Replacing Stocky's Missing Purchase Order Workflows

Executive Brief

Stocky's August 31, 2026 shutdown leaves small Shopify merchants without a lightweight way to generate supplier-specific purchase orders and allocate landed costs. Native Shopify POs lack vendor filtering, landed cost allocation, and PO APIs, while available replacements lean expensive or enterprise-grade. Four recent merchant threads and Shopify Community discussions show active, time-pressured search for a budget-friendly Stocky-like app, although measured search volume is minimal. This creates a narrow, opportunistic wedge for a simple Shopify app focused on supplier-based PO generation and landed cost accounting.