Shopify Summer Edition 2025: Major Upgrades to Retail & POS Experience
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Shopify Summer Edition 2025: Major Upgrades to Retail & POS Experience
Meta Description: Discover all the new retail features in Shopify Summer Edition 2025 — from a redesigned POS and store credit to global retail management, branded checkouts, and smarter product search.
🛍️ Shopify is Reinventing Retail in 2025 — Here’s What You Need to Know
With the Summer Edition 2025, Shopify is making a bold push to empower retail merchants with smarter, faster, and more flexible tools through its revamped Point of Sale (POS) system.
Whether you're running a single storefront or managing retail operations across continents, these new features are built to scale with your business.
🚀 Redesigned Shopify POS (Version 10)
Upgrade to POS version 10 to unlock:
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⚡ Faster navigation
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🔍 Smarter product search (even with typos!)
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🛒 A more adaptable cart experience
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🧩 The most customizable POS yet
Whether you're ringing up a customer or editing a draft order, everything just works — faster.
🎨 Custom Branding for POS Displays
Make your in-store experience feel truly yours. With the latest update, you can now brand your:
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Idle screens
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Cart views
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Receipt selection screens
Add your logo, brand colors, and media for a professional, polished in-store experience.
📦 Mixed Fulfillment: Ship & Carryout in One Transaction
(POS Pro Exclusive)
Let customers:
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Take some items home
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Ship others to their address
All in a single checkout.
No need for multiple orders or split transactions — everything’s handled together seamlessly.
💳 Store Credit Issuance from POS
With the new update, you can now:
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Issue store credit
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Accept it as payment
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Refund directly to store credit
All from Shopify POS — a huge win for customer service flexibility.
🌍 Global Retail via Multiple Entities
(Shopify Plus Exclusive)
Run international retail operations smoothly by managing multiple retail entities under one admin using Shopify Payments.
Perfect for:
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Global franchises
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Multi-brand groups
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International expansions
📱 Grow SMS Marketing Right at Checkout
Enable SMS opt-in:
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From staff while creating customer profiles
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Directly on customer receipts during checkout
A subtle but powerful way to grow your SMS list and re-engage buyers with offers, drops, and updates.
🧾 Discounts on Draft Orders
(POS Pro Exclusive)
Now apply complex admin-created discounts (like "Buy X, Get Y") to draft orders within POS. Ideal for:
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Custom orders
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Preorders
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Personalized packages
💳 Device-Level Payment Settings
(POS Pro Exclusive)
Each POS device can now have custom payment settings, allowing:
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Some stores to accept cash only
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Others to accept cards, wallets, or split payments
Total flexibility, tailored per location.
💰 Cash Rounding on POS
For countries without small coins (like Canada or Australia), Shopify POS now:
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Rounds cash transactions to the nearest coin
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Keeps sales and reports accurate
Fully compliant with local currency requirements.
🔍 Smarter POS Search (Even with Typos!)
POS search is now more forgiving:
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Misspellings?
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Extra spaces?
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Alternate word order?
Shopify POS still finds what you mean, speeding up checkout and improving staff efficiency.
🎁 One Discount, Multiple Applications
(POS Pro Exclusive)
Apply a single discount across:
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Products
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Shipping
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Entire orders
This simplifies promotions and speeds up checkout in fast-paced retail environments.
🧠 Why This Matters for Retailers
| Feature | Business Benefit |
|---|---|
| POS v10 Upgrade | Faster sales, better UX |
| Branded Screens | Enhanced in-store branding |
| Ship & Carryout | Mixed fulfillment made easy |
| Store Credit | Improve customer retention |
| SMS Opt-ins | Grow marketing list at checkout |
| Global Entities | Centralized international retail |
| Smarter Search | Faster transactions, fewer errors |
| Advanced Discounts | More promotion flexibility |
💼 How RootSyntax Can Help
As a Shopify Plus Partner, we help retailers:
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Upgrade to POS v10 and configure new features
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Set up branding across devices
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Build multi-entity retail setups
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Train staff on using new POS workflows
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Integrate store credit and draft order discounts effectively
📦 Final Thoughts: Shopify is All-In on Retail
With its 2025 Summer Edition, Shopify reaffirms its commitment to making brick-and-mortar retail smarter, faster, and globally scalable.
If you’re running a retail brand—or planning to expand—there’s never been a better time to adopt Shopify’s all-in-one ecosystem.