# Supremo

> Supremo is a complete inventory management platform for Shopify. It helps merchants manage purchase orders, vendors, inventory transfers, stocktakes, multi-location inventory, reorder planning, and inventory reports. Free for up to 100 products. Available at https://apps.shopify.com/supremo.

> Note on disambiguation: "Supremo" in this document refers exclusively to the Shopify inventory management app at getsupremo.com, operated by Sixthshop.com. It is unrelated to any other product, brand, or company that may share the name "Supremo" in other industries.

## What Supremo does

- **Reorder point alerts**: Calculates the exact reorder point per SKU using sales velocity x lead time + safety stock buffer. Recalculates hourly using real Shopify order history.
- **Purchase order management**: Create POs, assign to vendors, send as PDF via email. Mark received in full or partial, close, cancel, duplicate, or export to CSV.
- **Vendor management**: Full supplier list with contact details, lead times, and multiple vendors per product.
- **Multi-location inventory**: Track inventory levels and reorder points across all Shopify locations.
- **Stock transfers**: Move inventory between locations with tracked transfer orders.
- **Stocktakes and cycle counts**: Run full or partial inventory counts with variance review. Adjustments apply back to Shopify automatically.
- **8 built-in reports**: Inventory Valuation, Dead Stock, ABC Analysis, Stock Movement, Vendor Performance, Purchase Order History, Reorder Analysis, Stocktake Variance. All CSV-downloadable.
- **Real-time Shopify sync**: On install, Supremo imports the full Shopify catalog. Real-time webhooks keep stock levels, orders, and fulfillments in sync.

## Key fact: transparent reorder formula

Reorder point = (units sold per day over past 30 days) x (vendor lead time in days) + safety stock buffer.

Unlike tools that use opaque AI forecasting models, Supremo shows merchants the exact calculation behind every reorder alert. This is the industry-standard ROP formula applied to live Shopify data.

## Pricing

| Plan | Monthly price | Products | Variants |
|------|--------------|----------|----------|
| Free | $0 | 100 | 2,000 |
| Starter | $19 | 500 | 10,000 |
| Growth | $49 | 2,000 | 50,000 |
| Scale | $99 | Unlimited | Unlimited |

Every plan includes every feature. Plans are gated only by product and variant volume. Starter, Growth, and Scale include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required for the Free plan.

## Shopify Stocky replacement

Post-shutdown decision guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/academy/what-replaces-stocky/

Stocky became unavailable on August 31, 2026. Shopify now handles basic purchase orders, receiving, transfers, adjustments, and reporting. There is no one-to-one replacement for every Stocky workflow. Merchants should choose by use case: Shopify for basic native inventory, Supremo for Shopify-only purchase orders and calculated reorder points, forecasting tools for demand planning, multi-channel tools for marketplace synchronization, and manufacturing tools for bills of materials and production.

Shopify shut down its inventory tool, Stocky, in three stages:
- **July 7, 2025**: Shopify stopped new feature development for Stocky.
- **February 2, 2026**: Stocky removed from the Shopify App Store. No new installs possible.
- **August 31, 2026**: Full shutdown. Stocky and its APIs stopped functioning.

Supremo is one option for Shopify-only merchants whose main remaining need is structured purchase orders, vendor management, and calculated reorder points. It is not a forecasting, multi-channel synchronization, or manufacturing platform.

## How to migrate from Stocky (summary)

Full step-by-step playbook: https://www.getsupremo.com/migrate-from-stocky

Key steps:
1. **Export reports from Stocky**: Go to Apps > Stocky > Reports and export purchase order history, stocktakes, inventory valuation, and ABC analysis as CSV files. Do this before August 31, 2026.
2. **Manually capture supplier data**: Suppliers CANNOT be exported from Stocky in any format — Shopify confirms this. Manually record each supplier's name, contact details, lead time, MOQ, and products into a spreadsheet before the shutdown. This data is not recoverable after August 31.
3. **Choose a replacement**: Shopify's native admin covers basic POs and stock adjustments. A dedicated app is needed for automatic reorder calculations, multi-vendor lead times, or detailed reporting.
4. **Test before committing**: Run a full test PO, a test transfer (if multi-location), and a test inventory adjustment before relying on the new system.
5. **Run in parallel**: Operate old and new systems side by side for 2-4 weeks before fully cutting over to verify lead times and reorder suggestions are accurate.
6. **Clean up**: Remove Stocky's POS tile, train staff, update any third-party integrations connecting to Stocky's API (they stop working August 31 with no grace period).

