Shopify Stocky Sunset: August 31, 2026 — The Official Dates
The two dates Shopify confirmed: delisted February 2, 2026, unavailable after August 31, 2026. What each changes for your store, and what to do first.
Shopify inventory & supplier operations
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Stocky is going away. These guides give Shopify merchants a practical path to move supplier and inventory work off Stocky — and to keep tracking supplier performance, stock planning, and purchase orders afterward.
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- Leaving Stocky? Key dates and what to sort out before it shuts down.
- Need to clean data first? Tidy exports and CSV files before you import them.
- Deciding what to reorder? Work out what to buy, and when, without Stocky.
- Building a buy list? Turn reorder decisions into a reviewed list.
- Worried about dead stock? Tell slow movers and overstock from real low stock.
- Tracking suppliers? Keep an eye on supplier timing and reliability.
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Migration foundation
Stocky sunset dates, export prep, and migration basics.
What Happens to Your Stocky Data — and What to Export First
Shopify says historical purchase orders can't be imported and suppliers can't be exported. The list of what to pull out of Stocky before August 31, 2026.
How to Migrate from Stocky: Step-by-Step Checklist
In order: what to export while Stocky still opens, what to rebuild in the Shopify admin, and what won't come with you. Deadline: August 31, 2026.
Stocky Supplier Reports to CSV: What Exports and What Doesn't
Which Stocky reports export to CSV, which don't — suppliers can't — and what to copy by hand before the August 31, 2026 shutdown.
Stocky vs Shopify Admin: Custom Fields, POs, and the Gaps
What the Shopify admin covers natively, what Stocky did that it doesn't — custom fields, supplier records, forecasting — and where each job goes next.
Stocky data cleanup and setup prep
CSV cleanup, inventory prep, and setup checklists before rebuilding workflows.
Stocky CSV Cleanup: Fix These Before You Import to Shopify
The columns Shopify rejects, the duplicates that overwrite stock, and the supplier fields you must re-enter by hand. Check before the import, not after.
Prepare Shopify Inventory Before the Stocky Sunset: What to Check First
Prepare Shopify inventory before the Stocky sunset: how to check products, variants, SKUs, locations, and quantities before you import or rebuild.
Stocky Migration Setup Checklist for Shopify: What to Prepare First
Stocky migration setup checklist for Shopify: organize the records, CSV files, inventory fields, and supplier notes to prepare before you rebuild.
Shopify Inventory Setup After Stocky: What to Check Before You Rebuild Workflows
Shopify inventory setup after Stocky: check products, variants, SKUs, locations, and quantities before you rebuild buy lists and purchase orders.
Shopify Inventory Audit After Stocky: What to Check Before You Reorder
Shopify inventory audit after Stocky: a merchant review of SKUs, locations, tracking, and quantities to check your records before you reorder or buy.
Reorder planning after Stocky
How to decide what to reorder, when to review it, and what to check first.
Reorder Planning After Stocky: What Shopify Merchants Should Replace First
A practical guide to reorder planning after Stocky: deciding what to reorder, when, and how much in the Shopify admin and POS before the cutoff.
Shopify Reorder Points After Stocky: How to Know What to Reorder
How to work out reorder points in Shopify after Stocky: what a reorder point is, the inputs you need, and how to spot what to reorder next.
Shopify Purchase Orders After Stocky: What Native Shopify Covers and What Is Missing
What native Shopify purchase orders cover after Stocky, what still needs reorder planning, and why a purchase order is not a buying decision.
Buy list and purchase order workflow
Turn reorder decisions into reviewed buy lists before purchase orders.
Shopify Buy List After Stocky: What to Review Before You Create a Purchase Order
How to build a Shopify buy list after Stocky: what to check across inventory, sales, reorder points, and lead time before you create a purchase order.
Weekly Reorder List for Shopify: What to Review Before You Buy More Inventory
A weekly reorder list for Shopify after Stocky: decide what to buy, how much, and what to hold before you create purchase orders.
Supplier-Ready Buy List for Shopify: What to Check Before You Create Purchase Orders
Make a Shopify buy list supplier-ready after Stocky: group by supplier, check lead time and minimums, and review before creating purchase orders.
CSV vs PDF Purchase Orders in Shopify: What to Review Before You Buy
CSV vs PDF purchase orders in Shopify after Stocky: what stays in a flexible working list and what becomes a purchase order you download as a PDF.
