Inventory Genius
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    Better stock control, shipped every week.

    Every improvement to Inventory Genius, week by week and in plain English — new features, smarter forecasts, and the fixes that keep your reorder list honest. Updates roll out automatically; there's nothing to install.

    18weeks of releases
    119updates shipped
    48new features
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    September 2026
    Week 40 · Latest
    28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026
    3 improved

    Early-access seasonal forecasts keep up with fast growers and shifting demand

    ImprovedForecasting
    Seasonal forecasts follow demand that moves between locations

    For stores in the Seasonal Replay early-access program, when sales shift from one location to another (for example online orders moving to a new fulfilment site), forecasts now follow the recent, settled split instead of last year's.

    ImprovedForecasting
    Better forecasts for young, fast-growing products

    Seasonal Replay (early access) now sizes products launched within the last year from the weeks they have actually been selling and their recent run-rate, so fast growers are no longer under-forecast.

    ImprovedForecasting
    Safer defaults for seasonal products with no history of their own

    Products without a season of their own sales history now use the standard forecast by default instead of borrowing a curve from similar items, which testing showed could under-order.

    Week 39
    21 – 27 Sep 2026
    1 new4 improved4 fixed

    Shopify transfer sync rolls out, a much faster app, and a sweep of stock-accuracy fixes

    ImprovedTransfers
    Shopify transfer sync switched on for existing stores

    Two-way sync with Shopify's native Inventory Transfers is now on for every existing store with two or more Shopify locations. Approve the updated app permissions the next time you open Inventory Genius and your transfers start mirroring automatically.

    ImprovedPerformance
    Inventory Genius loads noticeably faster

    We cut the JavaScript needed to open the app by about 75% and removed duplicate requests on page load, so screens appear sooner, especially on slower connections.

    ImprovedStock takes
    Creating a stock take now takes about a second

    New stock takes only snapshot the items you are counting instead of every item at the location, so creation that could take over two minutes on large stores is now near-instant.

    NewSuppliers
    Edit supplier products in a spreadsheet-style grid

    Change cost, MOQ, order multiple, lead time, supplier stock and availability inline on the supplier page, apply a value to many rows at once or adjust costs by a percentage, then save everything in one go.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    One order on the Reorder screen becomes exactly one PO

    Supplier orders are now grouped on the server, so what you see as a single order is the purchase order you create, with no surprise splits into several POs.

    FixedPurchasing
    Steadier reorder quantities across locations

    Suggestions no longer drop to zero when an item's forecast is briefly out of date, and store-wide fallback demand is now split sensibly across locations and measured on in-stock days.

    FixedTransfers
    Smarter transfer suggestions and faster shipping

    Transfer suggestions no longer target backup-only, order-on-demand or not-stocked locations, live suggestions are no longer cancelled by clean-up runs, and shipping large transfers to Shopify is much quicker.

    FixedPlatform
    Stock levels stay accurate through busy periods

    Product edits in Shopify no longer overwrite per-location stock, stock updates no longer fail under heavy load, available stock refreshes straight after receives and transfers, and stock history is dated in your store's own time zone.

    FixedBundles
    Bundle saves are no longer lost if you navigate away

    Leaving the page right after "Save & push to Shopify" could silently drop a new bundle; saves now complete reliably.

    Week 38
    14 – 20 Sep 2026
    8 new1 improved

    Two-way Shopify transfer sync, filter-first purchasing and safer stock takes

    NewTransfers
    Two-way sync with Shopify's native Inventory Transfers

    Transfers you create in Inventory Genius now appear in Shopify's own Transfers screen from the moment they're drafted, and transfers your team creates in Shopify appear in the app. Edits, dispatch, receiving and cancellations flow both ways, and stock only ever moves once.

    NewTransfers
    Receive a transfer in Shopify or in the app — both stay in step

    Receive against a transfer in either place and the other catches up, including split shipments, extra lines added while stock is in transit, and transfers deleted in Shopify.

