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Agentic commerce is no longer optional. It is the new standard. Google, Microsoft, and Shopify all announced their agentic commerce experiences. That is a clear signal to brands.Customer expectations have shifted. If you want to keep your DTC app relevant, the shift needs to happen now.

At TAFFI Inc., we have been building agentic commerce experiences for global fashion brands and retailers for a while now. What was once a nice to have is now a must have. Here is what just happened:

- Google introduced Universal Commerce Protocol UCP enabling AI agents to buy from any merchant and allowing brands to answer product questions in their own voice during search.

- Microsoft launched Copilot Checkout along with a Catalog Enrichment Agent that extracts product attributes directly from images.

- Shopify rolled out agentic storefronts and an agentic plan allowing brands to plug their catalogs into Shopify’s agentic commerce infrastructure.

2026 will be the year of transformation.

Brands that embrace agentic commerce will lead.

Those that do not will struggle to keep up.