2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (195+ words) Acquisition announcement. Tailwind Labs is becoming part of Shopify. Developer reassurance. Existing users see continued support but new commercial sign-ups stop. Shopify acquired Tailwind Labs, the company behind the widely used Tailwind CSS framework, on Sept. 9. According to Tailwind Labs,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (899+ words) A customer tells an AI shopping assistant: “I need a counter-depth refrigerator under $2,000 that fits a 36-inch opening, and I need it delivered before Saturday.” That is not simply a product search. The customer has expressed an outcome, budget, physical…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (674+ words) With AI search, a consumer isn’t just relying on agentic engines and open tools to “find me a winter jacket for my trip to the Arctic Circle;” rather, they’re asking, “find me a winter jacket for my trip to the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1015+ words) AI search is beginning to change how customers research products before they reach a retailer’s site. Shopify’s latest commerce data suggests that shoppers referred by AI tools often arrive further along in the buying process, particularly when they need help…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (884+ words) BOSTON — At eTail Boston at the Sheraton Boston this week, where I joined a keynote panel on building AI-ready cultures, one shift was difficult to miss: Retail's AI conversation is moving beyond what the technology can do and toward where…...