    NewPurchasing
    Filter Reorder and Replenishment like the Shopify admin

    Search by SKU, title or barcode, filter by brand, product type, tag and ABC class, pick your columns, sort and select rows, reset quantities, and share a filtered view by link. A "Refresh and create" button now updates stale suggestions in one click.

    NewPurchasing
    Reorder by brand

    Distributors carrying many brands from one supplier can filter suggestions by brand and group orders by Supplier then Brand, so each brand can be reviewed on its own.

    NewPurchasing
    Drag purchase orders and transfers between board columns

    The Kanban boards are now interactive: drag a card to a new column to change its status, with mouse, touch or keyboard.

    NewPurchasing
    Desktop layout for receiving POs and transfers

    On desktop, receiving shows an inline table of expected, received and remaining quantities with a keyboard-friendly Receive now column, ideal for keying in a delivery.

    NewStock takes
    Count by brand, tag or product, with a USB scanner on desktop

    Scope a stock take to brands, tags or individual products and split zones by brand and product type. On desktop, counting works hands-free with a USB or Bluetooth barcode scanner.

    NewStock takes
    Rename, archive, delete, reopen and reverse stock takes

    Stock takes can now be tidied up after the fact, and a finalised take entered by mistake can be reversed, undoing exactly the stock changes it applied.

    ImprovedPoint of Sale
    Mistake-proof stock-take counting on POS

    Each line shows green for a match and red for short or over, quantity entry no longer defaults to a one-tap count, and you can undo counts and are warned before finishing with gaps.

    Week 37
    7 – 13 Sep 2026
    1 new3 improved1 fixed

    Seasonal forecasting gets smarter and starts explaining itself

    ImprovedForecasting
    Six-month seasons are now recognised

    Seasonality classification now looks at both 13- and 26-week windows, so products with a long selling season are classified as seasonal.

    ImprovedForecasting
    Seasonal patterns aren't distorted by stock-outs

    Seasonal analysis now weights weeks by how available stock was, rather than simply masking stock-out weeks, so a sell-out doesn't masquerade as a seasonal dip.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Seasonal items show a "trough rate" in Planning parameters

    For seasonal products, the rate of sale in the Planning parameters grid is labelled as the off-season trough rate so it isn't mistaken for peak demand.

    NewForecasting
    Early access: see why a seasonal forecast looks the way it does

    Seasonal Replay early-access stores get last year's sales overlaid on the forecast, a confidence tier, a season tracker comparing sales to plan, and a plain-English "Why this forecast" panel.

    FixedPurchasing
    Purchasing screens load reliably with correct paging

    Fixed slow or incomplete loading on the Purchasing tabs and made the supplier picker respond correctly.

    August 2026
    Week 36
    31 Aug – 6 Sep 2026
    5 new2 improved1 fixed

    Supplier clean-up tools for Stocky switchers, and seasonality for every product

    NewSuppliers
    Auto-link products to suppliers by vendor or tag

    Assign a supplier to every product with a given Shopify vendor or product tag in one step instead of linking products one at a time.

    NewSuppliers
    Merge duplicate suppliers

    Combine duplicate supplier records (for example ones left behind by a Stocky migration) into one, keeping their products and history.

    NewForecasting
    Every product gets a seasonality class

    Products are classified as highly seasonal, seasonal, non-seasonal or new in season, shown on the Planning tab and filterable in the inventory list. Override by product, category or vendor, or with the Shopify tags ig:seasonal and ig:not-seasonal.

    NewPurchasing
    Peek at a product without leaving the reorder or PO screen

    Open a quick product preview straight from a reorder suggestion or a purchase order line.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Sort reorder lines by ABC, SKU, quantity or order value

    Work a long supplier order top-down, with each line's ABC class shown in its own column.

    NewReporting
    Imported purchase history now shows on each product

    Historical purchase orders imported from Stocky or a CSV appear alongside in-app POs on the product's purchase history.

    ImprovedPlatform
    Searchable, alphabetised dropdowns and lists

    Large dropdowns across the app are now searchable and sorted A to Z, suppliers can be sorted, and lists no longer stop silently at a hidden page limit.