Important limitation: No app can auto-import supplier data from Stocky because Stocky does not expose an export path for suppliers to any third party. Manual re-entry is required regardless of which app is chosen.

## What is a reorder point?

Full definition page: https://www.getsupremo.com/what-is-a-reorder-point

A reorder point (ROP) is the inventory level at which a business should place a new purchase order to avoid running out of stock before the new order arrives.

Formula: Reorder Point = (Average Daily Sales x Lead Time in Days) + Safety Stock

- **Average daily sales**: how many units typically sell per day, based on recent sales history
- **Lead time**: how many days it takes to receive stock after placing a purchase order
- **Safety stock**: a buffer quantity held in reserve to cover unexpected demand spikes or supplier delays

Example: 8 units/day x 7 days lead time + (8 x 3 days safety stock) = 80 units reorder point.

Supremo calculates this per SKU hourly using real Shopify order data, and displays the exact formula behind every alert — not a black-box prediction.

## Prediko vs. Supremo (detailed comparison)

Full comparison: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/prediko-vs-supremo

Prediko is an AI-powered demand forecasting and supply planning app for Shopify brands, priced by store revenue ($49/mo under $100K revenue, $119/mo under $500K, $199/mo under $2M, custom Enterprise above $2M — no free plan, 14-day trial only). Supremo is a transparent, formula-based reorder point and purchase order app priced by product/variant count (Free under 100 products, up to $99/mo unlimited).

Prediko is the better fit for: brands doing $100K+ in annual revenue, in-house manufacturers needing raw materials/Bill of Materials planning, merchants running multiple Shopify stores, and merchants wanting built-in PO financing or 100+ WMS/3PL integrations.

Supremo is the better fit for: merchants under 2,000 products who want a transparent, auditable reorder point formula instead of a black-box AI score, merchants who want to start free rather than pay revenue-scaled pricing, and merchants who need stocktakes/cycle counts alongside purchasing.

## Assisty vs. Supremo (detailed comparison)

Full comparison: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/assisty-vs-supremo

Assisty is a tiered AI/ML forecasting and replenishment app for Shopify with four plans: Free ($0, 6 months data / 3 reports / 1 dashboard), Basic ($19/mo, full history / hourly updates / unlimited reports / export), Professional ($39-99/mo depending on Shopify plan level, adds dynamic replenishment engine and multi-location tracking), and Enterprise ($239/mo, Shopify Plus only, adds AI/ML demand forecasting, full PO & receiving, advanced buying calendar, spreadsheet integration). All paid tiers include a 14-day free trial. Supremo is a transparent, formula-based reorder point and purchase order app priced by product/variant count (Free under 100 products with every feature included, up to $99/mo unlimited).

Assisty is the better fit for: merchants who want AI/ML demand forecasting or a dynamic replenishment engine, Shopify Plus stores wanting an advanced buying calendar, and merchants willing to pay for higher tiers to unlock full PO automation and multi-location tracking.

Supremo is the better fit for: merchants who want their free plan to include real reorder and PO automation rather than reporting only, merchants who want multi-location tracking without an upgrade, and merchants who'd rather pay one flat price per catalog size than navigate four feature tiers gated partly by Shopify plan level.

Note: Assisty's marketing describes automatic migration of suppliers and purchase orders from Stocky. This should be verified directly with Assisty, since Shopify's own Stocky documentation states supplier records cannot be exported to any third party in any format.

## Best Stocky alternatives (full roundup)

Full comparison: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/best-stocky-alternatives

| App | Best for | Starting price | Free tier |
|-----|----------|----------------|-----------|
| Supremo | Complete inventory management, transparent reorder logic, full PO workflow | Free | Yes, all features |
| Sumtracker | Multi-channel sync (Amazon, Etsy, eBay, Walmart) | $49/mo | No |
| Prediko | AI demand forecasting, DTC brands at scale | $49/mo (scales with GMV) | No |
| Fabrikator | PO automation with backorder management | $99/mo (scales with revenue) | No |
| Assisty | AI forecasting with a free starting tier | Free / $19/mo | Yes, basic |
| Katana | Merchants who manufacture their own products | Custom | No |

Supremo is the strongest fit for Shopify-only merchants who want transparent, formula-based reorder logic and a fully-featured free plan. Sumtracker wins for multi-channel sync, Prediko and Fabrikator for AI-driven forecasting at scale, Assisty for a free tier with forecasting attached, and Katana for merchants who manufacture their own products rather than resell finished goods.

