For shop owners
Guides
Plain answers to what shop owners ask about their stock. Each page answers one question, and starts with the answer.
Dead stock
How much money is tied up in unsold stock?
Three numbers give an estimate, right in your browser.
What is dead stock?
Stock you still hold that has stopped selling, and what does not count.
How do I work out my dead stock from my exports?
Two exports and a lookup give the exact figure, line by line.
Which stock should I discount first?
What isn’t selling at all, with the most cash tied up first.
What is the difference between dead stock and excess stock?
One has stopped selling, one sells too slowly, and they want different decisions.
How do I bundle dead stock?
Pair it with something that sells, and do the sum first.
Stock levels
How much stock is too much?
Work out days of cover, and find the line where stock becomes too much.
What is the reorder point formula?
Units sold per day, times delivery days, plus a buffer.
What is slow-moving stock?
Stock that still sells, but too slowly: a reason to stop reordering.
Getting your data out
How do I export my stock and sales from Shopify?
Your products and your orders: which menu, which options, and what to watch for.
How do I export my stock and sales from WooCommerce?
Your products from WooCommerce, and your sales lines from a plugin.
Want to see all of it on one shop? Take the tour, on an example shop.