AI Readiness Research
We tested 393 Indian Shopify stores across 12 verticals. This 14‑day series reveals what actually predicts whether AI shopping agents recommend your products — and what doesn't.
Breaking Beliefs
The SEO Paradox
r = 0.03, p = 0.534. SEO has zero predictive power for AI visibility.
The Marketing Paradox
Marketing pixels don't predict AI surfacing. OR 1.67×, p = 0.547.
The Bing Blindspot
100% of stores missing Bing Merchant Center. Invisible to ChatGPT Shopping.
The Discovery Cliff
95% fall off at category-shop step. Blind discovery avg 33.6/100.
The Cost of Invisibility
23% never surfaced. AI sends their customers to marketplaces.
The Playbook
The Stacking Effect
46% to 87% surfacing. Signals compound. Spearman p < 0.001.
The Proven Trio
Product Data 3.0×, Filters 2.3×, Descriptions 1.9×.
Winning Combinations
Catalog + Filters = 95% surfaced. Super-additive pairs.
Category Benchmarks
Baby & Kids leads. Vertical-specific AI readiness scores.
Full Playbook + Report Drop
The 8-layer merchant stack. Evidence-based framework.