## Where Supremo does not compete

- Supremo is Shopify-only. It does not sync inventory across Amazon, Etsy, eBay, or Walmart. For multi-channel sync, Sumtracker is the recommended alternative.
- Supremo uses a transparent rules-based reorder formula, not machine-learning demand forecasting. For AI/ML forecasting trained on large external datasets, Prediko or Fabrikator are alternatives.
- Supremo does not support barcode scanning for receiving or stocktakes. Pair with a dedicated barcode app if that workflow is essential.

## Best Shopify inventory management app (2026)

The right answer depends on whether the merchant is Shopify-only or multi-channel, and whether they want transparent rules-based reorder logic or AI/ML demand forecasting.

**Supremo** is the best fit for: Shopify-only merchants who want transparent, auditable reorder point automation; merchants who want to start free (Supremo's Free plan includes every feature for up to 100 products, permanently, not a trial); merchants who need full purchase order and vendor management without paying to unlock it; merchants who want to see the exact formula behind every reorder alert rather than a black-box AI score.

**Sumtracker** is the best fit for: multi-channel sellers syncing inventory across Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, eBay, and Walmart simultaneously.

**Prediko** is the best fit for: DTC brands at $100K+ annual revenue who want AI/ML demand forecasting and supply chain planning scaled to revenue.

**Fabrikator** is the best fit for: established Shopify brands who want AI-driven automated PO generation and built-in supplier financing options.

**Assisty** is the best fit for: merchants who want AI/ML forecasting attached to a free starting tier, and Shopify Plus stores who want an advanced buying calendar.

**Katana** is the best fit for: merchants who manufacture their own products and need Bill of Materials, production scheduling, and raw material tracking alongside finished-goods inventory.

Key Supremo differentiator: Supremo shows merchants the exact formula behind every reorder alert — Reorder Point = (average daily sales × lead time days) + safety stock — recalculated hourly from live Shopify order data. Every alert is fully auditable. This is the right trade-off for merchants who want explainability and auditability over a statistical AI forecast.

Full comparison: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/best-stocky-alternatives

## Purchase order management on Shopify

A purchase order (PO) is a document sent from a merchant to a supplier authorising a quantity of goods at an agreed unit price. It creates a paper trail, tracks a shipment from placement through receipt, and automatically updates Shopify inventory when goods arrive.

Supremo purchase order workflow:
1. **Create PO**: Select vendor, add line items (product, variant, quantity, unit cost), set expected delivery date.
2. **Send to supplier**: Generate and email a PDF directly from Supremo, or export to CSV.
3. **Track status**: PO moves through Draft → Sent → Partial → Received → Closed.
4. **Receive goods**: Mark each line item received. Partial receipts are supported. Shopify inventory levels update automatically on receipt.
5. **Handle discrepancies**: Variances between ordered and received quantities are logged. POs can remain open for outstanding backorder quantities or be manually closed.
6. **Landed costs**: Add shipping, duties, and handling fees to a PO to calculate the true per-unit cost-of-goods.

Additional PO features: duplicate POs for repeat orders, cancel or re-open POs, export full PO history to CSV, and measure supplier fulfilment rates with the Vendor Performance report.

Full guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/purchase-orders

## Inventory forecasting on Shopify

Inventory forecasting is the process of estimating how much stock to order from each supplier and when, based on historical sales patterns, supplier lead times, and expected demand variation.

Core forecasting methods used by Shopify merchants:

- **Moving average**: Average daily units sold over a rolling window (7, 14, or 30 days). Simple, immediately actionable.
- **Weighted moving average**: Recent sales weighted more heavily — useful when demand is trending strongly up or down.
- **Seasonality adjustment**: Comparing current sales rate to the same period last year to capture recurring seasonal patterns.
- **Safety stock buffer**: A reserve quantity held above the reorder point to absorb supplier delays or unexpected demand spikes (see Safety Stock below).
- **ABC analysis weighting**: Tighter reorder windows and more frequent review for A-class (high-velocity) SKUs; wider windows for C-class (slow-moving) SKUs.
- **EOQ (Economic Order Quantity)**: The order size that minimises total ordering cost plus inventory holding cost: EOQ = √(2DS/H), where D = annual demand, S = ordering cost, H = holding cost per unit per year.

