Checklist: how to know if your business is ready for shopping agents
Six yes/no questions to assess whether your retail can be found, compared, and bought by AI agents.
Do your products have schema.org or equivalent on each PDP? Without structured data, agents rely on fragile scraping.
Is there an API or updated feed for catalog, price, and stock? Agents need to verify availability before recommending.
Are shipping, returns, and warranty policies in accessible semantic HTML? Ambiguity means the agent picks your competitor.
Is your catalog ready for shopping agents?
Free diagnosticCan you track which channel drove assisted conversion? Without attribution you won't know if AEO investment works.
Do you have a product data owner? Someone must maintain metadata when SKUs, bundles, or markets change.
Can your team iterate in weeks, not quarters? Agentic commerce evolves fast; advantage goes to adaptation speed.
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