# Shopify operations blog

> Practical guides on Shopify receiving, purchase orders, barcodes and stock accuracy, written by the team at Store Standards.

- Source: https://storestandards.com/blog/
- Entries: 8

- [How to print barcode labels from a Shopify purchase order](https://storestandards.com/blog/print-barcode-labels-after-stocky/) (2026-08-17): Shopify cannot print labels from a purchase order. Here are the three ways to do it anyway, what each costs you per delivery, and when each is the right call.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/print-barcode-labels-after-stocky.md
- [When Shopify's Retail Barcode Labels app is not enough](https://storestandards.com/blog/retail-barcode-labels-limits/) (2026-08-17): Shopify's free label app is the right tool for labelling products and the wrong one for labelling a delivery. Here is where the line is, and what to do at it.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/retail-barcode-labels-limits.md
- [Stocky alternatives, by the part of Stocky you actually used](https://storestandards.com/blog/stocky-alternatives/) (2026-08-17): Stocky was four tools in one and it was free. Here is what replaces each part, what each replacement costs, and what you can skip if you only used one.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/stocky-alternatives.md
- [What Stocky did that Shopify's admin still does not](https://storestandards.com/blog/stocky-gaps-shopify-admin/) (2026-08-17): Shopify moved purchase orders and receiving into the admin. Four jobs did not move. Here is what each gap costs you in time and in money, and what covers it.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/stocky-gaps-shopify-admin.md
- [Stocky shutdown checklist, and what to do before 31 August](https://storestandards.com/blog/stocky-shutdown-checklist/) (2026-08-17): Stocky stops on 31 August 2026. Here is what to export, what will not export at all, what to close first, and what each replacement costs.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/stocky-shutdown-checklist.md
- [How to receive a purchase order in Shopify](https://storestandards.com/blog/receive-a-purchase-order-in-shopify/) (2026-08-06): A step by step method for booking in a delivery against a purchase order in Shopify, why counts drift, and how to handle short and over deliveries.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/receive-a-purchase-order-in-shopify.md
- [Barcode types every Shopify store should know](https://storestandards.com/blog/barcode-types-for-shopify-stores/) (2026-06-18): EAN, UPC, Code 128 and QR explained in plain English, which one belongs in Shopify's barcode field, and what to do when a product has none.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/barcode-types-for-shopify-stores.md
- [Why your Shopify stock count drifts, and six ways to stop it](https://storestandards.com/blog/why-shopify-stock-counts-drift/) (2026-05-14): The six places Shopify inventory goes wrong in a real store, how to work out which one is costing you, and the fixes that hold without adding a daily count.
  Markdown: https://storestandards.com/blog/why-shopify-stock-counts-drift.md