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Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI.

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Shopify introduced Canvas, a site builder that lets merchants create and customize online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick and watching changes happen in real time.

Why it matters: It gives merchants an AI-driven, conversational way to build and edit storefronts instead of manual configuration.

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“Shopify’s new Canvas site builder lets merchants create and customize their online stores by chatting with its AI agent Sidekick, while watching the changes happen in real time.”
TechCrunch AI, 01 Oct 2026, 16:44.

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