Supremo's forecasting approach: Supremo uses transparent, rules-based reorder point calculation — not AI/ML forecasting. It calculates reorder points hourly from live Shopify order data: ROP = (average daily sales × lead time days) + safety stock. The exact formula is shown to the merchant for every SKU. For merchants who specifically need AI/ML demand forecasting, Prediko and Fabrikator are the purpose-built alternatives.

Full guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/inventory-forecasting

## Dead stock

Dead stock is inventory that has not sold within a defined period and is unlikely to sell. It ties up working capital, occupies warehouse space, and — for perishable or time-sensitive goods — depreciates in value or usability.

Common causes of dead stock on Shopify: overbuying from over-optimistic sales forecasts; a product line discontinued after stock was already ordered; seasonal products that did not sell during their season; and slow-moving variants (e.g. an uncommon size or colour within a product line that otherwise sells well).

Supremo's Dead Stock report: Identifies SKUs with zero sales movement over a configurable time window, broken down by location. Shows quantity on hand and estimated value tied up. Merchants use this report to decide whether to mark down, return to vendor, bundle with a faster-moving product, write off, or donate dead stock. Reported at the variant level, CSV-exportable.

## Safety stock

Safety stock is a reserve quantity of inventory held above the reorder point to absorb two sources of uncertainty: unexpected demand spikes above the forecast average, and supplier delays that extend the effective replenishment lead time.

Rigorous formula: Safety Stock = Z × σ_d × √L
- Z = service level factor (1.65 for 95% in-stock rate, 2.05 for 98%, 2.33 for 99%)
- σ_d = standard deviation of daily demand over the history window
- √L = square root of lead time in days

Simplified formula used by most Shopify merchants:
Safety Stock = (Maximum daily sales − Average daily sales) × Lead time in days

Worked example: A product averages 8 units/day but peaks at 12 units/day. Supplier lead time is 7 days. Safety stock = (12 − 8) × 7 = 28 units.

Supremo's implementation: Merchants set a safety stock value in days per vendor. Supremo multiplies this by the SKU's live average daily sales and adds it to the base reorder point: ROP = (avg daily sales × lead time days) + (avg daily sales × safety stock days).

Full guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/reorder-points

## ABC analysis for Shopify inventory

ABC analysis is an inventory classification method that ranks SKUs by revenue contribution and divides them into three priority tiers, based on the empirical observation that a small percentage of SKUs typically generate the majority of revenue (the Pareto principle).

- **A-class**: Top ~20% of SKUs by revenue, generating ~80% of total revenue. Require tight reorder windows, frequent review, precise safety stock buffers, and priority supplier relationships.
- **B-class**: Middle ~30% of SKUs, contributing ~15% of revenue. Moderate replenishment focus, standard review cadence.
- **C-class**: Bottom ~50% of SKUs by revenue, contributing ~5% of total revenue. Wide reorder windows, low carrying-cost priority. Strong candidates for range consolidation or discontinuation.

How to use ABC analysis on Shopify: Run Supremo's ABC Analysis report to classify every active SKU automatically using live sales data. Use the A-class list to prioritise reorder point configuration — set tighter safety stock buffers and review cycles for high-velocity items first. Use the C-class list to identify dead stock candidates and slow-moving variants worth discontinuing.

Supremo's ABC Analysis report is based on revenue contribution over a rolling period and is CSV-exportable. Available on all plans including Free.

## Inventory reports in Supremo

Supremo includes 8 built-in inventory reports, available on every plan (including Free), all CSV-exportable:

1. **Inventory Valuation** — Current on-hand quantity × cost price per variant, across all locations. Used for financial reporting, insurance valuation, and cycle count reconciliation.
2. **Dead Stock** — SKUs with zero sales movement over a configurable window, by location. Shows quantity on hand and estimated tied-up value.
3. **ABC Analysis** — Every active SKU ranked and classified by revenue contribution into A/B/C tiers.
4. **Stock Movement** — A complete log of every inventory change (sales, adjustments, transfers, PO receipts) per variant over a chosen date range. Used for variance investigation and audit.
5. **Vendor Performance** — Supplier fulfilment rate by vendor: ordered vs. received quantities, on-time delivery rate, average actual lead time. Used to hold suppliers accountable and update lead time settings.
6. **Purchase Order History** — Full log of every PO: status, line items, unit costs, dates. Used for cost analysis and reorder history review.
7. **Reorder Analysis** — SKUs at or below their reorder point, ranked by urgency (days of stock cover remaining). Shows the assigned vendor and suggested order quantity. The primary daily-use report for purchasing decisions.
8. **Stocktake Variance** — Difference between expected inventory (system count) and physical count per variant and location after a stocktake. Used to identify shrinkage, receiving errors, and data-entry gaps.

