Shopify It's giving retailers early access to an artificial intelligence assistant focused on commerce.
It's called an AI assistant. Side KickMore than 150 update Shopify has added features to its unified platform for retailers, the company announced on Monday (June 24). press release.
“Sidekick gives you all the context and guidance you need to make the right decisions, solve tasks, and get the most out of all Shopify's features,” the company said in a release. “It also helps you generate customer segments and gain insights with analytics to understand specific products, orders, and customers.”
The assistant is one of several AI-powered updates Shopify has made to its platform, according to the release.
The company also AI Image Generation According to the release, the company's platform now has features that go beyond those introduced six months ago, allowing retailers to use AI to edit images in their online stores and emails, which can be done through the Shopify mobile app.
Shopify also provides tools that make it easy for merchants to add new products to their stores. magicAccording to the release, the AI-powered product creation tool offers personalized recommendations across all product categories, assigns appropriate attributes to new products and minimizes listing errors.
Another AI-powered tool included in Shopify's latest upgrade provides AI-generated response suggestions to incoming customer chats, and merchants can then approve or edit the response and hit send, according to the release.
“Time is any entrepreneur's most valuable asset,” the company said in a press release. “That's why we're embedding AI throughout Shopify to save you valuable time and keep your business at the forefront.”
PYMNTS Intelligence Report “What generative AI brings to the retail industry” survey, 92% of companies AI-Powered Personalization drives growth. Additionally, 77% of business leaders rate generative AI as the most impactful emerging technology.
In a separate move announced on Monday, Shopify and the goal Adding leading third-party Shopify merchants as partners Digital Marketplace It is called Target Plus.
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