How to build an AI-powered store with Vexy (2026 guide)
Traditional store builders ask you to wrestle with themes, plugins and product CSVs before you ever serve a customer. This guide shows the faster path: build an AI-powered online store with Vexy in an afternoon — products, shoppable shorts, payments and an AI sales agent included.
1. Create your Vexy storefront
Sign up, pick a store name and a category. Vexy spins up a mobile-first storefront with a public URL you can share immediately — no theme picker, no DNS step.
- Pick a slug — your store lives at
vexycommerce.com/store/your-slug. - Add a logo and banner. Skip both if you'd rather ship fast.
- Choose your currency and country — checkout adapts automatically.
2. Add products with AI assistance
Upload a photo and Vexy drafts the title, description and category for you. Edit, set a price and publish. Compare that to a typical Shopify flow that needs a theme, an app for AI copy, and a connected media library.
- AI titles and descriptions from a product image
- Bulk publishing — no CSV templates
- Automatic discount badges and category tagging
3. Turn products into shoppable shorts
Every product can carry a vertical video that plays in the Shorts feed. Viewers tap to buy without leaving the video — the same loop that drives TikTok Shop, native to your store.
4. Let Vexy AI answer customers and close sales
Vexy ships with an AI sales agent that reads your inventory, recommends products, remembers each customer and creates orders. Connect it to WhatsApp when you're ready and it works 24/7 on your behalf. (Currently in private beta — join the waitlist from Settings → AI Sales Agent.)
Why Vexy vs. a traditional store builder
- Launch in an afternoon, not a week of theme tweaking
- AI is built in — no app store and no monthly add-on fees per feature
- Mobile-first checkout that loads fast on 3G
- Shoppable shorts and an AI sales agent without extra plugins