Shopify’s Summer 2025 Edition, called Horizons, delivers over 150+ updates—from flexible design tools to AI-powered workflows.

As a fun bonus, Shopify also launched a new game: Horizon Drive, following the viral success of their cheeky “Boring” Editions last winter.

What’s New in Shopify Summer ‘25?

The Horizons Edition highlights include:

• Horizon Design System

• Redesigned POS App

• Smarter Sidekick AI

• AI Shopping Agents

• Developer-Ready Platform Upgrades

1. Horizon Themes & Visual Editing: Total Design Freedom

Shopify’s latest updates to themes and the Theme Editor make it easier than ever to turn your vision into a fully realized storefront. With the new Horizon design system, it’s all about flexibility and control—no coding skills required.

Horizon Themes: A new theme foundation featuring 10 free, high-converting themes tailored to different industries. Each theme is optimized for performance and includes built-in AI tools for effortless customization.

30+ Editable Theme Blocks: With Horizon, you get over 30 pre-built components you can drop anywhere on your site.

AI Block Generator: Can’t find the perfect design element? Just describe what you need, and the AI will generate blocks for you—anything from a custom image grid to an animated banner. Built with editable settings and full code access.

Copy and paste entire sections with all settings intact to reuse across your store.

“Welcome to the future of your online store—where creativity meets conversion.”

2. Smarter Sidekick (Now in 20 Languages)

Voice chat, mobile support, and screen sharing are now available.

Available in 20 languages, making it more accessible for global teams.

3. Retail: A Redesigned POS Experience

New branded lock screen creates a professional first impression for staff

Helps retail staff stay focused, confident, and efficient during checkout.

Mobile view: The cart is now directly available in the main navigation for quicker access.

Designed to improve staff confidence and customer experience

4. Checkout That Converts

Up to 2 seconds faster load times.

Flat-rate split shipping for multiple fulfillment locations.

Apple Pay for subscriptions and custom checkouts.

Surprise: A major checkout update is coming June 12—stay tuned!

5. Global Selling, Simplified

Shopify makes going international smoother.

Shopify Payments is now available in 16 new countries, like Lithuania, Poland, Norway, Latvia, Hungary, Estonia, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Gibraltar, and Mexico.

Multi-currency payouts reduce FX fees.

Product prices can now include duties, with DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) shipping support.

New Markets features allow merchants to create sub-markets with tailored regional experiences.

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