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Tacey blog cover: the headline "How Agentic Commerce Changes Shopify Analytics and Reporting" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesHow Agentic Commerce Changes Shopify Analytics and ReportingAs AI agents begin to handle online shopping, the standard Shopify analytics dashboard is becoming obsolete; merchants must now track new metrics to understand this growing sales channel.10 October 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Heads Up: Shopify Will Start Taxing Return Shipping Fees in the US (Oct 2026)" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesHeads Up: Shopify Will Start Taxing Return Shipping Fees in the US (Oct 2026)Starting October 23, 2026, Shopify will automatically calculate sales tax on return shipping fees for US merchants using Shopify Tax, treating them like outbound shipping.9 October 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "The Merchant's Guide to Shopify's New SubscriptionContractCalculation API" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesThe Merchant's Guide to Shopify's New SubscriptionContractCalculation APIShopify's new SubscriptionContractCalculation API changes how subscription edits work, using the main checkout engine for more reliable calculations.8 October 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Shop.com: What Shopify's New Domain Means for Merchants and the Shop App" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesShop.com: What Shopify's New Domain Means for Merchants and the Shop AppShopify has acquired Shop.com, shifting its consumer app's web presence from shop.app and signaling a major strategic focus on its consumer-facing marketplace.6 October 202611 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Is Your Shopify Checkout Really Open to AI Agents? A WebMCP Check" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesIs Your Shopify Checkout Really Open to AI Agents? A WebMCP CheckAgentic commerce is bringing new orders to Shopify, but also new errors. Learn how Shopify's WebMCP and UCP protocols open your store to AI agents and what you need to check to be ready.4 October 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Shopify Analytics Annotations: A Practical Guide to Tracking the 'Why'" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesShopify Analytics Annotations: A Practical Guide to Tracking the 'Why'Learn how to use Shopify's analytics annotations feature to add crucial context to your sales data and understand the story behind the numbers.3 October 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Navigating the New Shopify Payouts Page: A 2026 Visual Guide" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesNavigating the New Shopify Payouts Page: A 2026 Visual GuideShopify has redesigned the Payouts page with a new list-and-detail view, making it easier for merchants to track payments and reconcile their accounts.30 September 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Shopify Spring '26: The 3 Updates That Reshape Store Operations" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesShopify Spring '26: The 3 Updates That Reshape Store OperationsShopify's Spring '26 release included over 150 updates, but only a few fundamentally change how you run your store's operations.27 September 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "The 2026 Agentic Commerce Stack: 5 Tools to Prepare Your Shopify Store" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesThe 2026 Agentic Commerce Stack: 5 Tools to Prepare Your Shopify StorePrepare your Shopify store for AI-driven shopping with the five essential tools and data optimizations that get you recommended by AI agents in 2026.26 September 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Shopify Analytics Just Changed: What the New Session Measurement Means" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesShopify Analytics Just Changed: What the New Session Measurement MeansShopify's analytics changed in September 2026, altering how sessions are counted and affecting your store's key metrics.24 September 202613 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Shopify POS Update: How to Use Shared Carts to Sell Across the Sales Floor" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesShopify POS Update: How to Use Shared Carts to Sell Across the Sales FloorShopify's new POS shared cart feature allows multiple staff to build and complete a single customer's cart from any device in your store.22 September 202612 min readTacey blog cover: the headline "Shopify Editions Spring '26: The 5 Updates That Actually Change Your Workflow" in white on a dark backgroundNews & UpdatesShopify Editions Spring '26: The 5 Updates That Actually Change Your WorkflowShopify's Spring '26 Edition released over 150 updates; we cut through the noise to find the five that will actually require you to change your daily workflows.20 September 202614 min read