nets: I nexi This guide is for merchants who are ready to start exploring agenticcommerce (online shopping mediated by AI agents) and want a practicalsense of where to begin. It is written for teams who are early in thejourney, not for those already deep in the technology.This guide is for merchants who are ready to start exploring agenticcommerce (online shopping mediated by Al agents) and want a practicalsense of where to begin. It is written for teams who are early in thejourney, not for those already deep in the technology. In the Nordics, our high level of digitalisation and strong baseline ofconsumer trust give merchants a real head start. The merchants whobegin preparing now, even with small, inexpensive steps, will be bestplaced as the technology matures.In the Nordics, our high level of digitalisation and strong baseline ofconsumer trust give merchants a real head start. The merchants whobegin preparing now, even with small, inexpensive steps, will be bestplaced as the technology matures. A note on what this guide is and isn't. Agentic commerce is movingquickly, and parts of the ecosystem are still being defined. We have triedto be careful about the difference between what is real and usable today,what is publicly committed to but still rolling out, and what is genuinelyspeculative. Where we are not certain, we say so.A note on what this guide is and isn't. Agentic commerce is movingquickly, and parts of the ecosystem are still being defined. We have triedto be careful about the difference between what is real and usable today,what is publicly committed to but still rolling out, and what is genuinelyspeculative. where we are not certain, we say so. Who (or what) are theseAI agents?Who (or what) are theseAl agents? Traditional search engines return a list of options based on whateverkeywords you typed in. Chatbots answer questions. The biggest shiftwith AI-based shopping assistants is that shoppers no longer have totranslate what they want into the right keywords. They can describetheir need in their own words ("something to wear to a wedding inJune, with a long blue dress, under €200"), and the assistant figuresout what to recommend, often taking previous conversations andlearned preferences into account.Traditional search engines return a list of options based on whateverkeywords you typed in. Chatbots answer questions. The biggest shiftwith Al-based shopping assistants is that shoppers no longer have totranslate what they want into the right keywords. They can describetheir need in their own words ("something to wear to a wedding inJune, with a long blue dress, under 20o"), and the assistant figuresout what to recommend, often taking previous conversations andlearned preferences into account. AI agents go further still. They interpret intent, evaluate possibleproducts against it, and increasingly take actions on the shopper'sbehalf.Al agents go further still. They interpret intent, evaluate possibleproducts against it, and increasingly take actions on the shopper'sbehalf. For merchants, this changes the picture in two ways:For merchants, this changes the picture in two ways: First, the "visitor" looking at your store may not be a person at all. It may be an AIsystem, on behalf of a shopper, reading whatever information your site makesavailable. That makes the quality and structure of your product data, policies, andcontent more important than ever.First, the "visitor" looking at your store may not be a person at all. It may be an Alsystem, on behalf of a shopper, reading whatever information your site makesavailable. That makes the quality and structure of your product data, policies, andcontent more important than ever. Second, the path from "discovery" to "purchase" no longer has to run through yourwebsite in a browser. Some of that journey may take place inside ChatGPT, Gemini,or another agent surface, with your store appearing only at specific points.Second, the path from "discovery" to "purchase" no longer has to run through yourwebsite in a browser. Some of that journey may take place inside ChatGPT, Gemini,or another agent surface, with your store appearing only at specific points. It is useful to keep three different layers in mind throughout this guide, becausethey are often conflated:It is useful to keep three different layers in mind throughout this guide, becausethey are often conflated: Product understandability> Product understandability Whether agents can interpret your offer well enough to consider and recommend it.Whether agents can interpret your offer well enough to consider and recommend it. Channel availability:> Channel availability: Whether your offer surfaces in the AI channels where shoppers actually look.Whether your offer surfaces in the Al channels where shoppers actually look. Checkout readiness> Checkout readiness Whether a purchase decision can convert into a safe, compliant transaction.Whether a purchase decision can convert into a safe, compliant t