Shopify Retail Release Roundup (2026)

Summary

The January 2026 Shopify retail roundup introduces a wired POS Hub for reliable countertop setups, new Verifone Victa card readers, and enhancements to the Shop app’s pickup experience with QR‑code order retrieval. It also adds multi‑entity offline payments, refined location storefront controls, category‑specific return reasons, and a streamlined POS settings UI. Compliance updates prevent manual tax overrides in France and Spain, while POS UI extensions gain a Camera API and translation support. Finally, Shopify partners with Uber Direct for same‑day local delivery and highlights the Avia analytics device for in‑store traffic insights.