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Shopify rebuilds its activity log to show who changed what, for 18 months.

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◆Current state
Shopify's November releases span the store, the buyer network and fees. On November 10 the Shop app stopped requiring Shopify Payments, and on November 11 Shopify said the Shopify Tax free discount will count lifetime sales from January 2027. Since then the admin has been the focus: a rebuilt Store activity log that names who changed what and keeps 18 months of history, store credit and recommendations in customer accounts, and draft order discounts in the buyer's currency.
◆Where it's heading
Alongside the big policy moves, Shopify keeps adding controls merchants need as stores and teams grow: per-market returns, app permission visibility and now a full audit trail. Customer accounts are becoming a place to sell, not only to check orders.
◆Prediction
Expect more admin pages to link straight into the activity log, and more personalized selling surfaces inside customer accounts.

◆Recent moves

  1. 15h ago

    Review store changes in the new Store activity log

    The Store activity log now collects changes to products, orders, apps, staff and settings in one place, names who or which app made each one, and keeps 18 months instead of the last 250 events. It follows the admin's recent app-permission view: Shopify is giving owners a real audit trail.

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  2. 17h ago

    Custom draft order discounts now use presentment currency

    Custom discounts on draft orders are now in the buyer's checkout currency rather than the shop's. A small fix for merchants selling across currencies, in line with this month's per-market settings.

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  3. 1d ago

    Customer accounts now show store credit and personalized product recommendations

    Customer accounts now show the store credit balance on every page and offer personalized product picks to signed-in shoppers who have not ordered yet. It turns the account area into a selling surface, available only on the new customer accounts.

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  4. 3d ago

    Shopify Tax free discount switches to lifetime sales in 2027

    From January 2027 the Shopify Tax free discount covers a store's first 100,000 in lifetime sales instead of resetting each year, so established stores start paying the per-order fee all year. It sits beside the Shop change: fewer requirements to join, firmer charges for the services around the store.

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  5. 3d ago

    Updated eligibility requirements for Shop

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    Shop has been one of the main reasons to use Shopify Payments; it no longer is. Listing now depends on new eligibility rules, not the payment provider, while Shop Campaigns stay a Payments-only perk, so the network grows and the paid lever stays put.

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  6. 3d ago

    Configure self-serve returns and cancellations for each market you sell in

    Self-serve returns and cancellations, previously one store-wide switch, can now be set per market, and existing settings carry over. It continues Shopify's push to make each market configurable on its own.

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