Stocky Is Shutting Down (Aug 31, 2026): A Complete Migration Guide for Shopify Merchants

Shopify is retiring Stocky on August 31, 2026. If your store relied on Stocky for demand forecasting, reorder points, and purchase orders, the clock is short — and the gap it leaves behind is real. Stocky was Shopify's purpose-built inventory planning layer. When it goes, your reorder math, supplier ordering, and seasonal forecasts go with it unless you move them first.

The good news: migrating is straightforward, and you can be fully running on a replacement before the deadline. This guide walks through exporting your Stocky data, what Shopify's native tools do and don't cover, how to choose a planning tool, and how to get live again in under an hour with Replinish — a Shopify app built for forecasting, reorder points, and purchase orders. No spreadsheets. No guessing.

What's actually happening with Stocky?

Stocky was Shopify's dedicated inventory planning app, available to Shopify POS Pro and many merchants through the Shopify App Store. It handled the "when do I reorder" and "how much do I order" questions that Shopify's core admin does not answer out of the box.

As of August 31, 2026, Stocky is being retired. After that date:

• Stocky will no longer load or sync.
• Your saved forecasts, reorder rules, and PO history inside Stocky become inaccessible through the app.
• Any automated reorder alerts stop firing.

That last point is the dangerous one. Merchants who do nothing drift back to reactive ordering — discovering they're out of stock only after a customer hits "sold out."

Bottom line: Export your data before Aug 31, 2026. Once Stocky is offline, your historical settings are much harder to recover.

Step 1: Export your Stocky data before the cutoff

Do this now, even if you haven't picked a replacement yet. An export is a safety net.

1. Open Stocky → Reports or Settings (the exact label varies by version).
2. Export your supplier list, purchase order history, and any reorder point / par level settings as CSV.
3. Also export your product catalog with current inventory from Shopify admin (Products → Export), since that's the source of truth Stocky read from.
4. Save these CSVs somewhere you'll find them in a month (Google Drive, Dropbox, or your desktop).

You don't need to be a data person to do this — it's a few button clicks. The goal is simply to not lose your supplier contacts and ordering history.

Step 2: Understand what Shopify native tools cover (and what they don't)

After Stocky retires, many merchants assume "Shopify must do this natively now." Here's the honest breakdown.

What Shopify's core admin DOES cover

• Inventory counts and locations — multi-location tracking is solid.
• Manual adjustments and transfers between locations.
• Basic "available / committed / on-hand" math so you know what's sellable.
• Inventory item SKU and barcode management.

What Shopify native tools DO NOT cover

• Demand forecasting — Shopify won't predict next month's units sold.
• Automatic reorder points — you can't set a threshold that triggers a smart suggestion.
• Lead-time-aware purchasing — native tools don't factor supplier delivery time into when to reorder.
• Purchase order generation and supplier workflows — no built-in PO builder tied to reorder needs.
• Seasonality and trend smoothing — no logic for "December sells 3x March."

In short: Shopify tracks what you have. Stocky (and its replacement) decides what to order and when. That planning layer is the part being removed.

Learn more about the broader gap in our guide to Shopify inventory management.

Step 3: How to pick a Stocky replacement

When evaluating an alternative, look for these non-negotiables:

A tool that only shows you a number isn't enough — you want one that closes the loop from forecast → reorder point → PO.

Step 4: Move to Replinish (takes under an hour)

Replinish is a Shopify app purpose-built to replace the planning layer Stocky provided. Here's the migration path:

1. Install Replinish from the Shopify App Store (or start at replinish.app). It connects to your store in minutes — no developer needed.
2. Sync your catalog automatically. Replinish reads your products, inventory, and sales history directly from Shopify. No manual upload required for the core data.
3. Import your Stocky CSV (the one from Step 1) to carry over supplier names, lead times, and any existing par levels. See our purchase orders guide for the import format.
4. Set reorder logic. Replinish computes reorder points from your actual sales velocity and supplier lead time, then layers in safety stock for variance. You can review and adjust per product.
5. Generate purchase orders. When a product crosses its reorder point, Replinish suggests a PO with the recommended quantity — ready to send to your supplier.

That's the whole move. Your forecasting and reordering are live again, and they keep improving as Replinish learns from new orders.

For a deeper feature breakdown, see our Stocky vs Replinish comparison and our dedicated inventory forecasting page.

What transfers vs. what you rebuild

Transfers easily:

• Supplier list (via CSV import)
• Purchase order history (for reference)
• Product catalog and current stock (auto-synced from Shopify)
• Reorder par levels (via CSV or re-computed by Replinish)

Rebuilt automatically by Replinish:

• Forecast models (Replinish derives these from your live Shopify sales history — often more accurate than static Stocky settings)
• Reorder points (computed from velocity + lead time + safety stock)
• PO suggestions (generated fresh from current demand)

You're not recreating your old setup by hand — Replinish derives the smart parts from data you already have in Shopify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Stocky really shutting down on Aug 31, 2026?
Yes. Shopify has announced Stocky's retirement for August 31, 2026. After that date the app will no longer function, so migrate beforehand.

Will I lose my data if I do nothing?
Your product inventory lives in Shopify, not Stocky, so that's safe. But your Stocky-specific settings — reorder points, supplier records, PO history — become hard to access once the app is offline. Export first.

Do I need a developer to switch to Replinish?
No. Replinish is a Shopify-native app. Installation and sync take minutes, and CSV import handles your existing supplier data.

Can Replinish import my Stocky CSV?
Yes. You can import supplier and reorder data via CSV. Replinish also auto-syncs your catalog and sales from Shopify, so core forecasting needs no upload.

What does Replinish cost?
Plans scale with store size. See replinish.app/pricing for current tiers.

Does Replinish work with multiple locations?
Yes — it reads Shopify's multi-location inventory so reorder points reflect each location's needs.

Don't wait for the cutoff

Three days is enough to migrate if you start now. Export your Stocky data today, install Replinish, and let it rebuild your forecasting and reorder points from your live Shopify sales — no spreadsheets, no guessing. Your shelves stay stocked and your customers never hit "sold out" because of a retirement date.

Ready to make the switch? Explore Replinish and be migrated before Stocky goes dark on Aug 31, 2026.