Simplified operations are the foundation of a successful company in the fast-moving world of business. Shopify offers a robust set of backend enhancements with the Summer ’25 Shopify Editions that make order, inventory, fulfillment, and automation management more effective than before. Shopify is helping merchants reduce work and grow with confidence by offering features like editable pre-orders, multi-entity admin management, lightning-fast navigation, and data imports across additional platforms.

Regardless of the number of stores you manage, these changes are made to help you save time, cut down on mistakes, and gain more control over your business operations without requiring you to use third-party tools or workarounds.

1. Refunds Converted to Store Credit:

Regardless of the initial method of payment, customers can now get refunds in the form of store credit. This eliminates the need to manage split refunds or gift card workarounds, keeps money in your ecosystem, and promotes repeat business.

2. Modify Pre-Order Orders and Subscriptions Before Fulfillment:

Allowing changes to numbers, SKUs, and shipping information even after subscriptions or pre-orders are placed but before they are fulfilled may help you avoid back-and-forth order problems.

4. Improvements to Admin Performance:

With dynamic breadcrumbs and intelligent loading indications, the admin panel now loads up to 30% faster.

Clicks are reduced and efficiency is increased with the new universal settings search bar (returns, taxes, and shipping).

5. Improvements to Mobile Apps & Tap-to-Pay:

Leaner menus, simpler navigation, and enhanced Tap-to-Pay (U.S. only) features make the Shopify mobile app perfect for pop-ups and on-the-go transactions.

6. Smarter Automations in Shopify Flow:

Significant improvements have been made to Flow, including example data previews, comprehensive logs, nested advanced loops, and stronger triggers, which make automation more robust and approachable.

7. Improved Performance with Taxes and Entities:

There is no longer any need for manual region switching or spreadsheet flipping because multi-entity tools and tax settings now interact seamlessly.

Integrated support for local compliance settings, cookie-consent logs, and VAT validation: particularly useful for international businesses.

8. Mobile-Friendly & Clean Reporting:

Improved reporting that makes insights accessible through streamlined layouts, mobile-friendly interfaces, and faster access to important information.

9. Import Data from Other Platforms:

Even more third-party platforms, such as older systems and non-Shopify carts, can now import customer, order, and product data into Shopify. This guarantees data correctness right away, speeds up the migration process, and lowers friction for merchants moving to Shopify. Onboarding is now faster and simpler than ever, regardless of whether you’re merging shops or upgrading your tech stack.

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