<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Store Standards — Shopify operations blog</title><description>Practical guides on Shopify receiving, purchase orders, barcodes and stock accuracy, written by the team at Store Standards.</description><link>https://storestandards.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>How to receive a purchase order in Shopify</title><link>https://storestandards.com/blog/receive-a-purchase-order-in-shopify/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://storestandards.com/blog/receive-a-purchase-order-in-shopify/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Receiving</category><category>Purchase orders</category><category>Stock accuracy</category><author>hello@storestandards.com</author></item><item><title>Barcode types every Shopify store should know</title><link>https://storestandards.com/blog/barcode-types-for-shopify-stores/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://storestandards.com/blog/barcode-types-for-shopify-stores/</guid><description>EAN, UPC, Code 128 and QR explained in plain English, which one belongs in Shopify&apos;s barcode field, and what to do when a product has none.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Barcodes</category><category>Stock accuracy</category><author>hello@storestandards.com</author></item><item><title>Why your Shopify stock count drifts, and six ways to stop it</title><link>https://storestandards.com/blog/why-shopify-stock-counts-drift/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://storestandards.com/blog/why-shopify-stock-counts-drift/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Stock accuracy</category><category>Receiving</category><category>Operations</category><author>hello@storestandards.com</author></item></channel></rss>