The Point of Sale channel page in the Shopify admin has been redesigned. Live previews of the lock screen, customer display, and receipt sit side by side, and the POS editor is one click away. Analytics for sales, orders, discounts, and returns are readable on the same page.
The "Customize the in-store experience" section shows a preview of your store'sactuallock screen, customer display, and receipt.
Shows total sales, order count, discounts, and returns for today / the last 7 days / the last 30 days. With multiple stores, you can filter by location.
Direct links to staff management and location management. If no POS device is set up yet, a QR code for downloading the POS app appears.
The "Customize the in-store experience" section previewsyour store's actual content. Not template samples — these are the screens your staff and customers actually see.
Choose from these three. No mention of any other date range options.
If you sell across multiple stores, you can filter by location.
Each metric links out to its corresponding full report.
| Item | Before | After the redesign |
|---|---|---|
| Path to the POS editor | Buried several levels deep Point of Sale > Settings > Customize | One click Straight from the preview at the top of the channel page (the old path still works) |
| Checking the in-store experience | You can't see how it actually looks until you open the editor | Live preview Check the lock screen, customer-facing display, and receipts right on the page |
| Checking store sales | Go to the reports screen | Same page Shows total sales, orders, discounts, and returns, with links from each metric to the full report |
| Staff / location management | Not mentioned (go to each settings screen) | Direct links Go there straight from the channel page |
| Stores not yet using POS | Not mentioned | QR code Displays a QR code for downloading the Shopify POS app |
The new page is available to all users of the Point of Sale channel. No mention of a phased rollout or opt-in.
For staff to see the Analytics section, the Analytics permission is required. Staff without it won't see this section at all.
Click the lock screen / customer screen / receipt preview at the top of the channel page.
Point of Sale > Settings > Customize. This still works as before.
Stores with no POS device configured see a QR code for downloading the POS app.
No POS features or settings were added — what changed isthe information architecture of the channel page. There's no mention of existing POS settings being affected.
Staff without the Analytics permission don't see the Analytics section.A design that splits "visible to store managers / hidden from part-time staff" by permissionis reflected directly in the UI.
If you run multiple stores, you can filter by location. Put another way,without a tidy location setup you won't get any granularity in your analytics. Settle on a naming convention for locations first.
There's no mention of spec changes to the Admin API or webhooks. Treat this as a change confined to the admin, so even if you've built automation on top, it reads asno impact within the scope of this article.
Analytics on the channel page covers 4 metrics — total sales, orders, discounts, returns — across 3 time periods: afixed overview. Custom date-range comparisons and per-product breakdowns happen in the full report each metric links to. If you're using it as a dashboard, thinkchannel page = daily checkup / reports = full workupDeciding your operational rules around that division of responsibilities keeps confusion to a minimum.