https://binly.org/blog/ Practical guides on stocktakes, reorder points and purchase orders for Shopify merchants, from the Binly team. en Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:00:04 +0000 https://binly.org/blog/year-end-inventory-count-shopify/ https://binly.org/blog/year-end-inventory-count-shopify/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Counting The Binly team A dated checklist for a year end inventory count on Shopify: cut-offs for orders, receiving and returns, count day, and what to send your accountant. https://binly.org/blog/stock-count-variance-recount-rules/ https://binly.org/blog/stock-count-variance-recount-rules/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Counting The Binly team Recount by units and by money, not by percent alone. A two-part rule with thresholds, a six-line worked example and a plan for what to do after a recount. https://binly.org/blog/inventory-accuracy-formula-shopify/ https://binly.org/blog/inventory-accuracy-formula-shopify/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Counting The Binly team Inventory accuracy has no single formula. One count of 200 variants scores 86%, 97.9%, 98.4% or 99.7% by method. All four are worked out in full. https://binly.org/blog/cycle-count-schedule-shopify/ https://binly.org/blog/cycle-count-schedule-shopify/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Counting The Binly team Rank your SKUs by sales, count the top group every 4 weeks and the tail twice a year. A worked plan for 600 SKUs comes to about 10 lines a day. https://binly.org/blog/shopify-inventory-not-matching-shelf/ https://binly.org/blog/shopify-inventory-not-matching-shelf/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Counting The Binly team Shopify and your shelf disagree for a short list of reasons. Nine causes, a check for each, and a 15 minute routine to run on one product. https://binly.org/blog/shopify-inventory-count-while-selling/ https://binly.org/blog/shopify-inventory-count-while-selling/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Counting The Binly team Count inventory while the store is open by applying the change your count found, not the counted total. Worked examples with the arithmetic. https://binly.org/blog/receive-purchase-order-shopify/ https://binly.org/blog/receive-purchase-order-shopify/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Purchasing The Binly team Count the box, not the packing slip. How to receive a purchase order in Shopify when a delivery is short, damaged or over, with a worked two-line example. https://binly.org/blog/landed-cost-per-unit-example/ https://binly.org/blog/landed-cost-per-unit-example/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Costs The Binly team Landed cost per unit is goods plus freight, duty and fees, divided by units. A full worked example with value and weight allocation, and the margin effect. https://binly.org/blog/free-stocktake-spreadsheet-checklist/ https://binly.org/blog/free-stocktake-spreadsheet-checklist/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Counting The Binly team A free stocktake spreadsheet (.xlsx) and a one-page printable checklist. Count blind, read the differences, recount the big gaps, then update Shopify.