Stocky shutdown checklist

Shopify is shutting down the Stocky app on 31st August 2026.

If you've previously relied on Stocky for stock takes, purchase orders and supplier management, there's a few key things that deserve your attention before the deadline hits - principally exporting your data so your business can carry on without disruption.

Our Stocky shutdown checklist runs through exactly what to export and why it matters, so those crucial bits of data don't get left behind when the app disappears.

If you've only used Stocky lightly, Shopify's native Quick Count and Transfers tools might cover your needs well enough. But if your business depends on lead times, MOQs (minimum order quantities), supplier terms and proper purchase order tracking and auditing changes then action is required as none of that data will automatically transfer to your new app of choice.

One thing to note. Shopify recently announced that your Stocky data will remain accessible for 90 days after the shutdown. However, there's no clear word yet on what that will actually look like or how it will work in practice. So our recommendation is don't treat this as a comfortable safety net. It's best to work through this checklist now, while everything is still live and you can have access to all your data.

The checklist

Here are the six things we recommend you do before the deadline. It's a short list but failing to look at each one could cause disruption to your business operations.

1. Export your Vendors and Suppliers - Shopify now refers to these simply as "suppliers," so make sure you've got a copy of both CSVs (comma-separated value files) saved, and use the opportunity to clean up the information too.
2. Export every Purchase Order - Purchase orders won't move over to Shopify and will become read-only once Stocky shuts down, so anything partially shipped or received may need to be recreated in another app or system.
3. Export your Stock Takes, Inventory Counts and Stock Adjustments - Shopify will still show you the unit changes, but not all the extra details Stocky records alongside them. Download everything now for your own records and for any future audits.
4. Copy out your lead times, min/max levels, MOQs and supplier terms - None of this can be exported directly from Stocky, so it needs to be recorded individually. This is also a good moment to check how accurate that information still is, so you're working from the right numbers going forward and taking the best next step.
5. Review your incoming inventory across every product in Shopify - Leftover incoming inventory from old Stocky items can throw off your inventory state and day-to-day operations, and untangling it may need help from Shopify support. Therefore it's worth flagging this early rather than discovering it later.
6. Think through your workflows - Consider the types of counts and adjustments you run regularly, and how you currently order from your suppliers and vendors. Having this clear will make it much easier to judge what you actually need from whatever replaces Stocky.

Where Stock Takes by Pimsical fits in

Working through that list is the hard part - once it's done, the question is where all that lovely data goes next. We'd love for Stock Takes by Pimsical to be your new home. It runs stock takes, purchase orders, transfers and supplier management directly inside Shopify POS (Point of Sale), with no POS Pro subscription needed.

How it helps

• Run proper stock takes from within Shopify POS - no separate app or extra subscription required to get started.
• Keep supplier and purchasing detail in one place - lead times, MOQs and terms live alongside your stock data rather than in a spreadsheet on the side.
• Track purchase orders and transfers through their full lifecycle - including partial shipments and receipts, so nothing gets lost mid-process.
• Automate and control your workflows, with tools to automatically create and suggest purchase orders and transfers and then controls around how your team processes these, it works your way.
• Avoid the £69 GBP (British pounds) / $89 USD (US dollars) per location, per month cost of Shopify POS Pro - Stock Takes works without it.

Worth knowing

Stock Takes is built specifically around stock takes, transfers and purchasing, so it won't try to replicate every corner of Stocky's feature set. For most merchants that's a strength rather than a limitation, since it keeps the app focused on doing the core job well, but it's worth checking your own workflow against it before you migrate everything across.