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What shoppers ask, and what to do about it.

Notes from building a commerce agent - conversion, service automation, demand signals, and the engineering underneath.

Featured · Shopper intelligence

The most valuable thing in your store is the question nobody could answer

Zero-result searches are the only analytics that tell you what to stock next. Here is how to read them, and what to do in the first week.

12 August 2026/9 min read/Shoplite team
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