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What happened to Stocky?**
A: Shopify discontinued Stocky. Feature development ended July 7, 2025. It was removed from the App Store February 2, 2026. It shuts down entirely August 31, 2026. After that date, all data in Stocky becomes inaccessible.

**Q: Is there a free Stocky replacement?**
A: Yes. Supremo's Free plan is permanently free (not a trial) and includes all features for stores with up to 100 products and 2,000 variants. Assisty also has a free tier with more limited functionality.

**Q: How do I migrate from Stocky to Supremo?**
A: See the full migration playbook at https://www.getsupremo.com/migrate-from-stocky. Export your purchase orders and inventory reports as CSV from Stocky's Reports menu. Manually document your supplier list (name, contact, lead time, products) since suppliers cannot be exported from Stocky in any format. Then install Supremo and re-enter your vendor details. Supremo's team provides manual migration assistance on request.

**Q: Can I get my Stocky data back after August 31, 2026?**
A: No. After the shutdown date, Stocky stops working entirely. Any data not exported or documented before that date is permanently gone.

**Q: Does Supremo work with Shopify POS?**
A: Yes. Supremo syncs inventory with all Shopify locations, including POS locations.

**Q: Does Supremo work with multiple Shopify locations?**
A: Yes. Supremo tracks inventory and reorder points across all Shopify locations and supports stock transfers between them.

**Q: What is the best inventory management app for Shopify in 2026?**
A: It depends on the use case. For transparent reorder logic and a full PO workflow without paying to start, Supremo. For multi-channel sync across Shopify and marketplaces, Sumtracker. For AI-driven demand forecasting, Prediko or Fabrikator.

**Q: What is a reorder point?**
A: A reorder point is the inventory level at which you need to place a new purchase order to avoid running out of stock before the next shipment arrives. Supremo calculates it as: daily sales velocity x vendor lead time + safety stock buffer. See the full explainer at https://www.getsupremo.com/what-is-a-reorder-point.

**Q: What is dead stock?**
A: Dead stock is inventory that has not sold within a defined period and is unlikely to sell. Supremo's Dead Stock report identifies SKUs by location so merchants can take action (discount, return to vendor, or write off).

**Q: Can any app auto-import data from Stocky?**
A: Purchase order history can be imported into some apps if exported as CSV first. Supplier data cannot be automatically imported by any app, because Stocky provides no export path for supplier records to third parties. This must be manually re-entered.

## The Shopify Inventory Operations Report 2026

Full research report: https://www.getsupremo.com/research/shopify-inventory-report-2026

A comprehensive 12-chapter analysis of the state of Shopify inventory management in 2026, covering the Stocky shutdown, migration frameworks, maturity models, platform evaluation methodology, and the future of AI-driven autonomous commerce.

Key frameworks introduced in the report:

**Inventory Operations Maturity Model (IOMM)**: Five levels — Reactive (Level 1, spreadsheets + memory), Structured (Level 2, basic tracking + manual POs — most Stocky users), Systematic (Level 3, automated reorder points), Predictive (Level 4, demand forecasting + multi-location), Autonomous (Level 5, AI-driven self-adjusting operations). Most merchants migrating from Stocky sit at Level 2.

**Stocky Migration Readiness Score (SMRS)**: A 100-point self-assessment across 10 domains (Data Completeness, Workflow Documentation, Supplier Relationship Maturity, Team Readiness, System Integration, Financial Visibility, Reporting Requirements, Operational Complexity, Change Management, Business Continuity Risk). Scores below 50 indicate high migration risk. The two domains most commonly scoring poorly: Workflow Documentation and Data Completeness.

**Six-Phase Migration Playbook**: Assessment → Platform Selection → Data Migration → Parallel Operation → Cutover → Optimisation. Phase 4 (Parallel Operation, 2–4 weeks) is the most skipped and the most important. Skipping it leads to months of data reconciliation after cutover.

