ecosystem. Each edition focuses on improving how merchants build, manage, and scale their businesses--whether they operate locally or internationally.
In the Winter '26 Edition, Shopify brings 150+ product updates. This edition embraces AI innovation, automation, and new pathways to sell online, redefining how modern merchants build, manage, and grow their businesses.
The Renaissance Moment
The Renaissance comes as a symbol of progress, momentum, courage, and new beginnings. With AI as a part of the life of humans nowadays, the RenAIssance Edition is designed to help merchants and developers make the most of the latest AI and technology advancements.
"It is not just because Renaissance is a really fun play on words, and there is AI in the middle but also because it feels like a renaissance for Shopify as a platform." - Vanessa Lee, VP of Product at Shopify.
Sidekick: Bring Your Business To The Next Level
Launched in the Summer '23 Edition, Sidekick has a lot of improvements and has helped thousand merchant. Earlier this year, Shopify shipped a new architecture to improve Sidekick's performance and transform it from a tool with only minor usage to an essential part of the platform.
Sidekick Pulse delivers personalised recommendations and next steps for your business using market trends and data from your store. With the ability to think on your behalf and surface insightful next steps tailored specifically for your business.
Agentic: Sell Your Products Directly in AI Chats on Various AI Platforms
Agentic helps you manage how your brand appears to the millions of users shopping in AI chats. They can find your products in ChatGPT, Copilot, and Perplexity, with other channels coming soon.
Online Store: Bring Customers To The Next Level of Shopping Experiences
Now, we can validate store changes with A/B testing and an AI tool that simulates shopping behaviour to get actionable recommendations before going live.
Over 250 Horizon theme improvements, 2048 variants per product, automatic discounts for eligible customers, and many others can help you to explore more business strategies.
Retail: New In-Store Hardware to Provide Unwavering Reliability
Bring the Shopify POS faster and more reliable checkout experiences. Helps merchants' biggest pain points to set up the POS, whether they are using wired or wireless devices.
With POS Hub, we can connect multiple peripheral devices (like scanners, card readers, and printers) to an iPad all at once--something that isn't possible without the hub.
Marketing: Grow Your Sales with A First-Of-Its-Kind Product Network
With Product Network, all merchants in the US now has ability to fulfil merchandise gaps by choosing to instantly surface products from other Shopify brands in search, collections, emails, and post-purchase pages, and earn a commission on every sale.
Conclusion
Shopify Editions Winter â26 marks a pivotal moment in the platformâs evolution, signalling a new era where AI, automation, and intelligent commerce are no longer optional but foundational. With over 150 updates introduced in the Renaissance Edition, Shopify is empowering merchants to operate more efficiently, reach customers in new ways, and build businesses that are ready for the future.
From Sidekickâs transformation into a proactive business partner, to Agentic commerce enabling sales directly within AI conversations, and enhanced online, retail, and marketing capabilities, Winter â26 demonstrates Shopifyâs commitment to helping merchants grow smarterânot harder. These innovations reduce complexity while opening doors to new opportunities, especially for modern businesses navigating global and omnichannel commerce.
As consumer behavior continues to evolve and technology advances at speed, Shopify Editions Winter â26 provides merchants with the tools to stay ahead, adapt quickly, and scale with confidence. It is not just an updateâit is a clear statement of where commerce is headed next.
You can check more Renaissance Editions on the Shopify Editions Winter '26 here.
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