Manage inventory of Product Listed Multiple Times on Shopify

You’re running a successful Shopify store, selling custom-printed t-shirts. To maximize visibility, you create multiple listings, one for each design.

Everything seems fine until inventory chaos strikes.

A customer orders a design that’s out of stock, but Shopify still shows it as available. Meanwhile, another listing sells the same base product, and now you’ve oversold an item you don’t actually have.

Sounds familiar?

This is a common inventory nightmare for sellers who list the same product multiple times on Shopify. Since Shopify treats each listing as a separate product, stock levels don’t sync automatically.

If you’re manually updating inventory, mistakes are bound to happen.

Well, you can easily solve this problem with Sumtracker! By assigning the same SKU across multiple Shopify listings, you can sync inventory in real time and prevent mismatches.

Let’s dive deeper into why this happens and how you can fix it effortlessly!

Why Managing Inventory Across Multiple Shopify Listings is Challenging

If you list the same product multiple times on Shopify, whether to showcase different designs, categories, or customer segments, you’re likely facing a huge inventory management challenge.

Shopify Doesn't Sync Inventory Across Listings

Shopify handles every listing as an independent product, resulting in stock mismanagement. Inventory needs to be updated manually, and the chances of error and overselling are higher.

Overselling Causes Inventory Problems

Without syncing, customers can order out-of-stock products. This results in cancellations, refunds, and negative customer experiences, harming the store's reputation.

Manual Updates Can Lead Inaccuracy

Manually updating stock levels across many listings is time-consuming and error-prone. A delayed update can lead to errors in stock levels and delayed fulfillment.

Automate Inventory Sync Across Multiple Shopify Listings with Sumtracker

To manage Shopify inventory for multiple listings, sellers need a real-time inventory syncing solution. Instead of manually updating stock for every listing, Sumtracker allows you to link SKUs across different listings. This means if one listing sells out, the stock updates across all related listings instantly.

By using Sumtracker, Shopify sellers can efficiently track stock for the same product across different listings, prevent overselling, and ensure smooth order fulfillment. Automating inventory updates eliminates manual work, reduces errors, and keeps customers happy.

Example Scenario

Let’s say you sell 100 black t-shirts but list them separately for different printed designs.

Without SKU Linking: Each listing shows 100 in stock. A customer buys from one listing, but the others don’t update. You end up overselling without realizing it.

With SKU Linking in Sumtracker: All listings share the same SKU. If one t-shirt sells, stock updates to 99 across all listings instantly. No stock mismatches, no overselling.

What This Means for Your Business

• No more stock discrepancies. Every listing reflects the correct inventory in real time.
• No more manual updates. You save time and eliminate human error.
• No more overselling. Your stock remains accurate across Shopify and all other platforms you sell on.

Setting Up SKU Linking for Multiple Listings in Sumtracker

Follow these simple steps to manage Shopify inventory for multiple listings:

Step 1: Identify Listings That Share the Same Product

First, make a list of the same product with different listings that you need to link. These could be:

• Custom t-shirts with different designs but the same base product.
• Car parts listed under different vehicle models but sharing the same stock.
• Bundled products that include individual items are also sold separately.

Step 2: Assign the Same SKU to These Listings in Sumtracker

Inside Sumtracker, go to your product catalog and find the listings that represent the same physical product. Assign the same SKU to each of these listings so that they share inventory.

Once the same SKU is linked across multiple listings, Sumtracker will automatically track stock as one unit instead of separate quantities for each listing.

Step 3: Enable Real-Time Stock Sync

Once your products have the correct SKUs, you need to activate real-time syncing in Sumtracker’s settings.

• Go to the Inventory Settings in the Sumtracker dashboard.
• Turn on real-time stock sync for all connected platforms.

For example, if you have 100 units of a product and a customer buys from one listing, stock updates to 99 on all linked listings in real time. If you restock inventory, all listings will reflect the updated quantity immediately.

Step 4: Verify Inventory Updates & Go Live

Once SKU linking is set up, test it by making a test sale on one of your linked listings. Then, check your Sumtracker dashboard to ensure that the inventory count updates correctly across all other linked listings.

Once confirmed, your inventory syncing is fully automated, and you no longer have to manually update stock levels for the same product listed multiple times.

Conclusion

If you’re struggling to manage inventory of the same product in different listings across Shopify, it’s time to automate!

With Sumtracker’s real-time stock sync, you can automate inventory updates, prevent overselling, and eliminate manual stock adjustments. By linking SKUs across listings and enabling real-time syncing, your inventory stays up to date across Shopify, so you can focus on growing your business without stock issues holding you back.

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