Storefront Next: a new step for Agentforce B2C Commerce storefronts
At a broader platform level, Salesforce continues to position Composable Storefront as the recommended storefront option for B2C Commerce. In the official documentation, Salesforce explains that this approach is based on PWA Kit and Managed Runtime, with PWA Kit built on Node.js and React. Storefront Next sits naturally within that same modern storefront direction.
According to the official repository, Storefront Next is built with React Router 7 and React 19, and includes server-side rendering, SCAPI integration, TypeScript, internationalization support, and Tailwind CSS 4. From a technical point of view, that makes it a relevant template for teams exploring modern frontend patterns on Salesforce B2C Commerce without starting from scratch.
One of the most interesting related updates is its connection with Page Designer. Salesforce has explained that developers can now expose React-based composable storefront components in Page Designer without maintaining separate ISML versions. Salesforce also documents the use of dynamic component loading, route-based rendering, the arch_type: "headless" pattern, and @salesforce/storefront-next-runtime as part of this setup.
From a practical perspective, the quick start shared in the official repository is quite direct: use Node.js 24+, install pnpm, clone the repository, copy .env.default to .env, add the required B2C Commerce credentials, and run pnpm install followed by pnpm dev. That makes it relatively easy to bring up a local environment and start evaluating the template firsthand.
There is one important caveat, though: the official repository clearly states that Storefront Next is currently a pilot or beta service. So, for now, it is best understood as a very relevant step in the evolution of Salesforce storefronts, rather than as a fully established default choice for every production implementation.