    FixedPlatform
    Deactivated locations stay deactivated, plus link fixes

    Locations you switch off in Settings are no longer turned back on by a sync and are hidden everywhere; "View in Shopify" opens the right product, and calculation details stay available after the nightly refresh.

    Week 35
    24 – 30 Aug 2026
    1 new2 improved5 fixed

    More accurate sales figures and calmer suggestions for new and slow items

    FixedReporting
    Sales revenue now reconciles with your orders

    Discounts and tax are now applied correctly in sales history, including order-level discounts and fully discounted promo lines, so revenue figures match Shopify.

    FixedForecasting
    No more runaway forecasts for items new to a location

    Products newly stocked at a location no longer inherit inflated demand, preventing oversized forecasts and suggestions.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Steadier suggestions for items with little sales history

    Items with only a handful of sales are no longer over-ordered from a thin data point, and the out-of-stock safety net now sizes orders on real evidence of demand.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Suggested quantities are always whole units

    Order suggestions are rounded up to whole units when they are created.

    NewTransfers
    Backup-stock-only locations

    Mark a warehouse as backup stock only: it holds overflow for the stores it feeds without the app trying to keep its own shelves stocked.

    FixedReporting
    Inventory value counts only locations you plan for

    The dashboard now values stock at your replenishment locations rather than every Shopify location, so excluded dropship or damaged-goods locations no longer inflate it.

    FixedPurchasing
    Suggestions clear when a location is excluded or deactivated

    Live order suggestions and forecasts at locations you exclude from reordering or deactivate are now retired automatically.

    FixedReporting
    Honest labels when there isn't enough data

    Demand variability now shows "insufficient data" instead of labelling low-history items as volatile.

    Week 34
    17 – 23 Aug 2026
    2 new3 improved2 fixed

    Import purchase orders from CSV and tame dormant catalog items

    NewPurchasing
    Import a purchase order from CSV

    Build a new purchase order by uploading a CSV of SKUs and quantities from the New Purchase Order screen.

    NewPurchasing
    Skip suggestions for items that haven't sold, and dismiss in bulk

    An optional setting hides reorder suggestions for items with no sales in a window you choose (new and deliberately stocked items are exempt), and suggestions can be dismissed in bulk.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Zero-stock alerts only for items you actually sell

    The out-of-stock safety net now checks for real demand or stocking intent before suggesting an order.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Clearer supplier-document matching

    The match screen for uploaded supplier documents gives visible feedback when resolving lines and searches consistently.

    FixedForecasting
    Seasonal patterns apply correctly again

    Fixed cases where detected seasonal patterns were rejected or not applied, including for newly onboarded stores.

    FixedPlatform
    Incoming stock and fulfilment locations stay correct after syncs

    Incoming quantities from open POs are no longer wiped by a stock sync, and sales are attributed to the location that actually fulfilled them.

    ImprovedOnboarding
    Truthful onboarding progress

    Onboarding progress now reflects what has really finished, and the Stocky import waits for your catalog to sync first.

    Week 33
    10 – 16 Aug 2026
    4 new1 improved3 fixed

    Upload a supplier invoice and let AI match it to your purchase orders

    NewPurchasing
    Receive from a supplier invoice or packing slip

    Upload a supplier document and the app reads it, matches each line to your open POs, flags shortages, substitutions and price changes, and receives across several POs at once, recording backorders and drafting a dispute email if needed.

    NewPurchasing
    Create products straight from unmatched invoice lines

    Lines on a supplier document that don't match anything can be linked to an existing product or created as a draft Shopify product without leaving the receiving flow.

    NewBundles
    Bundle Genius is live on the Shopify App Store

    Our standalone bundle app launched with a Free plan and a $29/month Pro plan for AI-built bundles, Smart Pricing, slow-mover opportunities and performance tracking.

    NewPlatform
    Inventory Genius and Bundle Genius on the same store

    Both apps can now be installed side by side on one Shopify store without interfering with each other.

    FixedPlatform
    Money shown in your store's currency

    Prices and costs are now formatted in your store's own currency instead of US dollars.

    FixedPlatform
    Form fields respond reliably across the app

    Fixed a large number of inputs and dropdowns that were not registering changes.

