Inventory Management Insights
Practical guides for Shopify merchants who want to stop guessing and start managing stock with clarity.
Free tools: weeks of supply calculator, reorder point calculator and gross profit margin calculator.
Reorder Point Formula: How to Calculate When to Reorder Stock
Reorder point = daily sales x lead time + safety stock. Worked examples in units and days, how to know when to reorder, and how to set it up from Shopify.
Lead Time: Meaning, How to Calculate It and How It Sets Your Reorder Date
Lead time is the time from ordering to stock ready to sell. What it includes, how to calculate it from your purchase orders, and how it sets your reorder date.
Weeks of Cover Spreadsheet Template for Shopify
Free weeks of cover spreadsheet template for Google Sheets and Excel: columns, formulas, a CSV download and how to fill it from Shopify exports.
Why Shopify Brands Run Out of Stock (and What It Costs)
Why best sellers run out, how to work out the stockout date and what a stockout costs, and how to spot stockout risk in Shopify. With a worked example.
How to Export Your Stocky Data Before Read-Only Access Ends
Stocky stopped working on 31st August 2026 and Shopify gives read-only access for at least 90 days. Step-by-step: export purchase orders, costs, stocktakes and reports, and copy your suppliers.
How to Stop Overselling on Shopify: 7 Causes and How to Fix Each One
Overselling on Shopify damages customer trust and costs you money. Here are the 7 most common causes and practical fixes for each one, from sync delays to bundle stock errors.
Dead Stock: Meaning and How to Clear It on Shopify
Dead stock meaning, how it differs from overstock, formulas to find and value it, how to find it in Shopify and ways to clear it. With a worked example.
Safety Stock Formula: Days, Units and Statistical Methods
Four ways to calculate safety stock: days, fixed units, max minus average and the statistical formula, with one worked example and Shopify steps.
Christmas Stock Planning: Seasonal Weeks of Cover
A by-hand method for Christmas stock planning: work out a seasonal factor from last year, adjust weeks of cover for the peak and find your order date.
Importing From China: How to Plan Stock Around Long Lead Times
Plan stock around long lead times from China: measure the full lead time, set reorder-by dates, size orders and track stock on order in Shopify.
Warehouse Management for Small Business UK: The 5-Location System That Actually Works
Most small UK ecommerce businesses outgrow their garage but can't justify a proper warehouse. Here's a practical 5-location system for managing thousands of SKUs across a garage and 4 shipping containers.
Shopify Inventory Tracking Multi-Location: The Complete Setup and Management Guide
Shopify supports multi-location inventory tracking natively, but the default setup has critical limitations. Learn how to configure locations, manage transfers, set allocation rules, and handle the gaps, with a worked example of a 5-location Shopify store.
Stocky Alternatives for Shopify in 2026: An Unranked Comparison
Stocky stopped on 31st August 2026. Shopify's own replacements, then an unranked table of inventory apps and systems, checked on each vendor's site.
Phone Barcode Scanning vs Dedicated Scanner: Which Is Better for Shopify Inventory?
Should you use your phone camera or buy a dedicated barcode scanner for Shopify inventory management? We compare cost, accuracy, speed and setup for small and growing warehouses.
Purchase Order Management for Shopify: The Complete Guide for Growing Brands
Learn how to create, track, and manage purchase orders for your Shopify store. Includes a worked PO workflow for a brand with China suppliers and long lead times.
Shopify Bundle Inventory Management: How to Track Component Stock Without Losing Your Mind
Managing bundle inventory on Shopify is complex, component tracking, MIN calculation, overselling prevention. Learn how brands with large bundle ranges handle it without spreadsheet chaos.
Inventory Management for Pet Products Ecommerce: The Complete Guide
Pet product ecommerce has unique inventory challenges, seasonal patterns, size variants, matching sets, perishables. Learn how successful pet brands manage stock, with worked examples.
Best Barcode Scanners for Shopify Inventory in 2026: Hardware Comparison Guide
Compare the best barcode scanners for Shopify inventory management. Covers Zebra, Socket Mobile, Tera, phone scanning, Bluetooth vs USB, and budget tiers for ecommerce warehouses.
Shopify Inventory Forecasting: A Beginner's Guide to Predicting Demand
Getting started with demand forecasting for Shopify inventory. Covers historical data analysis, trend identification, lead time factoring, and when to move from spreadsheets to a forecasting tool.
Multi-Location Inventory for Shopify: Complete Setup Guide for 2026
How to set up multi-location inventory management in Shopify. Covers location types, transfer management, allocation rules, and an example 5-location system.
Inventory Management for Fashion Ecommerce: Size Curves, Variants & Seasonal Collections
Fashion-specific inventory management for ecommerce brands. Covers size curve forecasting, colour variant planning, seasonal collection timing, returns rates, and markdown strategies.
Barcode Scanning for Shopify: The Complete Setup Guide for 2026
Learn how to set up barcode scanning for your Shopify store. Covers phone-based scanning, hardware scanners, receiving stock and picking orders, plus how to work out whether scanning pays for itself.
Shopify Inventory Management in 2026: What's Built In, What's Missing & What You Actually Need
Shopify's native inventory features have improved, but critical gaps remain. This guide covers what Shopify can and can't do for inventory management, the best apps to fill the gaps, and how to build a system that scales.
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