# Shopify App

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.

# 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

# Additional Details

• This Shopify App is responsible for importing your catalog data to Google Cloud and serving results on your storefront
• You are provided with immediate access to Google’s new features and functionality
• Advanced and enterprise users have full access to the underlying Google Cloud environment (including support)
• There is no underlying infrastructure for you to manage, such as data pipelines or user event transformation