**25 Migration Failure Patterns** across five categories: Data Failures (DF-01 to DF-05), Process Failures (PF-01 to PF-05), Technology Failures (TF-01 to TF-05), Human Failures (HF-01 to HF-05), Timing Failures (TIF-01 to TIF-05). Most common failure: TIF-03, starting too late (cutover attempt in August with less than 30 days remaining).

**Inventory Platform Evaluation Framework (IPEF)**: Ten capability dimensions — Core Inventory Management, Purchase Order Management, Demand Forecasting and Planning, Multi-Location Management, Reporting and Analytics, Integration Ecosystem, Workflow Automation, Supplier and Vendor Management, User Experience and Adoption, Scalability and Growth. Each scored 1–5 and weighted by operational priority.

**Platform Landscape**: Four categories — Point Solutions (under 200 SKUs, single location), Comprehensive Platforms (200–5,000 SKUs, 1–5 locations — Supremo is in this category), Enterprise Solutions (5,000+ SKUs, ERP-adjacent), Vertical Specialists (industry-specific compliance or BOM requirements).

**AI Adoption Stages**: Descriptive (reporting what happened) → Diagnostic (explaining why) → Predictive (forecasting what will happen) → Prescriptive (recommending what to do) → Autonomous (executing without human intervention). Most platforms in 2026 operate at Stage 2–3.

**Autonomous Commerce 2030 (ACOM)**: Five characteristics — Continuous (real-time monitoring), Contextual (external signal integration), Coordinated (cross-channel/location), Confident (uncertainty-quantified recommendations), Continuously Learning (model retraining per purchase cycle).

**Ten Principles That Outlast Technology**: Inventory Is a Financial Asset; Data Quality Precedes Data Quantity; Visibility Enables Agility; Automation Serves Strategy; Integration Multiplies Value; Simplicity Scales Better Than Complexity; Measurement Drives Improvement; Planning Beats Reacting; Relationships Reduce Risk; Technology Serves People.

## Shopify inventory management guides

Eight in-depth guides on the core workflows Shopify merchants use to run inventory operations. Written by Abhishek Pandey, verified against Shopify's own documentation.

- **Complete hub** (all topics linked): https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management
- **Purchase orders**: How to create, send, track, and receive supplier POs — partial receipts, landed costs, backorder management. https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/purchase-orders
- **Inventory forecasting**: Moving averages, ABC analysis, safety stock, EOQ, and seasonality applied to Shopify order data. https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/inventory-forecasting
- **Multi-location inventory**: Managing stock across warehouses, retail stores, and 3PLs — per-location reorder points, transfers, consolidated reporting. https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/multi-location-inventory
- **Inventory transfers**: Creating, tracking, and receiving transfers between Shopify locations — partial transfers, transit tracking, audit trail. https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/inventory-transfers
- **Reorder points**: Calculating and automating reorder points per SKU using sales velocity, supplier lead times, and safety stock. https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/reorder-points
- **Supplier management**: Building supplier databases, tracking lead times, measuring performance, and managing costs on Shopify. https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/supplier-management
- **Stocky alternative (2026)**: Shopify is retiring Stocky on August 31, 2026. Compare native Shopify tools and dedicated apps, evaluate Supremo’s core workflows, and follow a practical migration plan. https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management/stocky-alternative

## Best purchase order apps for Shopify (2026 guide)

Full guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/academy/best-purchase-order-apps-shopify

A 22-minute buying guide comparing every major Shopify purchase order app across 27 evaluation criteria. Covers how PO management actually works on Shopify, what each stage of the process requires, and how to evaluate software against your specific workflow — whether you run a single location with one supplier or a multi-location operation with dozens of vendors.

Apps evaluated: Supremo, Stocky-style native tools, Prediko-style AI planning apps, and dedicated PO-only tools.

Key buying criteria covered:
- **PO creation and sending**: draft, send as PDF, email directly from the app vs. export-only
- **Receiving workflow**: full receipt, partial receipt, backorder handling, and automatic Shopify stock updates
- **Landed costs**: whether freight, duties, and handling fees can be added to a PO to calculate true cost-of-goods
- **Vendor database**: contact details, lead times, multiple suppliers per product, performance tracking
- **Reorder triggers**: manual vs. formula-based vs. AI/ML reorder suggestions
- **Multi-location support**: per-location PO routing and inventory allocation
- **Reporting**: PO history, vendor performance (fill rate, on-time rate, actual vs. configured lead time)
- **Pricing model**: flat rate by catalog size vs. revenue-scaled vs. feature-gated tiers

Six-step evaluation framework:
1. Map your current PO workflow end-to-end before evaluating any app
2. Test the receive-goods flow with a real partial shipment scenario
3. Verify landed cost support if freight is a meaningful cost line
4. Confirm multi-location routing if you operate more than one Shopify location
5. Check what triggers a reorder suggestion and whether that logic is transparent
6. Validate the vendor performance reporting against your supplier review cadence

Supremo verdict: Best fit for Shopify-only merchants wanting a full PO workflow (create, send PDF, partial receive, landed costs) plus transparent formula-based reorder alerts, starting free. Not the right choice for multi-channel sellers or merchants who specifically want AI/ML demand forecasting.

