Stocky is gone: how to receive stock in Shopify now

What changed

Stocky was Shopify's own app for purchase orders, receiving and stocktakes, mostly used by stores on Shopify POS. Shopify stopped offering it after August 31, 2026 and moved the core jobs into Shopify admin: suppliers, purchase orders, receiving, transfers and inventory adjustments now live under Products → Purchase orders and Transfers.

Old Stocky purchase orders and stocktakes did not move across on their own, so if you still need that history, keep the exports you made before the shutdown.

What you still do by hand

The admin gives you somewhere to receive stock, but the supplier's invoice is still a document you read and retype:

• Line by line entry. Every product, quantity and unit cost is typed in, usually from a PDF or a photo of a paper invoice.
• Matching. Supplier item codes rarely match your SKUs, so someone works out which line is which product.
• Freight and duty. The invoice price is not what the item cost you. Shipping, duty and broker fees have to be spread across the lines before cost per item is right.
• Cost per item. When new stock arrives at a different price, the honest cost is a weighted average of old and new stock, which you work out yourself.

A receiving routine that works

1. Check the invoice adds up before anything changes: line totals against the subtotal, subtotal plus charges against the total.
2. Match every line to a product and variant by SKU, barcode or the supplier's own code.
3. Work out landed cost per item by spreading freight, duty and fees across the lines. Our free landed cost calculator does this for one invoice.
4. Add the units at the right location.
5. Update cost per item to the weighted average (see weighted average cost in Shopify).
6. Keep the invoice with the receiving so you can trace or reverse it later.

Questions

When did Stocky stop working?

Shopify made Stocky unavailable after August 31, 2026.

Does Shopify admin have purchase orders now?

Yes. Suppliers, purchase orders, receiving and transfers are in Shopify admin, so you can receive stock against a purchase order without Stocky.

Do I still have to type in supplier invoices?

In Shopify admin, yes: you enter each line yourself. An app such as A3E Receive reads the invoice for you and lets you check and approve the lines before stock changes.