Guide
Manual Inventory Planning: How to Cut It From 8 Hours to 3
Manual inventory planning costs many Shopify operators a full day each month in VLOOKUPs and reorder math.
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Insights, guides, and updates from the Forthcast team.
How Does a Stock Replenishment System Work?
The five-step replenishment loop: track per SKU, forecast demand, set reorder points, raise reorder alerts or draft...
Guide
Cogsy Acquired by Mayple: Shopify Alternatives (2026)
Cogsy was acquired by Mayple in 2023. The product is still sold at $199/month, but its public Shopify review record...
research
What AI Actually Recommends: a 2,170-Run Study (2026)
We ran 2,170 prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Claude to see which platforms and...
Guide
SKU Demand Forecasting: The Complete Guide for Shopify Brands (2026)
SKU demand forecasting shows which items will actually stock out, where an aggregate forecast hides them.
Inventory Management
Genie Inventory Alternative for Shopify (2026)
Genie.io was discontinued on August 31, 2025 after its acquisition by Doss. Here's the fastest way to replace it for...
Inventory Management
Your Judge.me reviews are a demand signal — here's how
A raw star rating can't tell you which products are genuinely exceptional — almost everything scores 4-plus. The...
Inventory
Best Inventory Management Software for Shopify & Small Business (2026)
Eight inventory management picks for 2026, segmented by use case, with verified pricing — from $19.99 flat-rate to...
Inventory Management
How to Migrate from Stocky to Forthcast (Step-by-Step, 2026)
Step-by-step guide to migrate from Stocky to Forthcast on Shopify before the August 31, 2026 shutdown. Export,...
Guide
How to Calculate Safety Stock for a Shopify Store (2026)
Shopify safety stock: How to calculate safety stock for your Shopify store: the standard formula, a worked example,...
Guide
Inventory Planner Pricing: Real Vendor Pricing Compared (2026)
Real 2026 Inventory Planner pricing vs Cin7, NetSuite and Blue Yonder — what each actually costs, and where...
Inventory Management
The Forthcast 2026 Holiday Demand Outlook for Shopify Brands
Forthcast's models point to an earlier, more compressed 2026 holiday peak for Shopify brands — and the winners will...
Building Forthcast
The Pitch Is the Hard Part
Replit's Race to Revenue Ep.5 was about the pitch — explaining a product that already works. Four lessons from doing...
comparison
Kinaxis Pricing: What It Costs in 2026
Kinaxis integration pricing: a verified breakdown of Kinaxis pricing in 2026 — including what the vendor won't tell...
comparison
Blue Yonder Pricing 2026: Costs & Alternatives
Blue Yonder pricing 2026: a verified breakdown of Blue Yonder pricing in 2026 — including what the vendor won't tell...
Guide
Conservative Scenario Planning for Inventory
Learn how scenario planning with optimistic, base, and conservative forecasts helps you create flexible inventory...
Guide
SKU Level Forecasting for 2000+ Items
SKU level forecasting for 2000+ items overwhelms manual teams: AI-powered forecasting automates demand planning at scale.
Guide
Clearance of slow-moving inventory across multiple channels
Slow-moving stock clearance: Discover proven strategies for clearance of slow-moving inventory across multiple channels.
Guide
Overstock vs Stockout: Demand Forecasting
Learn how inability to forecast demand accurately leads to costly overstock and stockouts. Discover AI-powered...
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