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Fusion42 · 27 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Meta's Muse AI agent rapidly gained 2.5 million downloads and enabled AI shopping on new Apple foldable iPhones, while Amazon banned AI shopping bots and Shopify partnered with Muse to boost AI-driven orders by 13 times year-on-year. Shopify's AI orders mainly come from new buyers and long-tail categories, indicating AI brings significant incremental traffic rather than cannibalizing existing sources.
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The rise of AI shopping bots like Muse is opening incremental ecommerce traffic beyond traditional search and categories, especially on Shopify, while major platforms like Amazon resist. You must rethink customer acquisition as AI agents can bring new buyers and support niche stores.
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