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AI FOR SHOPIFY NZ

Your Shopify store is growing.
Your backend is chaos.

AI automation for NZ Shopify stores — inventory, reporting, customer ops, and marketing that runs itself.

The Shopify store that outgrew its operator

You built something that works. Now it's eating your time.

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Manual stock checks every morning — and still getting caught out

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Copy-pasting order data into spreadsheets for reporting

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Abandoned carts you mean to follow up on but never do

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Monday morning reports built by hand from three different dashboards

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VIP customers who haven't ordered in 60 days — and you didn't notice

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Discount codes from 2024 still floating around, unrestricted

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Payouts you reconcile manually because the numbers never quite match

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Returns and refunds handled one by one, no system

None of this is hard. It's just relentless. And every hour you spend on backend admin is an hour you're not spending on the things that actually grow your store — product, marketing, customer relationships.

What AI automation looks like for Shopify

These aren't hypothetical. Every one of these runs on a real NZ Shopify store right now.

Morning store briefing

Wake up to a summary: yesterday's revenue, orders, top products, stock alerts, and anything that needs attention. Auto-generated. In your inbox before you open Shopify.

Inventory alerts + dead stock detection

Get notified when stock drops below reorder thresholds. AI flags dead stock — products with inventory but zero sales in 60+ days. Stop tying up cash in things that aren't moving.

Customer churn scoring + VIP tagging

AI scores every customer on recency, frequency, and spend. VIPs get tagged automatically. At-risk customers — the ones slipping away — get flagged before they're gone. Segments update daily.

Automated email flows tied to real behaviour

Post-purchase sequences, win-back campaigns, review requests — triggered by what customers actually do, not arbitrary timers. Connected to your real Shopify data, not a best-guess template.

Payout reconciliation + financial reporting

Shopify Payments payouts matched against the orders that funded them. Discrepancies flagged automatically. Weekly P&L by product, location, or channel — without a spreadsheet.

Fraud detection + order risk scoring

High-risk orders get tagged and held for review before shipping. AI checks for pattern mismatches — mismatched billing and shipping, suspicious email domains, velocity flags. You only review the ones that need a human eye.

This isn't theory. It's how we run our own store.

Mangaroa Farms — a regenerative farm and Shopify store in Upper Hutt, Wellington.

4,400+

Orders per quarter

106

Shopify admin skills deployed

22

Automated routines running

24/7

Overnight AI agents processing orders

Mangaroa Farms runs on the same systems I build for clients. Inventory management, customer segmentation, automated email flows, payout reconciliation, dead stock detection, overnight order processing — all automated. The team focuses on farming, not spreadsheets.

This isn't a consultant who read about Shopify. I run a real store with real revenue, real customers, and real operations. Every automation I offer has been tested on my own business first.

Read the full Mangaroa Farms case study

Three ways to level up your Shopify store

Start small or go all-in. No lock-in contracts on any of them.

Shopify Admin Skills Pack

$15

106 AI-powered skills for Shopify admin — inventory audits, customer segmentation, dead stock detection, order risk scoring, and more. Install in minutes. Run from Claude Code. Self-serve, no consulting required.

Get the Skills Pack

AI Opportunity Map

$297

90-minute deep dive into your Shopify operations. I map every manual workflow, identify the highest-impact automations, and deliver a written roadmap. You walk away knowing exactly what to build and in what order.

Book your Opportunity Map

Managed Shopify Automation

From $1,000/mo

I build and run your Shopify automation stack. Morning briefings, inventory management, customer ops, email flows, reporting — all connected, all monitored. 30 days of tuning after launch. Cancel any time.

Book a discovery call

MBIE AI Advisory Pilot co-funds up to 50% of consulting costs — up to $15,000 off your bill.

Common questions

Does this work with Shopify Basic or do I need Plus?
Everything works with standard Shopify plans — Basic, Shopify, or Advanced. You don't need Shopify Plus. The Skills Pack and managed automations use the same Admin API available on all plans. Some advanced features like checkout customisation are Plus-only, but the core automation stack doesn't require it.
What other tools do I need?
The Skills Pack runs in Claude Code — you'll need a Claude subscription ($20/mo) to use it. For managed automation, it depends on your setup. Most stores already have the tools they need: Shopify, a mailing platform (Klaviyo, Mailchimp, etc.), and Google Workspace or similar. I connect what you have rather than adding new subscriptions.
How is this different from Shopify Flow or other apps?
Shopify Flow handles simple if-this-then-that triggers inside Shopify. AI automation goes further — it reads data across multiple systems, makes judgment calls (is this customer churning? is this order risky?), and handles tasks that need context, not just rules. Think of Flow as a light switch and AI automation as a skilled operations manager.
Will this mess up my store?
The Skills Pack is read-only by default — audits, reports, and analysis don't change anything in your store. Skills that make changes (like bulk tagging or price adjustments) require explicit confirmation before executing. Managed automations are built with safeguards, monitoring, and rollback capability.
How long until I see results?
The Skills Pack works immediately — install and run your first audit in minutes. For managed automation, the first automations usually go live within 1-2 weeks. Most store owners notice the difference within the first month: fewer manual tasks, better visibility, and problems caught before they become crises.

Stop duct-taping your backend.
Start with the Skills Pack or an Opportunity Map.

106 Shopify admin skills for $15, or a full AI Opportunity Map for $297. Both designed for NZ Shopify stores. No lock-in. No risk.

Shopify Admin Skills $15 · AI Opportunity Map $297 · Managed automation from $1,000/mo · MBIE co-funds 50%

See how it works: Mangaroa Farms case study · Consulting

AI for Shopify Stores NZ — Stop Duct-Taping Your Backend