VP of Product Vanessa Lee joins Kurt to break down the 2026 "Everywhere" edition and the years of quiet groundwork behind it: taxonomy, attributes, clustering, and a universal product identifier that now power a search catalog of billions of products. The payoff for merchants is strange and good. You're already enrolled in agentic commerce by default. One real store is doing $60K a month through it. Inside this episode: why the catalog plus UCP makes every Shopify store callable by any AI app, how to use Agentic Storefronts to see exactly where you rank and what data to fix, and why Vanessa says not to sleep on Shopify retail in 2026. SPONSORS Swym — Wishlists, back-in-stock alerts, and moregetswym.com/kurt Ecommerce Alley — The Meta Ads System 400+ Brands Use to Scale Special offer: ecommercealley.com/kurt Zipify — Build high-converting sales funnelszipify.com/KURT LINKS Shopify Spring 2026 "Everywhere" Edition: shopify.com/editions/spring2026 What is Shopify Catalog (merchant explainer): shopify.com/blog/what-is-shopify-catalog Shopify Engineering blog, product taxonomy at scale: shopify.engineering/product-taxonomy-at-scale Shopify Engineering blog, catalog clustering: shopify.engineering/catalog-clustering Shopify Catalog API + dev dashboard: shopify.dev Agentic Storefronts: in your Shopify admin sales channels Vanessa Lee on X: x.com/vlaurenlee WORK WITH KURT Apply for Shopify Help ethercycle.com/apply See Our Results ethercycle.com/work Free Newsletter kurtelster.com The Unofficial Shopify Podcast is hosted by Kurt Elster and explores the stories behind successful Shopify stores. Get actionable insights, practical strategies, and proven tactics from entrepreneurs who've built thriving ecommerce businesses.

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