Shopify inventory guides

Stocky is closing on 31 August 2026

• Stocky alternative: what replaces each part Stocky closes on 31 August 2026. A feature by feature map of what takes over each job it did.
• Stocky is shutting down: migration checklist Dates, what you lose, what to export and the order to do it in before the app switches off.
• Replacing the Stocky low stock report The one Stocky screen most merchants actually used and what covers it once the app is gone.

Low stock alerts on Shopify

• The complete guide to Shopify low stock alerts Every way to get warned before a SKU runs out, what each one costs and where each one breaks.
• How to set up low stock alerts on Shopify Three working methods, from the free admin filter to per SKU alerts, with the setup steps for each.
• Shopify Flow low stock alert setup The free native automation route, built step by step, plus where it stops scaling.
• What Shopify's native inventory tools cover An honest line between what you already have for free and what genuinely needs an app.
• Shopify out of stock notifications Two different jobs share this name. Which one you need and how to cover it.

Stock across several locations

• Low stock alerts across every location Why total stock hides stockouts and how to alert on each location separately.
• Warehouse stock alerts for Shopify Warehouse replenishment runs on longer clocks than retail. What that changes about your alerts.

Thresholds, reorder points and stockout cost

• How to set a low stock threshold The number that decides whether alerts are useful or ignored, calculated properly.
• The reorder point formula The standard formula, the inputs people get wrong and how to apply it without a spreadsheet per SKU.
• The safety stock formula How much buffer to hold, from a rule of thumb up to the statistical version.
• What a stockout actually costs The lost order is the smallest part. A method for calculating your own number.
• How to prevent stockouts on Shopify Seven changes that actually move the number, in the order worth doing them.

Choosing and running an alerting setup

• Shopify low stock alert apps compared The categories on the market, what separates them and the six questions worth asking before installing.
• Do you need a low stock alert app? A decision guide that starts by telling you when the answer is no.
• Why inventory alerts get ignored An alert nobody acts on is worse than none, because it produces false confidence.