What’s new in Shopify

We’ve just launched Shopify POS version 11.0, bringing meaningful updates to the cart and core selling flow to help you and your staff work faster and stay focused during busy in-store moments. This release introduces improved cart interactions, add customer workflows, and smarter action handling, all built to make high frequency tasks easier and faster. The result is a more predictable staff experience that helps staff stay focused, oriented on the cart, and move faster through transactions with confidence, even if it's their first time using the POS.

Here’s what’s new in version 11.0

Improved cart and action workflows
- A cleaner, more readable cart layout makes it easier to scan items, prices and totals at a glance
- The More actions menu now includes only actions that apply to the cart as a whole. Other actions have moved closer to where they’re used, either in the Smart Grid or directly in the cart.
- Multi-select in the cart lets staff edit or modify multiple items at once, reducing repetitive actions on larger orders
- Key actions including Customers and Staff attribution now open in a dedicated left side panel, reducing pop ups and keeping staff oriented during checkout

Smarter Add customer flows
- A smarter Add customer flow with better customer matching and autofill, making it easier to attach the right customer and avoid duplicate customer entries

Faster, more consistent checkout
- The cart remains visible throughout checkout, maintaining context from item selection through payment
- Faster and clearer payment selection, so staff can move quickly between tender types
- Larger number pads for cash and split payments, now displayed in the left side panel to reduce pop ups during checkout
- Simplified split payment flow that’s easier to complete

Refined post purchase experience
- Clearer receipt selection and post purchase actions
- Improved buyer facing screens and receipt selection on tablet and mobile, creating a more consistent experience for customers

Performance and reliability improvements
- Performance upgrades across search, product selection, and cart building
- Faster checkout transitions and payment processing for a smoother end to end transaction

Shopify POS app v11.0 represents a foundational upgrade to how staff build carts, complete checkout, and handle post purchase actions. These improvements work together to reduce friction across the core selling flow, helping staff move confidently through transactions and deliver the best possible in-store experience.

See all the updates and more in the Retail Blog.