Dead stock and inventory cash control
Check slow-moving, overstock, and cash-tied-up inventory before buying more.
Dead Stock vs Low Stock After Stocky: What to Check Before Buying
Dead stock vs low stock after Stocky: how to tell cash tied up in slow stock from running out, and whether to buy, transfer, or hold before buying.
Dead Stock After Stocky: What Shopify Merchants Should Check Before Buying More
Dead stock after Stocky: how to review Shopify inventory that may be tying up cash before you build a buy list or open a purchase order.
Inventory Cash Tied Up in Shopify: Check This Before Reordering
How to spot the stock that is quietly holding your cash — and keep it off the next buy list. For Shopify merchants planning reorders after Stocky.
Slow-Moving Inventory in Shopify: What to Check Before You Reorder
Slow-moving inventory in Shopify after Stocky: how to spot stock selling too slowly to reorder before you add it to a buy list or purchase order.
Overstock vs Stockout in Shopify: What to Check Before You Buy More Inventory
Overstock vs stockout in Shopify after Stocky: how to weigh running out against tying up cash before you add items to a buy list or purchase order.
Supplier performance after Stocky
Track supplier timing, reliability, reporting, and scorecard inputs.
How to Track Supplier Performance After Stocky
Learn how to turn post-Stocky purchase orders and supplier records into a simple monthly supplier performance workflow for Shopify stores.
Supplier Reporting After Stocky: A Monthly Shopify Routine
Stocky's supplier reports don't come with you. A monthly routine you can run from Shopify's purchase order and receiving history — and what it can't show.
Shopify Supplier Scorecard Template for Post-Stocky Workflows
Use this post-Stocky Shopify supplier scorecard template to review reliability, receiving issues, costs, and monthly follow-up actions.
Purchase Orders in Shopify After Stocky: Supplier to Receiving
The full PO flow in the Shopify admin once Stocky is gone: create the supplier, raise the order, receive against it, handle short and late deliveries.
Purchase Order Receiving Quality Checks in Shopify After Stocky
Learn how to use Shopify purchase order receiving checks to track partial shipments, damaged items, and supplier follow-up after Stocky.
Supplier Lead Time and Reorder Planning: What to Check Before You Buy
Supplier lead time shapes reorder planning in Shopify after Stocky: what to check and record before a buy list becomes a purchase order.
Supplier Performance Metrics for Shopify: What to Track After Stocky
Supplier performance metrics for Shopify after Stocky: which delivery, quality, and cost signals to read from your own orders before you buy again.
Late Supplier Purchase Orders in Shopify: What to Review Before Reordering
Late supplier purchase orders in Shopify after Stocky: what to review about supplier timing and reliability before you create the next purchase order.
Supplier Lead Time Tracking in Shopify: What to Record Before You Buy Again
Supplier lead time tracking in Shopify after Stocky: how to record expected versus actual supplier timing for better buy lists and purchase orders.
Stock planning after Stocky
Use replenishment, days of cover, and inventory planning checks after Stocky.
Shopify Inventory Replenishment After Stocky: A Stock Planning Workflow
Build a Shopify inventory replenishment workflow after Stocky using inventory reports, purchase orders, transfers, and supplier context.
Shopify ABC Analysis After Stocky: Prioritizing What to Restock
Learn how Shopify ABC product analysis helps prioritize what to restock after Stocky, based on each variant's revenue contribution.
Shopify Sell-Through Rate After Stocky: Seeing What's Moving
Learn how Shopify sell-through rate helps you see what inventory is moving after Stocky, including the formula and its limitations.
Shopify Days of Inventory Remaining After Stocky: Estimating Stockout Timing
Learn how Shopify days of inventory remaining estimates stockout timing after Stocky, including the formula, N/A, and negative cases.
Reorder vs Transfer Inventory After Stocky: When to Use Each
Learn when to reorder from a supplier versus transfer inventory between locations after Stocky, and how Shopify handles each workflow.
Choosing what to use after Stocky
Compare the workflow layers Shopify merchants may need after Stocky.
Stocky Replacement Options for Shopify: What Covers What
No single app does everything Stocky did. Which jobs the Shopify admin and POS already cover, which need a spreadsheet or an app, and how to decide.