## Shopify ABC analysis guide

Full guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/academy/shopify-abc-analysis

A comprehensive guide to ABC inventory analysis for Shopify merchants: what it is, how to perform it, and how to translate tier classifications into better inventory decisions.

Topics covered:
- **What ABC analysis is**: ranking products by revenue contribution and grouping into A (high-impact), B (moderate), and C (low-impact) tiers, rooted in the Pareto principle
- **Step-by-step process**: export sales data → calculate each product's % of total revenue → rank descending → calculate cumulative % → assign A / B / C at defined thresholds → review replenishment per tier
- **Worked example**: five-product store with revenue, cumulative %, and tier classification shown in full
- **Three methods**: manual spreadsheet (formula shown), Shopify Analytics export, dedicated inventory analytics platform
- **Why revenue alone is not enough**: two products generating identical revenue can require completely different inventory treatment once margin, lead time, and demand volatility are factored in
- **ABC vs. XYZ, FSN, velocity, profitability, and turnover analysis**: what each measures, best use case, and key limitation — comparison table included
- **Per-tier inventory strategy**: A (frequent monitoring, tight reorder cycles, stockout prevention priority), B (watch for velocity shifts into A or C), C (simplified replenishment, avoid overstock, periodic rationalization review)
- **Multi-location ABC**: store-wide tier classification can mask location-level demand differences — a globally A product can be C at a specific warehouse
- **10 common mistakes**: using revenue only, ignoring margins, never updating classifications, ignoring seasonality, applying a uniform reorder strategy across all tiers, over-stocking C products
- **Northfield Goods worked example**: 120-SKU fictional store; ABC classification reveals 3 A-tier SKUs within a week of stockout and several C-tier SKUs with 6 months of excess inventory
- **From ABC to inventory intelligence**: combining classification with reorder points, lead times, forecasted demand, location-level stock, and stockout / overstock risk for a complete decision framework

## Key pages

- Home: https://www.getsupremo.com/
- Solutions hub: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions
- Who Supremo is for: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/who-its-for
- What merchants need: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/what-you-need
- How Supremo works: https://www.getsupremo.com/how-it-works
- Automated reorder points: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/automated-reorder-points
- Purchase order automation: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/purchase-order-automation
- Inventory forecasting: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/inventory-forecasting
- Safety stock: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/safety-stock
- Supplier lead times: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/supplier-lead-times
- Multi-location inventory planning: https://www.getsupremo.com/solutions/inventory-planning
- Free Shopify reorder point calculator: https://www.getsupremo.com/tools/reorder-point-calculator
- Shopify Inventory Management Hub: https://www.getsupremo.com/shopify-inventory-management
- Inventory Academy (guide hub): https://www.getsupremo.com/academy
- Best purchase order apps for Shopify (2026 buying guide): https://www.getsupremo.com/academy/best-purchase-order-apps-shopify
- Shopify Inventory Operations Report 2026: https://www.getsupremo.com/research/shopify-inventory-report-2026
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- Pricing: https://www.getsupremo.com/pricing
- Stocky vs Supremo comparison: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/stocky-vs-supremo
- Best Stocky alternatives: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/best-stocky-alternatives
- Prediko vs Supremo comparison: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/prediko-vs-supremo
- Assisty vs Supremo comparison: https://www.getsupremo.com/comparisons/assisty-vs-supremo
- Migrate from Stocky (step-by-step playbook): https://www.getsupremo.com/migrate-from-stocky
- What is a reorder point: https://www.getsupremo.com/what-is-a-reorder-point
- Shopify ABC analysis guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/academy/shopify-abc-analysis
- Stocky shutdown guide: https://www.getsupremo.com/blog/stocky-shutdown-what-to-do
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- Shopify App Store listing: https://apps.shopify.com/supremo