    ImprovedBundles
    Easier bundle editing and publishing

    AI-written titles and descriptions are editable, you stay on the builder after saving, each bundle shows its Shopify publish status, and AI descriptions no longer print "Price: $0".

    FixedSuppliers
    Supplier SKU links and clearer supplier errors

    Repaired links between supplier products and inventory, added clear messages for duplicate supplier codes, and fixed product search in supplier matching.

    Week 32
    3 – 9 Aug 2026
    3 improved3 fixed

    Bundle builder polish and cleaner inventory counts

    ImprovedBundles
    Smart Pricing sits beside your bundle as you build it

    The margin-aware price suggestion now appears inline in the builder's metrics sidebar, along with smoother scrolling and loading.

    ImprovedBundles
    Manage your Bundle Genius plan in the app

    Upgrade to Pro, manage your plan or downgrade to Free from inside Bundle Genius, and declining an upgrade no longer leaves you in a confusing state.

    ImprovedBundles
    AI bundle copy sticks to the facts

    AI-generated bundle titles and descriptions are now guided to avoid inventing product claims.

    FixedPlatform
    "All suppliers" no longer empties the inventory list

    Selecting All suppliers in the inventory filter now shows every product as expected.

    FixedReporting
    Stock-out card counts only real buying work

    Hub-to-store transfers are no longer counted as purchasing work on the dashboard stock-out card.

    FixedPlatform
    Stock and min/max updates no longer get lost under load

    Concurrent updates could occasionally drop a stock or min/max change; they are now saved reliably.

    July 2026
    Week 31
    27 Jul – 2 Aug 2026
    2 improved4 fixed

    Transfer orders tab restored and more accurate demand variability

    FixedTransfers
    Create and import transfer orders from the Transfer orders tab

    The Create transfer and CSV import actions are back on the Transfer orders tab in Purchasing.

    FixedPurchasing
    Add and remove static fields in WMS export templates

    WMS export settings in the app can once again add and delete static fields, not just edit existing ones.

    ImprovedForecasting
    Demand variability measured weekly across all locations

    XYZ (demand predictability) classification now uses weekly buckets and total sales across your locations for a fairer read on how steady an item's demand is.

    FixedPurchasing
    Receiving works for items not yet stocked at a location

    Receiving now activates items at a location that hadn't stocked them before, and a failed update to Shopify is no longer shown as synced.

    FixedBundles
    Bundle sales counted once per order

    Bundle sales are no longer double-counted when Shopify resends an order notification.

    ImprovedBundles
    Faster Bundle Genius with live progress during AI generation

    Bundle Genius loads faster, shows animated progress while AI writes your bundle content, and its performance dashboard now covers a rolling 30 days.

    Week 30
    20 – 26 Jul 2026
    1 new3 improved1 fixed

    Costs sync live from Shopify and screens get faster

    NewPlatform
    Cost changes in Shopify reach the app immediately

    Editing a product's cost in Shopify now updates Inventory Genius straight away instead of waiting for the weekly refresh.

    ImprovedPerformance
    Faster Locations screen and lighter page loads

    The Locations screen now loads with a couple of queries instead of several per location, and the app loads only the code each page needs.

    ImprovedBundles
    Title and SKU optional when creating a bundle

    Start a bundle without a title or SKU; they are filled in for you and can be changed later.

    FixedPlatform
    No more stuck "Unsaved changes" bars

    The Shopify save bar no longer lingers after you've saved or left a page.

    ImprovedPlatform
    More reliable connection to your Shopify store

    We moved to Shopify's latest secure access tokens, so long-running background syncs stay connected.

    Week 29
    13 – 19 Jul 2026
    2 new2 improved2 fixed

    Planning parameters you control: shelf display quantity, coverage days and CSV import

    NewPurchasing
    Shelf display quantity and your own coverage days

    Set a minimum shelf display quantity and the number of days of stock you want to cover; the app never plans below them, and a badge shows when display quantity is driving the minimum.

