The Stockroom blog
Practical writing on purchasing, receiving, landed cost and inventory - for merchants who run their own stock.
Which products actually make you money? Your margin report knows
Best-seller lists and most-profitable lists are different lists. How to read a margin report - cost basis, loss-makers, GMROI - like an operator.
Read the postYour supplier is probably on Shopify too. So why are you emailing them a PDF?
The typical purchase order gets re-typed at least twice. How connected purchasing removes the re-keying for buyers and suppliers - and what it never shares.
Read the postLanded cost, explained: what your products really cost you
Freight, duties and fees can add 10-30% to what a unit costs. How landed cost works, how to allocate it fairly, and why your margins are wrong without it.
Read the postMigrating from Stocky: the complete guide
Stocky shuts down August 31, 2026. What to export, what transfers automatically, and how to be fully set up in Stockroom before the deadline.
Read the postReorder points from your real sales (no crystal ball required)
How reorder points actually work, why out-of-stock days poison naive averages, and how to set levels you can explain - from sales data you already have.
Read the postReady when you are
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