Glossary
Shopify POS
Also called: POS Pro
Shopify POS is Shopify's till app for selling in person, sharing one product catalogue and one stock count with the online store.
One catalogue, one stock count, two ways of selling. A sale at the till moves the same number a sale on the website moves.
Lite and Pro
Lite comes with every plan and takes payments. Pro is a per-location monthly fee and is where the stockroom features live:
- Stocky, included
- Stock transfers and adjustments from the till
- Smart grids and staff permissions
- Buy online, collect in store
If your shop counts stock, you are on Pro or you are doing it in the admin on a laptop out the back.
One location per till
Each till is tied to a location, and that is what decides which stock it sells from. Get it wrong on setup and the shop sells the warehouse’s stock all week.
Where it goes wrong
Staff use the till to correct stock rather than to sell. A quick adjustment at the counter with no reason attached is an inventory adjustment nobody can explain later, and the busiest till makes the most of them.
The other one is assuming Pro is per store. It is billed per location, so a third shop is a third fee, which is worth knowing before you sign the lease.
Related terms
Stocky
Stocky is Shopify's own inventory and purchasing app, included with Shopify POS Pro at no extra cost.
Location
Also called: Shopify location
A location is a place Shopify holds stock, such as a shop, a stockroom, a warehouse or a third party who ships for you.
Multi-location inventory
Multi-location inventory means Shopify holds a separate stock number for every location, and no single total behind them.