    NewPurchasing
    Export and bulk-import planning parameters by CSV

    Download min/max and planning settings to a spreadsheet, edit them, and import them back with column mapping, from the Purchasing tab header.

    ImprovedTransfers
    Stores replenish from their hub by default

    A store linked to a warehouse now tops up from that warehouse automatically, without per-product routing setup.

    FixedPurchasing
    The lead time you see is the lead time used

    Min/max calculations now use exactly the lead time shown on screen.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Simpler, consistent pack sizes and reorder triggers

    One replenishment multiple controls pack rounding, and store top-ups consistently trigger when stock reaches its minimum.

    FixedForecasting
    Rate of sale uses the exact window you expect

    Fixed an off-by-one-day window that slightly understated rate of sale.

    Week 28
    6 – 12 Jul 2026
    5 new1 improved2 fixed

    One-click receiving, per-location forecast overrides and a planning grid

    NewPurchasing
    Receive everything in one click

    An optional setting adds "Receive all" to POs and transfers, finalising every remaining line at its expected quantity for trusted suppliers and internal moves.

    NewPurchasing
    Planning parameters grid and a unified Purchasing workspace

    Review min/max, service level and lead time for every product and location in one grid, inside a single five-tab Purchasing area.

    NewForecasting
    Forecast overrides by location, and bulk overrides that work

    Apply a forecast adjustment to one location or all, bulk overrides such as "boost this vendor by 20%" now change forecasts, and override CSVs gain a Location column.

    NewPlatform
    Let a 3PL or external WMS own stock at a location

    Per-location settings let a third-party warehouse manage stock and control whether receiving a PO there updates inventory in Shopify.

    NewTransfers
    Push any product from a warehouse to a store

    Add products with no calculated need to the replenishment planner for seasonal pushes, new-product seeding or manual top-ups. Warehouse orders now account for store demand and open POs.

    ImprovedPoint of Sale
    POS Sales Snapshot rebuilt for the shop floor

    A one-screen view of what sold, compared with the previous three periods, with units per top seller and product plus option names.

    FixedForecasting
    Detected seasonal patterns now flow into forecasts

    Seasonal patterns found by the app are now applied automatically, so forecasts reflect seasonality.

    FixedReporting
    Stock-out alerts escalate genuine breaches

    The dashboard's "Prevent stockouts" card now flags items that are actually out of stock, even for suppliers you order from monthly.

    June 2026
    Week 27
    29 Jun – 5 Jul 2026
    5 new2 improved1 fixed

    Inventory Genius arrives on Shopify POS, plus a hub-and-spoke replenishment planner

    NewPoint of Sale
    Inventory Genius on Shopify POS

    A POS tile gives store staff a sales snapshot, transfer receiving and dispatch, purchase-order receiving and stock-take counting, right on the POS device.

    NewTransfers
    Replenishment planner for warehouses and stores

    Allocate warehouse stock across the stores it feeds, product by product or store by store, and create the transfers in one step.

    NewTransfers
    3PL dispatch by CSV and one-click receive-all

    Mark a warehouse as a 3PL to send its dispatches as an emailed CSV, and receive a whole transfer in one action.

    NewPurchasing
    Amend costs on received purchase orders

    When a late invoice changes prices, amend costs on a received PO and see how weighted average cost and cost of goods sold are updated.

    ImprovedPlatform
    Simpler navigation

    The app's main menu is consolidated to seven sections, and the mobile home screen gains a Sales snapshot shortcut.

    NewPlatform
    New Shopify locations picked up automatically

    Locations you add or change in Shopify now appear in the app without a manual sync.

    FixedPoint of Sale
    POS sales credited to the selling location

    Point-of-sale orders are attributed to the store where they were rung up, keeping location forecasts accurate.

    ImprovedOnboarding
    Faster install and plan approval

    The path from installing to approving your plan is quicker and no longer shows a "refused to connect" error.

    Week 26
    22 – 28 Jun 2026
    6 new

    Store-floor sales snapshot, returns to 3PL, CSV transfers and warehouse-aware buying

    NewReporting
    Store-floor Sales snapshot

    A tablet-friendly report showing what sold by hour, day or week alongside current stock, velocity and days of stock, so staff know what to bring out from the back room.

