# Retail Cloud Connect on Shopify

Retail Cloud Connect™ is the first and only fully-managed solution that connects Shopify stores directly to the Google Cloud Retail API that powers the Vertex AI Search for Commerce solutions.

Retail Cloud Connect™ is available for any Shopify store to install and can be accessed via the Shopify App Store.

🛒 Open in Shopify App Store

# Common Setup Path

After your first Shopify catalog import starts, most merchants complete the rest of setup inside the Retail Cloud Connect app in this order:

# Primary Benefits for Merchants

Enable Google Cloud Vertex AI Retail Search and Recommendations AI with one app
Maintain full control of your organization's data and merchandising settings in Google Cloud
Simplify merchandising efforts by adding AI-powered sorting to collection or category pages
Install functionality quickly on existing Shopify Online Store 2.0 themes using App Blocks
Leverage Nimstrata's pre-built CSS classes to customize the App Blocks to match your branding

Page	Purpose
Filters & Data	Import Shopify product attributes, collections, tags, metafields, and filter data
Product Card Builder	Design the product card layout used by App Blocks
Layout Settings	Control filter position, sticky behavior, counts, search-within-filters, and limits
Theme Installation	Install and verify storefront components on your published theme
Advanced Settings	Exclude products, expand variants, and choose SEO descriptions
Analytics	Review top queries with results and top queries with no results
Billing	Select, change, or cancel your Shopify billing plan
Google Cloud	View project details, service account details, and Vertex AI document search settings for advanced stores

# Dashboard

The app dashboard summarizes your current setup status and shows whether the following items are complete:

Filters & Data
Product Card
App Blocks
Billing

Published Theme Status

The dashboard checks the status of your published theme. If you install or edit App Blocks on an unpublished theme, the dashboard may still show the component as incomplete until the published theme matches your changes.

# Managed and Advanced Stores

Most merchants use the default managed setup and do not need to actively manage Google Cloud after installation.

Advanced and enterprise merchants may also use the Google Cloud page to:

Confirm the connected Google Cloud project
Review the Nimstrata-managed service account
Configure document search system prompts
Manage serving configurations and recommendation models directly in Google Cloud