Insight

As e-commerce becomes more tightly integrated with ERP, PIM, logistics, payment, and other business-critical systems, security becomes an inherent part of the commerce architecture itself. At Appsalon, our security work encompasses the entire chain – from our own systems and development processes to technology choices, integrations, data, and the solutions we build for our clients.

AI is rapidly moving from separate tools to becoming an integral part of commerce. Products are becoming available to AI agents, purchasing journeys are shifting into conversations, and more and more tasks are being automated. At the same time, the EU AI Act sets clearer requirements for how AI systems are used and how businesses communicate about them. For Appsalon, this means that AI must be considered as part of the same architecture as data, integrations, security, and privacy.

A migration to a new e-commerce platform should not only be considered a technical cost. For many enterprise companies, the biggest cost lies in the current solution: maintenance, integration debt, slow release speed, and lost commercial opportunities. This post shows why replatforming is primarily about freeing up capacity.

The choice between a standard Shopify theme and a custom theme should be made as an architectural decision, not just a design decision. A standard theme offers speed and lower complexity, while a custom theme provides more control when the brand has outgrown its current framework. This post explains when each solution is suitable, and why the middle ground often turns out to be the most expensive option.

Shopify is increasingly building enterprise functionality directly into the platform. B2B, checkout per market, customer accounts, retail, and inventory flow require less custom development and external workarounds. This post looks at how native Shopify features can simplify the architecture for modern commerce businesses.

Shopify AI Toolkit connects development tools like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and VS Code more closely to the Shopify platform. For development teams, this can lead to faster documentation searches, better API understanding, and more precise validation before deployment. This post explains why AI in Shopify development is primarily about context, quality, and technical ownership.

Headless on Shopify means you use Shopify as your transaction engine (products, orders, checkout), but build your own frontend. Shopify offers two clear paths: the meaningful Hydrogen stack (with Oxygen hosting) or “bring your own stack” via the Storefront API and the Headless channel in Admin.