Shopify Editions Recap Conversation With Shopify Agencies

08/06/2025 1h 3min Episodio 67
Shopify Editions Recap Conversation With Shopify Agencies

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Nick Kaplan steps in as guest co-host with Rick Watson —and yes, we doubled up on Nicks because mediocrity requires one, but excellence needs two.Nick and Rick, who are in the same studio, talk about Peleton’s P2P play, Temu’s struggle, and they recap The Lead Summit.They are then joined by Shopify Agency operators to talk about their trip to Toronto for Editions.🧠 The Shopify Agency Lineup:Mark Perini – Founder of ICEE SocialJacquelyn Laufer – Driver Digital Partner Nick Thomson – Head of Partnerships at The Maze GroupWe cover several key issues arising from last week's Edition.dev event:- What were the vibes at Shopify Editions in Toronto?- Will there be a system integrator extinction event due to AI and Horizon?- What should agencies lean into as a result of Editions?- Is there really a staging environment? Are we serious right now?- Is Headless Dead To Shopify?0:00 Introduction3:20 Headline Hangover sponsored by Passport3:26 Peloton repowered?6:33 Temu - now half off9:38 The Lead Summit recap12:06 Shopify Editions conversation12:40 Introducing Nick Thomson, Mark Perini, and Jacquelyn Laufer13:20 What would you tell a friend about the Kool-Aid Mecca?16:40 Shopify Design changes19:35 Shopify catching agencies off guard22:15 Shopify headless builds going full-stack24:00 Sidekick demo and the future of AI 32:15 The future of the Shop App with AI?39:37 The hypothetical agency48:30  Shopify’s attitude towards the ecosystem🙏 Big thanks to our sponsor, Mirakl:“Because ‘Traditional eCommerce’ is just code for Not Growing.”Join 450+ retailers scaling smarter with AI, marketplaces, dropship, and retail media.#watsonweekend #agency #shopify #shopifyeditions #POS #ai #b2bThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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