Also on YouTube: youtu.be/4lOLw1k4ocA

Shopify VP of Retail, Ray Reddy, joins to walk through what’s new in POS V10.

• Faster checkouts
• Split fulfillment
• Custom branding
• Better search

If you sell in person, this episode is for you.

• Shopify POS
• Shopify Editions (Summer 2025)
• Ray Reddy on LinkedIn

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify
• Boost AI Search & Filter – Frictionless Product Discovery with AI

• Grow your Shopify store with me
• See our recent client wins
• Join my newsletter

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Shopify unveiled a sweeping AI-first vision at Editions.dev 2025, and it's got their partners buzzing. In this episode, we go beyond the keynote to bring you on-the-ground reactions from developers, partners, and skeptics alike.

Featuring interviews with:

• Anne Thomas (Design Packs)
• Ezra Firestone (Zipify)
• Jamil Bhuya (Otherhalf Studio)
• Karl Meisterheim (Liquid Weekly)

We dig into:

• Horizon's AI-generated blocks
• Shopify’s global product catalog push
• The looming idea of a multi-store global cart

Some call it the future of commerce. We call it required listening.

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify
• Viralsweep – Create sweepstakes, contests, and giveaways

• Shopify Editions Summer '25
• Editions.dev

Related Resources

• Will Premium Themes Get Horizon Blocks? (ed.codes)
• TUSP Facebook Group Post
• Understanding Shopify Catalog API (Sherocommerce)
• Liquid Weekly

For more unfiltered Shopify wisdom:

• kurtelster.com
• paulreda.com
• ethercycle.com

• Ask a question in The Unofficial Shopify Podcast Facebook Group
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• Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts

What if your Shopify brand could sell 16 million cans and hit $28M in its first full year? Aaron Nosbisch did just that with BRĒZ, a microdose drink brand that taps into the decline of alcohol, the rise of wellness, and a smarter ecommerce playbook. In this episode, he breaks down the entire journey—from ignored category to household name.

Show Links

• Aaron Nosbisch: https://twitter.com/AaronJNosbisch
• BRĒZ: https://drinkbrez.com
• Lucyd: https://www.wearelucyd.com

Sponsors:

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify
• Viralsweep – Create sweepstakes, contests, and giveaways.

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• Grow your Shopify store: https://ethercycle.com/apply
• Join the newsletter: https://kurtelster.com/

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Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fXKVcwl8FS8

How a BOGO Deal Bootstrapped Neven Eyewear to Millions

Jonathan Strauss lost a $500 pair of sunglasses jet skiing—and turned that wipeout into Neven Eyewear. What began as a desperate liquidation promo turned into a DTC breakthrough. In this episode, Strauss reveals how a buy-one-get-two offer saved his brand, what’s changed with Meta ads, and why scaling a bootstrapped Shopify store takes more grit than cash.

Learn:

• Why BOGO x3 worked when nothing else did
• How Neven ships worldwide with no VC money
• The backend tech powering their crazy offer
• What most brands get wrong about Meta ads

Sponsored by:

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify
• Address Validator – Reduce delivery address errors & costs

Links:

• Neven Eyewear → neveneyewear.com
• Sight for Sound → neveneyewear.com/pages/sight-for-sound
• Judge.me Reviews → apps.shopify.com/judgeme
• Glasson 360 Viewer → apps.shopify.com/glasson
• Shopify → shopify.com

Still trying to crack the SEO code in 2025? Jeff Oxford has worked on 300+ eCommerce sites, and he’s here to share what actually works for Shopify merchants now. From why your $300 product may be killing your rankings to how AI tools can scale your SEO ops, Jeff cuts through the noise. This episode delivers a tactical, no-fluff breakdown of SEO strategy in a search landscape increasingly shaped by AI, user behavior, and smarter content.

Sponsors:

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels: zipify.com/KURT
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify: cleverific.com/unofficial
• Address Validator – Reduce delivery address errors: addressvalidator.com

Links & Resources:

Jeff Oxford – 180marketing.com
Kurt Elster – kurtelster.com

Tools & Services Mentioned:

• Ahrefs
• Claude (Anthropic)
• Google Search Console
• Replit
• ScreenshotOne API
• Shopify
• Ubersuggest

Work With Kurt:

• Apply to work with Kurt: ethercycle.com/apply
• See our client success stories: ethercycle.com/work
• Get my newsletter: kurtelster.com

Also available on YouTube: youtu.be/m9YTxRsosJA

Meta just rewrote the Facebook ads playbook—and Shopify merchants need to catch up.

In this episode of The Unofficial Shopify Podcast, ad strategist Kurt Bullock (Produce Dept) breaks down how Meta’s new AI-driven ad system, Andromeda, is reshaping targeting, delivery, and scale. From embeddings and vectors to Advantage+ campaigns and creative testing, this is the update your ad strategy needs.

Whether you’re running Facebook ads yourself or just trying to understand what your agency’s talking about, this episode gives you the clarity—and tactics—to keep up.

Sponsors:

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify
• Address Validator – Reduce delivery address errors & costs

Links & Resources:

• Free Resource: Creative Angle Questions + Testing Framework
• Kurt Bullock: @KurtBullock on Twitter
• Produce Dept: https://www.producedept.co
• Kurt Elster: https://kurtelster.com
• Meta Ads Manager: https://www.facebook.com/business/tools/ads-manager
• Shopify Meta Channel: https://www.shopify.com/facebook-instagram

Work with Kurt:

• Apply to work with Kurt: https://ethercycle.com/apply
• Join the newsletter: https://kurtelster.com

Also available on YouTube: youtu.be/l8ANgFlZK0Y

It started with a sock. A turtle sock. That led to a Shopify store, a wholesale boom, and—accidentally—an agency. In this episode, Lucy Jeffrey shares how she turned Bare Kind from a seasonal side hustle into one of Faire’s fastest-growing brands. She walks us through surviving seasonality, scaling through B2B, ditching paid ads, and launching a service business that helps other brands win on Faire. A story about survival, strategy, and what happens when your Q4 makes or breaks you.

Topics Discussed:

• Growing a DTC sock brand from scratch
• Why Faire became a game changer
• Turning content into a client acquisition machine
• Balancing two businesses and one marriage
• Why sustainability isn’t selling anymore—and what is
• Turning off Meta ads (and doing better without them)

Sponsors:

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify
• Address Validator – Reduce delivery address errors & costs

Links:

• Bare Kind
• Candid Founders
• Candid Founders YouTube
• Faire on Shopify Help
• Faire Shopify App
• Lucy on LinkedIn

Also available on YouTube: youtu.be/Pi20dFaHoVg

Ben Attwood left agency life to create a men’s skincare brand he actually wanted to use. With no investors, no marketing budget, and no prior product experience, he built Clubhouse Skin using TikTok, Shopify, and a lot of trial and error.

In this episode, Ben shares how he:

• Sold out his first product run—twice
• Built a loyal customer base by building in public
• Used Shopify Sidekick to find superfans and boost conversions
• Leveraged AI to do what agencies charge thousands for
• Landed in retail by rallying his TikTok followers

Whether you're launching a product, bootstrapping a brand, or curious about real-world uses of AI in ecommerce, this one’s packed with practical takeaways.

Show Links:

Clubhouse Skin

• Clubhouse Skin
• TikTok
• Instagram

Shopify

• Shopify Magic
• Getting started with Sidekick
• Shopify Newsroom: AI helped these founders fast-track their way to first sale

Sponsors:

• Zipify – Build high-converting sales funnels
• Cleverific – Smart order editing for Shopify
• Boost AI Search & Filter – Collection filtering + smart search

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