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You know how the web evolved from:

static pages → mobile-first → personalized apps → conversational chatbots.

Now we’re entering the next phase: Agentic Commerce — where AI agents shop for you.

And the newest infrastructure trend quietly powering this shift?

→ AI Storefronts — dedicated subdomains built for AI agents.

Think: instead of brand.com, you’ll soon see ai.brand.com — a space where both humans and AI agents can browse, query, and even buy through conversation.

What’s an AI Storefront, Really?

Imagine a version of your website that’s not designed for human clicks — but for AI comprehension.

An AI storefront hosts your product catalog in structured, machine-readable form so that an AI (like ChatGPT, Siri, or your customer’s personal assistant) can ask things like:

And your AI subdomain responds with:

• Product suggestions (with descriptions, stock, variants)

• Pricing and inventory details

• Links or APIs for checkout

It’s the Google indexing moment for AI agents — if your brand doesn’t have an AI storefront, it might be invisible in tomorrow’s agentic economy.

How It Actually Works

1. Subdomain setup

Brands spin up a parallel endpoint like ai.brand.com with APIs and structured schemas — no need to rebuild the existing site.

2. Structured catalogs

Products get converted into an AI-readable schema (think metadata, attributes, related items, and price ranges).

3. Conversational layer

A chat-style interface sits on top, allowing users (or AI agents) to ask open-ended questions and receive personalized product suggestions.

4. Agent-driven checkout

Here’s the kicker: these storefronts now allow AI agents to transact.

A user could say,

and the system completes checkout via a secure, agent-verified flow.

5. Hybrid design

Humans can chat, browse, or tap; AI agents use the same endpoints programmatically.

Why It Matters

• Discoverability by AI – When users ask assistants like ChatGPT, “Find me the best sneakers under $150,” AI Storefronts ensure your products actually appear in those results.

• Frictionless experiences – No forms or menus. Just conversation.

• Future-proofing – As AI agents become default shopping intermediaries, only “agent-readable” brands will stay visible.

• Parallel adoption – It doesn’t disrupt your existing e-commerce; it layers on top.

Example: A Fashion Brand - UrbanWear.ai

Let’s say UrbanWear launches ai.urbanwear.com using New Gen’s platform.

1. Their product data (jackets, sneakers, accessories) becomes structured JSON-based catalogs.

2. A user asks ChatGPT: “Find me a navy bomber jacket that matches black jeans under £200.”

3. The agent fetches from ai.urbanwear.com, displays options, and even completes checkout using stored preferences.

4. Meanwhile, another AI aggregator (like Klarna’s AI shopping assistant) discovers the same catalog and includes UrbanWear in its recommendations.

Just like SEO once made your brand visible to Google — AI Storefronts make your brand visible to agents.

The Emerging Stack

Market Snapshot

💰 New Gen just raised $4.5M seed to build “AI-native storefronts” for brands worldwide.

🛒 BCG predicts that by 2026, 30–40% of digital commerce will involve some AI-agent mediation — a search, a recommendation, or even a full transaction.

🌍 PYMNTS and The Paypers report that dozens of retail brands are already piloting these subdomains quietly under the hood.

Final Thoughts

Remember when brands raced to become “mobile-friendly”?

Now, the race is to become AI-friendly.

AI Storefronts are how your brand gets found by machines.

And the brands who start experimenting today — even a small “ai.” subdomain with structured metadata — will dominate tomorrow’s conversational commerce.

🔗 Sources / References

1. New Gen Official Website – AI Native Commerce

2. New Gen Launch Announcement – PRNewswire

3. Retail Customer Experience Coverage – Agentic Checkout

4. BCG Report – Agentic Commerce is Redefining Retail

5. PYMNTS Report – AI Storefronts & Agentic Economy

6. The Paypers – Embedded Payments in Agentic Commerce

7. arXiv – Retail-GPT Agentic Shopping Framework

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