Shopify taught AI to spot duplicate products. Heres why retailers are scrambling.
Summary
Shopify has launched Catalog, a new AI system that organizes merchant product data so AI shopping agents can identify and compare items more accurately. The system groups related listings under a Universal Product Identifier and aims to reduce duplicate or incorrect product matches. Retailers are reacting quickly because AI-driven discovery is becoming a major channel for product traffic and orders. The article also points to broader industry momentum around agentic catalogs and standards like the Universal Commerce Protocol, which are pushing brands to adapt their product data for AI consumption.
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Accounting and Taxes
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E-commerce Software
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Shopify Inc.
$100M to $250M
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$10M to $25M