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Sumtracker has been the best solution we've found, with minimal errors when it comes to inventory management. It gives us a much cleaner way of managing our SKUs and orders, and it integrates really, really well with Shopify. We've found Sumtracker to be a really good solution for several of our inventory management needs.
Testimonial by Katie Ellis, Founder & Managing Director, The Able Label - Fashion & Apparel D2C brand in the UK
About The Able Label
The Able Label is a UK-based fashion and apparel brand specializing in stylish adaptive clothing for people who experience difficulties with self-dressing or assisted dressing.
Founded in 2014 by Katie Ellis, The Able Label was created after Katie saw firsthand how dressing difficulties could affect a person's independence and dignity.
With a background in fashion buying, Katie set out to bridge the gap between fashion and function by creating clothing that is comfortable, affordable, stylish, and easier to wear.
The brand's collections are designed around two key principles: minimal-overhead dressing and no fiddly fastenings.
As The Able Label expanded its product range across womenswear, menswear, outerwear, and seasonal collections, managing inventory accurately became increasingly important.
The team needed reliable inventory tracking, efficient purchase order management, and an inventory system that could integrate seamlessly with Shopify.
To streamline these processes and reduce the inventory errors and glitches they had experienced with other platforms, The Able Label turned to Sumtracker for more reliable inventory management and purchasing workflows.
The Challenge Faced by The Able Label
As its product range grew, The Able Label ran into a few key challenges:
Unreliable Stock Updates: Inventory updates were glitchy and inconsistent on previous platforms.
High SKU Complexity: Thousands of size-specific SKUs made inventory management complex.
Limited Replenishment Visibility: No clear view of stockout dates, reorder timing, quantities, or incoming stock.
Cost Complexity: Products often carried extra costs beyond supplier price, like garment modifications.
Stock Not Ready for Sale: Some stock needed modifications before it could be sold, so incoming and sellable stock had to be tracked separately.
How Sumtracker Helped The Able Label
Sumtracker gave The Able Label a system built for its specific inventory needs:
Reliable Inventory Tracking: Consistent stock updates with minimal errors.
Simplified SKU Management: SKU-level tracking for thousands of size variants.
Smarter Replenishment: Clear visibility into stockout dates, reorder points, suggested quantities, and incoming POs.
Better Cost Visibility: Supplier pricing plus weighted average landed costs, including modification costs.
Seamless Shopify Integration: Inventory management stays connected to the Shopify storefront.
Key Results Achieved by The Able Label with Sumtracker
Key outcomes included:
✓ Greater confidence in inventory accuracy with minimal errors
✓ Cleaner management of thousands of size-level SKUs and orders
✓ Better visibility into reorder dates, quantities, and incoming stock
✓ Clearer visibility into inventory costs, including additional garment costs
✓ Smoother inventory management through Shopify integration
Most importantly, The Able Label gained a more reliable way to manage its complex inventory and purchasing operations while reducing the inventory issues it had experienced with previous platforms.
Conclusion
After adopting Sumtracker, The Able Label gained a more reliable and streamlined way to manage its growing inventory operations.
The team can manage thousands of size-level SKUs, streamline purchase orders, handle VAT-relief requirements more efficiently, and maintain reliable inventory across Shopify, all from one platform.
Looking for a reliable inventory management solution that helps you stay on top of inventory, purchasing, and replenishment as your product range grows?
Why did The Able Label choose Sumtracker?
The Able Label had struggled with glitchy stock updates on previous platforms. They chose Sumtracker for reliable tracking, cleaner SKU management, and a smooth Shopify integration which improved inventory accuracy by 99%.
How does Sumtracker help The Able Label manage its SKUs?
Sumtracker tracks inventory at the SKU level, making it easier for The Able Label to manage individual products and variants and maintain accurate stock information across a growing catalog.
How does Sumtracker help The Able Label with purchase orders?
Sumtracker connects purchase orders with inventory data, providing The Able Label visibility into incoming stock, reorder requirements, and suggested quantities to help streamline purchasing. This cut purchase order processing time by 50%.
How does Sumtracker integrate with The Able Label's Shopify store?
The Able Label uses Shopify as its ecommerce platform, and the team found Sumtracker's Shopify integration to work particularly well, helping maintain reliable inventory information between the two systems.