    NewTransfers
    Return stock to a 3PL or distribution centre

    Pick and dispatch stock from a store back to an external 3PL or DC from your phone, with a downloadable dispatch manifest.

    NewTransfers
    Create transfers from a CSV

    Upload SKUs and quantities to create transfers in bulk, with a preview that flags unknown SKUs and quantities over available stock. SKU matching is now case-insensitive everywhere.

    NewTransfers
    Warehouses buy for the stores they supply

    Hub-and-spoke support: a warehouse's supplier orders roll up store demand, with pack-size rounding and a weekly replenishment cadence.

    NewBundles
    Smart Pricing for bundles

    Get a suggested bundle price based on the component prices, a house discount and your target gross margin, never below cost.

    NewBundles
    Bundle opportunities from slow-moving stock

    The app spots slow-moving products, pairs them with items customers buy together, and pre-fills a bundle for you to build.

    Week 25
    15 – 21 Jun 2026
    1 fixed

    More reliable scheduled syncing with Shopify

    FixedPlatform
    Scheduled Shopify syncs run reliably again

    Fixed issues that could stop the full product sync from running and made syncing new variants more robust.

    Week 24
    8 – 14 Jun 2026
    4 new3 improved1 fixed

    Switching from Stocky gets easy, and mobile stock takes arrive

    NewOnboarding
    Sync suppliers and products from Stocky

    Bring suppliers, supplier products and received purchase-order history across from Stocky during onboarding or from Settings, so years of buying history aren't lost.

    NewSuppliers
    Import suppliers from CSV or Excel

    Upload a supplier spreadsheet in any layout, map the columns, and set order frequency on import; new suppliers appear immediately.

    NewStock takes
    Mobile stock takes

    Run cycle counts on your phone against Shopify on-hand, then review variances and finalise.

    NewPurchasing
    Order-on-demand items

    Items you only buy when a customer orders them now reorder from outstanding customer demand at each location.

    ImprovedBundles
    Better bundle publishing to Shopify

    Choose sales channels, default tags, product type, vendor and compare-at price; pushes run in the background with live status and finish in seconds instead of minutes.

    ImprovedPerformance
    Shopify changes reach the reorder screen in minutes

    Sales and stock changes now update rates of sale and suggestions as they happen, rather than waiting for the nightly run.

    ImprovedPlatform
    Refreshed Inventory Genius emails

    Account emails now carry the Inventory Genius brand with clearer onboarding copy.

    FixedPlatform
    Faster Shopify sync and clearer forecast labels

    Removed long stalls when talking to Shopify and fixed a forecast qualification rate that could display as 10000%.

    Week 23
    1 – 7 Jun 2026
    3 new4 improved1 fixed

    A clearer, faster reorder screen and stocking by location

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Richer reorder details

    The Reorder screen now shows rate of sale, safety stock and on-order columns, adjusted demand and override sources, with a collapsible supplier panel for more room.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Reorder groups nested per supplier, with Combine

    A supplier's overdue and upcoming orders sit together, clearly dated, and can be combined into one order.

    NewSuppliers
    Export a supplier price list to CSV

    Download a supplier's price list from the supplier page in the same format used for uploads.

    ImprovedPerformance
    Reorder list loads in under a second

    The reorder list and PO creation are much faster, and the "may be out of date" warning no longer sticks around.

    ImprovedPurchasing
    Consistent safety stock and clearer order explanations

    Safety stock and reorder points match on every screen, out-of-stock best sellers keep a realistic rate of sale, and each suggestion's explanation mirrors the actual calculation.

    NewPurchasing
    Stock items only at certain locations

    Choose which locations stock each product, edit it on the product's Operational tab, and mark items dropship-only so they are never reordered.

    NewPlatform
    Mark products for deletion or do not reorder

    Flag discontinued products individually or in bulk so they drop out of reorder suggestions.

    FixedForecasting
    Category and vendor forecast adjustments apply correctly

    Forecast adjustments set at the category or vendor level now reach every matching product.

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