Highlights of Shopify Editions 2023: AI, New Checkout, Markets Pro

Today's merchants have greater challenges than ever. Customers now have more options, and small businesses are vying for their attention, money, and loyalty side by side with bigger brands. How can smaller brands compete, let alone expand, with constrained funds, time, and resources? You must construct for the long term, which is why Shopify released solutions for the Winter '23 Edition to enable you, no matter where you are in your path, to do more from a powerful platform. Only a few of them exist:

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Lightning-fast page loads, everywhere

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Our newly extended worldwide infrastructure guarantees your consumers receive an extraordinarily quick experience wherever they are shopping by effectively routing traffic and rendering sites as close to their locations as feasible. Businesses are experiencing a twofold increase in site response time thanks to the 270 points of presence we currently have around the globe.

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One-page checkout

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The checkout you're used to using is getting a significant upgrade. We're launching a brand-new, one-page checkout this year. It's quicker, higher-converting, and exactly what your customers want, and it was inspired by Shop Pay's successful conversion.

• Customers can complete their purchases more quickly with fewer fields to fill out.
• Less friction for clients means fewer page loads, which increases conversion.

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Build trust with Shop Promise

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Communicate reliable, fast delivery by installing the Shop channel and adding the Shop Promise badge and delivery dates to your store.

• Showcase Shopify's intelligently forecasted delivery dates, which are backed by a limited guarantee for your consumers if they are missed.
• Giving clients the confidence to check out can raise conversion by up to 25%.

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Customize your store with metaobjects

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You may produce reusable, unique content such as a shoppable gallery, product highlights, cart upsells, and more with metaobjects. Utilize the online shop editor to directly draft, update, translate, and reference your metaobjects, or use the Storefront API to effortlessly bring content into your storefront.

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POS Go: all-in-one mobile selling hardware

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With the help of our most recent mobile point of sale (POS) gadget, local vendors may manage their business. With POS Go, you can stay connected to your business at a fraction of the expense of traditional configurations since no separate tablet or card reader is required. Only accessible within the USA.

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AI Product Descriptions

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• To overcome writer's block and generate product descriptions automatically, use Shopify Magic.
• The algorithm generates a description based on inputted attributes or keywords.
• Create conversion-boosting, tone-appropriate descriptions.

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Sync and sell on YouTube

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• To create genuine, live, and on-demand shopping experiences, sell your goods on YouTube.
• Include the most recent product information beneath your video, pinned in the chat, or tagged during a live stream.

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Translate & Adapt app

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Localizing your store content across markets can attract more customers by making it relevant to local markets, seasons, and cultures.

• Up to two languages can be automatically translated for free, and you can add, amend, and review translated text using a side-by-side editor.
• Adjust information to account for regional differences in messaging and spelling.

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‍Checkout to draft

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Streamline the ordering procedure for both you and your corporate clients.

• Receiving orders as drafts will provide you with more control and visibility because you may evaluate and approve them before finalizing them.
• By automatically authorizing consumer orders, efficiency is increased.
• Allow consumers to seek quotes from you online.

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Leverage creator partnerships with Shopify Collabs

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Create genuine connections utilizing our creator platform to increase sales. Create a custom application page to attract creators, or use our creator database to find the best match for your community. All in one location, manage relationships, send gifts, and monitor affiliate offers.

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Logistics that drive conversion

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Faster delivery and pre-approved access to Shop Promise can increase sales by up to 25%. Using our intelligent software and physical network, offer dependable delivery dates automatically on your storefront to increase trust.

• With no upfront costs, receive priority placement, storage, and delivery in our network of more than 20 distribution hubs and fulfillment facilities.
• Any logistical service is available on demand, at any time, wherever to businesses of all sizes.

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Enhanced inventory tracking

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Get a real-time, precise view of available and unavailable quantities across your locations in Shopify in addition to available, inbound, and committed inventory conditions to reduce lost sales, misplaced goods, and overordering.

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ShopifyQL Notebooks

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With our intelligent query language that comprehends business, you can explore and analyze your data, visualize your growth, and produce personalized reports to help you make smarter business decisions. Utilize ShopifyQL Notebooks to write your data story. only available on Shopify Plus.

• Discover new datasets with improved editor usability and helpful features with smart defaults.
• To convey your data story, use presentation mode.
• With access to the ShopifyQL Stable API, developers may now create apps or unique business solutions.

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Improved reporting for better insights

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With the new cohort analysis, you can determine the important factors that will improve customer retention over time and identify your most devoted consumers. Use comparisons to examine performance over earlier periods and the new reports index to find the answers you're seeking more quickly.

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Hydrogen 2: built on Remix

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Build unique, dynamic stores more quickly with Hydrogen and Remix.

• A new Storefront API client, starter templates, an updated CLI, and components that are Remix-optimized are all included in Hydrogen. These features make querying the Storefront API straightforward.
• Use innovations like optimistic UI, nested routing, and progressive enhancement to increase performance by leveraging the open-source Remix framework and the edge's computing capabilities.
• Improved TypeScript and IntelliSense support, ESLint support, and increased resilience throughout the framework will help you catch mistakes.

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In addition

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Shopify Editions has something to help you tackle and achieve your goals effectively and with confidence, whether you want to grow your brand internationally, increase customer acquisition and website conversion rates, explore in-person selling for the first time, or streamline your fulfillment or operations. Also, with the help of AI and Chatbots, you can take your eСommerce store to a whole new level.

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