{"id":3284,"date":"2025-07-31T14:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=3284"},"modified":"2025-09-17T08:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:51:06","slug":"from-storefront-to-strategy-what-happens-when-ai-shops-for-your-customers","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/from-storefront-to-strategy-what-happens-when-ai-shops-for-your-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"From Storefront to Strategy: What Happens When AI Shops for Your Customers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCUHYGS2KPc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A quiet revolution is reshaping e-commerce: your future customers may never visit your WooCommerce store at all. 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